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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

Environment

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. 

A Mayan temple is seen on a foggy morning.

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

Commentary

Kiribati’s bid for survival

Environment

Frustrated climate chief calls it quits

Environment

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

Conflict & Justice
The World

Mayan Stone Engraving and the End of the World

Arts, Culture & Media

For Friday’s Geo Quiz name the city where a stone engraving supposedly predicts the end of the world. Hint: You might find a swim-up bar nearby.

The World

Global Forecast: Stormy Weather

Environment

The news about climate change comes rather like snowflakes in a blizzard-from all directions at once, and accumulating in such overwhelming amounts and impact that it can be hard to know where to start digging out […]

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.

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 Voices

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