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Features

Map
Click on the map to see where the Conservancy works in Central America.
Guatemalan black, beaded lizardProtecting the Guatemalan Beaded Lizard
This lizard is in danger of extinction — a victim of myth and superstition. Find out what the Conservancy and partners are doing to save it.
Harpy eagleReturn of the Harpy Eagle
Spotted again! One of the world’s largest birds has returned to Belize's Maya Forest — thanks to the efforts of the Conservancy and its partners.
Meso-American ReefMeso-American Reef
Learn how the Conservancy is working to protect the largest coral barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere — which supports more than 500 species of fish.

Nature

Learn more about the Maya Forest, which stretches across three countries and is the second largest rainforest in the Americas.

Strategies

What’s a debt-for-nature swap, anyway? Find out—and learn how we’ve used them to help several Central American countries achieve long-term financing for nature protection.

In Focus

See why conservationist Richard Kogel recommends you should Adopt an Acre.

People

Read this Nature Conservancy feature on a Panamanian farmer’s campaign to rekindle his hometown’s appreciation of nature.