deforestation

Once the top national and international producers of honey, beekeepers from Yucatán are facing the most difficult time of their history

Experts identified 4,239 animals from 119 species between March 13 and April 1, 2019, in the area

Paraíso’s oyster fishermen fear the refinery might harm the Mecoacan lagoon just a few miles from the refinery site, and their main source of subsistence for several generations

Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world and now they are in danger of extinction as a result of deforestation

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Roughly the size of Mexico, the Cerrado has seen about half of its native forests and grasslands converted to farms, pastures and urban areas over the past 50 years

Only 1% of the global population knows the aroma of natural vanilla obtained from the vanilla orchids

An official in the attorney general's office for environmental protection said almost 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares) of forest land are converted to agricultural uses each year in Michoacán, the world's top producer of avocados

Avocado trees flourish at about the same altitude and climate as the pine and fir forests in the mountains of Michoacán, the state that produces most of Mexico's avocados.

945 people were arrested between 2005 and 2015 for the crime of illegal logging.