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  • What Ancient Maya Forests Can Tell Us About Our Future

    What Ancient Maya Forests Can Tell Us About Our Future

    More than 3,000 years ago, the ancient Maya spread across the Yucatán Peninsula and neighbouring areas, clearing rainforest for agriculture and cities as they went. Though their civilisation mysteriously collapsed around the ninth century, it left an indelible mark on the region’s tropical rainforests, one that presents a warning to people clear-cutting the tropics today.