An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Belize has ...

D reamy island vacations don’t have to come with luxury price tags. Around the world, several affordable islands offer ...

Veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has given up his lease on a private island in Belize after suffering financial ...

Francis Ford Coppola gives up Belize island lease after Megalopolis box office failure - Veteran filmmaker leased Coral Caye ...

The sale follows financial losses from his self-financed film "Megalopolis," which cost $120 million to make and grossed only $14.4 million worldwide.

This article originally published at Francis Ford Coppola's Belize island sells for $1.8M amid financial fallout from ...

Private island resorts make a compelling case for travelers craving wide-open horizons and a sense of privacy with their ...

A private island in Belize that’s been the longtime tropical getaway of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has sold for $1.8 ...

Queensland’s decision to extend coal power could threaten the Great Barrier Reef's $124bn economic potential as experts warn the window for protection is closing. A new report has warned that the ...

A new report has warned that the window for implementing essential protection measures is now if the nation is to safeguard the Reef’s economic, social, and cultural value. But Queensland’s energy ...

Impartial reporting would tell us the following: Since 1986, Australian scientists have measured yearly coral cover on the reef, meticulously tracking variations. Until the millennium, the reef was ...

What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef Stretching almost 1,500 miles, the Great Barrier Reef is so vast that just 20% has been surveyed. With tourism funding millions in conservation ...