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Latin America and the Caribbean make progress in the fight against plastic pollution

Plastic pollution in the oceans has reached alarming levels, with eight million tons of plastic waste being dumped each year. Latin America, as the fourth largest producer of plastic waste, faces a critical environmental challenge. Impact of plastic pollution on the...

A hot rock flow beneath the Caribbean supports Central America and prevents it from sinking.

Researchers from the University of Houston have identified a phenomenon that could redefine the understanding of terrestrial movement. It is an underground "river of rocks", a stream of hot and dense material that flows through the Earth's mantle at...

Latin America is slowly progressing towards the Development Goals; without additional momentum, it will only achieve 23% of the targets.

Latin America and the Caribbean are far from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, according to a recent report presented by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Despite some progress in certain areas, the...

Caribbean rivers record alarming increase in microplastics

Although progress has been made in the study of **(https://noticiasambientales.com/medio-ambiente/alarmante-hallan-concentraciones-record-de-microplasticos-en-la-antartida/)** in the oceans, research related to **rivers**, particularly in **Latin America and the Caribbean**, is limited. An analysis published in Science in 2024 estimated that between 10 and 40 million...

The 13 invasive species most concerning the Caribbean.

The magazine *One Health* identified the **13 most worrying invasive exotic species (EES) in the pet and aquarium trade** in seven (https://noticiasambientales.com/compromiso-ambiental/casas-sostenibles-en-el-caribe-barro-pasto-plastico-y-vidrio/). This analysis, which for the first time assessed the invasive capacity and the environmental, public health, and...

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