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Drugs and agriculture cause deforestation to skyrocket at Honduran UNESCO site Honduras’ Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve occupies a large portion of the country’s eastern region. However, despite official protection and recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Río Plátano is plagued by deforestation; satellite data show the biosphere reserve lost 13% of its primary forest cover between 2002 and 2020. Deforestation shot up in 2020, nearly doubling the amount of forest loss over 2019. 2021 may be another rocky year for the biosphere reserve, with satellite data showing several “unus...

A caravan of mainly Honduran migrants heading to the United States kneel in prayer in Vado Hondo, Guatemala, Jan. 17, 2021. Catholics working with migrants are welcoming U.S. President Joe Biden's posture toward Central America, but warn push factors are mounting. (CNS/Reuters/Luis Echeverria) Mexico City — Fr. Noel Ortíz helped parishioners in northern Honduras with food and housing — and turned his parish into an impromptu shelter for their pets — after twin hurricanes struck Central America twice in just two weeks in November. He also listened to their frustrations...