Suspect Beef: Central America

Cattle ranching is one of the fastest growing agricultural activities in Central America, and its expansion is putting great pressure on forests, Indigenous people, and wildlife, as trees are felled to create new pastures. Even protected forest areas are under threat, and this Mongabay special explores the drivers and consequences throughout the region.

Deforestation from cattle ranching also hurts rivers in Nicaragua, study says

Guatemala tightens cattle ranching rules, but can they stop deforestation?

‘There are no laws’: Cattle, drugs, corruption destroying Honduras UNESCO site

Illegal cattle ranching deforests Mexico’s massive Lacandon Jungle

Nicaraguan beef raised illegally in biological reserve mostly exported

Extensive illegal cattle ranching destroys core area of Nicaragua’s Indio Maíz Biological Reserve

Panama: the ranching industry has moved into Darién National Park

Guatemalan authorities destroy secret airstrip in Laguna del Tigre National Park

A new secret runway found in Laguna del Tigre National Park in Guatemala

Guatemala issues red alert as national parks burn

Cattle ranching threatens core of Biosphere Reserve of Southeast Nicaragua

Cattle ranching devours Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve

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