biodiversity

What is the “Submarine Amazon”: the most diverse aquatic habitat on the planet

In the depths of the ocean, one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet exists: the "submarine Amazon". This is how they call the coral triangle, which encompasses waters from Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East...

Argentina: Why aren’t new Marine Protected Areas created?

Since 2017, Argentina has not added new **Marine Protected Areas** (MPAs) to its oceanic heritage, which raises a question: why has this conservation effort come to a halt? While the world moves forward in creating more MPAs, Argentina lags behind,...

Biodiversity summit suspended after two weeks of negotiations due to lack of quorum

The United Nations' Biodiversity Summit, known as COP16, which took place over the last two weeks in Cali, Colombia, has just ended. Although perhaps that might not be the right word. After the plenary (the moment when the more...

The Declaration on Peace with Nature: “Another Missed Opportunity at COP16”

Colombia officially launched, within the framework of the COP16 on biodiversity, a Declaration of Peace with Nature. Held in Cali, an event that brought together world leaders and mobilized thousands of people, puts at the center the climate crisis...

Biodiversity: the three priorities that COP16 must achieve, according to the UN

Within the framework of COP16, which ends this week in Colombia, the UN defined three biodiversity priorities. This was expressed by the Secretary-General, António Guterres, who has been participating in the meetings of the Conference in Cali since yesterday. As...

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The urban grasslands of the AMBA: a crucial ecosystem hidden at risk due to lack of management

Although it is often thought that nature is far from urban environments, in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires...