US EditionMexico, Guatemala and Belize to create tri-national nature reserve to protect Mayan jungle
The tri-national corridor will protect nearly 7,000 species and reinforce cross-border cooperation amid ongoing debate over the Maya Train’s environmental impact, officials said.
- On August 16, 2025, leaders of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize announced a tri-national nature reserve covering 5.7 million hectares to protect the Mayan rainforest.
- The reserve creation follows ongoing debates over Mexico's Maya Train expansion, which was fast-tracked without thorough environmental studies and caused deforestation and damage to fragile ecosystems.
- The corridor links 50 prioritized species and 200 at-risk species across 50 protected areas and involves Indigenous communities to support ecosystem restoration and cross-border cooperation.
- Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, described the initiative as historic, highlighting that it will establish what is considered one of the planet’s vital natural reserves, while officials reassured that the train’s route will avoid protected areas to protect the environment.
- The reserve's establishment signals a major conservation step, but environmental groups urge monitoring due to threats from ongoing construction, and leaders agree any train extension must avoid environmental harm.
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Mexico, Guatemala and Belize want to protect the Mayan rainforest better.
Mexico, Guatemala and Belize Launch Trinational Corridor to Protect the Great Maya Forest - teleSUR English
Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have signed an agreement to establish the Biocultural Corridor of the Great Maya Forest, a trinational conservation initiative covering 5.7 million hectares across Mesoamerica. The project seeks to protect biodiversity, strengthen community participation, and reinforce cross-border cooperation. RELATED: July Breaks Streak of Record Temperatures, But Climate Crisis Continues The corridor, described as the largest of i…
The agreement signed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala and John Antonio Briceño of Belize, aims to save nearly 7,000 species, including 200 classified as risky, 50 priority and 250 endemic to Mexico.
Tri-National Nature Reserve to Preserve the Mayan Rainforest Amid Train Line Controversy
Leaders from Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize have announced a tri-national nature reserve to protect the Mayan rainforest. This move follows discussions about expanding the Maya Train, a project criticized for environmental damage. The nature reserve aims to preserve over 14 million acres of critical habitat.
Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico.- The governments of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize pledged to protect the 5.7 million hectares of the Maya Forest that extends across the three countries. During the signing ceremony of the agreement, President Claudia Sheinbaum stressed that this natural area is the second largest lung in the continent after the Amazon. "We are talking about 0.6 million hectares in the case of Belize, 2.7 million hectares in the case o…
While the eyes of the world were placed on Friday in the talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, further south three presidents signed what they consider a “historical agreement” to preserve the second largest rainforest on the American continent. President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a decree with her counterparts from Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, and Belize, Juan Briceño, to preserve 5.7 million hectares of tropical forest through the crea…
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