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Chile banks on fire-resistant trees to mitigate forest fires.

A year ago, a forest fire devoured the largest botanical garden in Chile. Faced with the beginning of summer in the southern hemisphere, this centennial park began to adapt by planting thousands of fire-resistant native trees. ## Challenges and Fire...

Metal contamination detected in Humboldt penguins in Chile

A team of researchers from the University of Concepción (UdeC), in collaboration with specialists from Harvard University and Purdue University, conducted an innovative study on metal pollution in Humboldt penguins. The study detected the presence of metals and metalloids in...

Valparaíso Summit: Chile and France join forces to save the oceans

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his Chilean counterpart, Gabriel Boric, launched the Valparaíso Call. The initiative aims to strengthen bilateral relations regarding the protection of marine and coastal ecosystems. The goal, as they emphasized, is "to involve all our...

The discard of “fast fashion” ends up in Latin America

Fast fashion has turned the Atacama Desert into a highly polluting "clothing graveyard." Low-quality clothing discarded in the global north ends up in Chile, where it is not resold and is illegally incinerated, causing serious environmental and health damage. Chile imports...

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The link between climate, biodiversity, and water: Protecting ecosystem services in South America.

In recent years, unprecedented forest fires have devastated various regions of the world affecting ecosystem services. This includes Australia...