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The Maya Forest is the second-largest continuous rainforest in Latin America after the Amazon. And like so many other tropical forests around the world, it’s disappearing. Since 2000, the forest has shrunk by 15%. The good news is that there’s still a lot of forest left: the Maya Forest spans 35 million hectares of land sprawling across Belize, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico. However, the size of the forest also makes it difficult for any one government agency or NGO to protect. It’s hard to overstate how important forests are. They’re a critical part of mitigating climate change,...

Greece reopens to Americans. But paradise is still under curfew. Chico Harlan, Elinda Labropoulou The Lindos Acropolis, on the Greek island of Rhodes, awaits the return of tourism. (Loulou d’Aki for The Washington Post) LINDOS, Greece — In just one of Greece’s glimmering island villages, strung up like a bracelet above a glass-blue bay, everything is silent, except for the work of bringing the place back to life. Work crews scrub restaurant patios, where soon tourists might be having grilled octopus under string lights. A painter whitens the village walls that migh...

In just one of Greece's glimmering island villages, strung up like a bracelet above a glass-blue bay, everything is silent, except for the work of bringing the place back to life. Work crews scrub restaurant patios, where soon tourists might be having grilled octopus under string lights. A painter whitens the village walls that might soon be the backdrop for so many Instagram photos. Two men refurbish the wooden doors of a boutique hotel, whose suites - if all goes right - might soon fill up again with travellers, sunburned, wine in hand, on holiday at last. "People want to travel," said Mi...

By CHICO HARLAN AND ELINDA LABROPOULOU | The Wasington Post | Published: April 22, 2021 In just one of Greece’s glimmering island villages, strung up like a bracelet above a glass-blue bay, everything is silent, except for the work of bringing the place back to life. Work crews scrub restaurant patios, where soon tourists might be having grilled octopus under string lights. A painter whitens the village walls that might soon be the backdrop for so many Instagram photos. Two men refurbish the wooden doors of a boutique hotel, whose suites - if all goes right - might soon fill up again with...