Environment

Seven of the main global threats to biodiversity are in Argentina.

An international team of 32 scientists identified the **15 environmental issues** that will affect the conservation of the **planet's biodiversity** in the short term. Seven of them constitute specific threats in Argentina. Conicet researcher, **Irene Schloss**, was the only Argentinean...

The stunning submerged forest of Lake Kaindy: a surreal landscape that defies expectations

Far from the conventional image of a forest, the **Kaindy Lake**, located in the **Tian Shan** mountains, southeast of **Kazakhstan**, harbors an extraordinary natural phenomenon: a **submerged forest** whose bare trunks emerge from **turquoise waters**, creating an almost supernatural...

Santa Fe recycles and competes for a cleaner future with an initiative to educate and care for the environment.

The N° 136 school "Gregoria Pérez de Denis" was the starting point for the EcoSchools contest, a proposal that seeks to promote environmental awareness among 5th-grade students in 30 institutions in the city of Santa Fe. This action is...

Brussels moves towards penalizing ecocide with a historic treaty

Brussels took a fundamental step towards the criminalization of ecocide. On May 14, the Council of Europe adopted the Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law. This treaty defines and typifies a wide range of serious environmental...

Wetland recovery: The education and conservation initiative in the south of the Negro River.

As part of a larger goal related to the recovery of wetlands, a day was held in Río Negro to highlight the ecological and social value of these ecosystems. In this case, those located in the Lower Valley of the...

Chile and its worrying ecological overshoot: the impact of six years of resource overconsumption

For the sixth consecutive year, Chile ranks as the first country in Latin America to reach ecological overshoot, which means that in the first months of the year it has already exhausted the natural resources that the Earth can...

Santa Fe: Organizations propose environmental clauses to draft the first Ecosocial Constitution in Argentina

Santa Fe is getting ready to rewrite its provincial Constitution after six decades. A group of social and environmental organizations consider it urgent that this reform includes rules addressing the ecological and social crisis. The Santa Fe Charter was last...

Sargassum sets a historical record in the Atlantic and becomes an uncontrollable environmental threat

The sargassum seaweed reached a new record in 2025, with 31 million metric tons floating in the Atlantic, according to the monitoring system SaWS from the University of South Florida. The figure exceeds by 40% the previous peak recorded...

Global water crisis: Environmental impact on agriculture and exports exacerbate water scarcity

The global water crisis, caused by overexploitation of water for high-consumption crops and the livestock industry, is deepening conflicts in Egypt, the U.S., and India, while indigenous communities and small farmers face the consequences. 70% of the world's freshwater is...

Wildfires: Jóvenes por Bariloche seeks donations to reforest affected areas

The organization Youth for Bariloche called on the community regarding the forest fires of the last season. They aim to reforest the devastated areas in the Andean region. The initiative seeks to contribute to the recovery of the Patagonian Forest...

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Criminal violence in Mexico leads to new Noah’s Ark: at least 700 animals to be relocated

Cruelty and animal abuse know no borders. The Ostok Sanctuary in Culiacán, northwest Mexico, was forced to move around...