Cancun

Omar Vazquez Sanchez stands in the doorway of a home built from blocks made of seaweed.

In Cancun, this man is turning seaweed trash into natural-building treasures

A brown seaweed called sargassum is washing up on Cancun beaches, threatening the region’s efforts to recover its tourism. Local resident Omar Vazquez Sanchez got the idea to transform the seaweed into “sargablocks,” what he calls a small solution to a big problem. 

In Cancun, this man is turning seaweed trash into natural-building treasures
A Mayan temple is seen on a foggy morning.

Mexico wants to run a tourist train through its Mayan heartland — should it?

Mexico wants to run a tourist train through its Mayan heartland — should it?

Mexicans Debate the Fate of Stray Dogs Blamed in Four Mauling Deaths

Mexicans Debate the Fate of Stray Dogs Blamed in Four Mauling Deaths
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Mayan Stone Engraving and the End of the World

Mayan Stone Engraving and the End of the World
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Global Forecast: Stormy Weather

Global Forecast: Stormy Weather
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Violence impacts Mexico tourism

Violence in Mexico is not just taking a toll along the border. It's impacting tourism to the country's interior.The World's Jason Margolis has more from San Miguel de Allende, a popular tourist destination in central Mexico.

Violence impacts Mexico tourism

Mixed Results From the Climate Summit in Cancun, Mexico

We check in to see what progress was made and what negotiators will need to tackle in Durban, South Africa next year.

Mixed Results From the Climate Summit in Cancun, Mexico

Kiribati's bid for survival

Negotiations over climate change have more urgency for Kiribati, an island that is literally sinking into the ocean.

Kiribati's bid for survival

Cancun REDD Wrap

Despite the urgency of changing weather patterns the 16th UN climate summit in Cancun adopted only modest results. However, there was some progress on REDD, a scheme to reduce deforestation and lock carbon dioxide in trees.

Cancun REDD Wrap

The Climate in 2010

Research throughout the past year showed some startling information on the rate and impact of climate change.

The Climate in 2010
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Negotiating Rights to Forests

A global agreement on forest protection could cut emissions from deforestation, but many worry it could lead to more land evictions and human rights abuses in the forests of tropical countries.

Negotiating Rights to Forests

Cancun Voices

LOE asked environmentalists and educators from around the globe what needs to be done at the meeting in Cancun.

Cancun Voices

Frustrated climate chief calls it quits

Yvo de Boer, the UN's climate chief has announced his resignation -- what this means for the worldwide effort to rein in global warming.

Frustrated climate chief calls it quits
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Spring break politics

Todd Levin, Fair Game news analyst, takes a look at why some college students are foregoing their spring break party plans to volunteer on presidential campaigns.

Spring break politics
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New route for Cuban exiles

The World's Lorne Matalon reports that Cubans who flee their island for the United States are trying a new route: through Mexico, and Mexican authorities fear a mass exodus of Cubans coming through in coming years.

New route for Cuban exiles