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Amid a multitude of trails with trees that reach dozens of feet overhead, conservationists with Casa del Agua lead tours and tell stories about the forests planted over three decades.

Conservationists focus on community reforestation efforts to save Mexico’s wetlands

Environment

Mexico’s Centla wetlands are part of an ecological reserve in the southeastern Tabasco state that has been impacted by deforestation, cattle grazing and man-made fires. In recent decades, conservationists with Casa del Agua have promoted reforestation and community education to save the wetlands.

Yörük Işık, an independent Istanbul-based geopolitical analyst, is among a small group of ship watchers —  some hobbyists, some professionals — who observe ship traffic in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait. 

At the mouth of the Black Sea, a ship spotter watches for clues amid Ukraine war

Ukraine

Research suggests ocean garbage patches may be bigger than once believed

Environment

Welsh Band Pays Tribute to Samoa for Jumping the International Dateline

Global Hit

Two Cruise Liners Turned Away from Argentina’s Southern Port

Global Politics

Ruling on the 1804 Spanish Galleon Sunken Treasure

Global Politics

We are looking for the place off the Spanish coast where a Spanish galleon sank with its treasure in 1804.

The World

Tensions Between Washington and Tehran Continue to Rise

Arts, Culture & Media

Iranian leaders blame the US and Israel for the assassination Wednesday of an Iranian nuclear scientist. American officials, on the other hand, are publicly warning Iran not to cross a couple of “red lines.”

Top of the Hour: Leon Panetta Draws Line With Iran, Morning Headlines

The U.S. is warning Iran not to follow through on a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta tells soldiers at Fort Bliss Texas, blocking the Strait is just one action by Iran that would provoke a response.

The World

Name That Strait!

Business, Economics and Jobs

This waterway also links the Baffin Sea and the Labrador Sea. These waters are downright chilly and mostly covered with sea ice from December on to June. Northern mariners have long known about the fierce tides here.

Fungus Hits Trees Along France’s Canal du Midi

Arts, Culture & Media

The Geo Quiz is looking for the ‘Pink City’ at the starting point of the canal.