Plastic pollution is one of the most concerning environmental issues in many countries, like Ecuador, which has planned to clean up the plastic from the Galapagos Islands and they are succeeding. Galapagos Guardians is a project dedicated to preserving...
Humanity is facing a severe crisis: it generates between 2.1 billion and 2.3 billion tons of municipal solid waste per year. A large part of these wastes, from food waste and plastics to electronic products and textiles, emit greenhouse...
Seagrass meadows are underwater ecosystems formed by marine plants known as seagrasses. These plants are angiosperms adapted to live submerged in the marine environment, capable of photosynthesis, producing flowers, fruits, and seeds. The most common species include Posidonia oceanica,...
What is Environmental Advocacy?
Environmental advocacy is a branch of law that focuses on protecting the environment through the application of laws and regulations. Lawyers specialized in this area work to ensure that companies, governments, and individuals comply with regulations...
The concept of ecocide is not new, but since 2021 it has a legal definition: "any unlawful or arbitrary act that is committed knowingly with a large probability of causing damage to the environment, which could be serious, extensive,...
In an advance that could **transform the construction industry**, two engineers from San Juan created an innovative synthetic material as a sustainable alternative to traditional asphalt. This sustainable pavement, the result of six years of research, has already been...
In Corrientes, a province rich in biodiversity, Ñato's story, a capybara raised as a pet, teaches about the consequences of keeping wild animals as pets.
Ñato was found by a family when he was less than a year old. Being...
The increasing deoxygenation of the planet's oceans and seas, a consequence of global warming and pollution, poses an urgent challenge for marine life. To reverse this situation, faster strategies are needed than traditional ones, such as reducing emissions or...
Researchers from Spanish and Portuguese scientific institutions have developed a mathematical model capable of detecting the movement of microplastics in marine waters.
This work is highly useful for monitoring polluting discharges and provides a valuable tool for environmental control.
International collaboration...
A recent study conducted by the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) revealed that glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide worldwide, negatively affects the reproductive system of crabs. This research found that...
