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Google and an innovative project: releasing millions of mosquitoes to protect health and reduce diseases

An ambitious scientific project driven by a company linked...

Due to climate change, Spain’s beaches will lose up to 80 meters of sand due to erosion

Spain's beaches face the loss of up to 80...

Reappearance of the giant anteater in Brazil after 130 years of absence due to conservation efforts

An unexpected discovery has filled the scientific community with...

Spain: 44% of rivers and wetlands at environmental risk, warns SEO/BirdLife

Spain faces a crucial challenge for the recovery of...

Peru seizes four tons of illegal mercury in historic operation against gold mining

In an unprecedented operation, customs authorities from Peru intercepted four tons of illegal mercury at the port of Callao, marking the largest seizure recorded...

Illegal mining in Brazil: Reports of labor exploitation and pollution in the heart of the Amazon

A recent report revealed the environmental and human impact of illegal mining in Brazil. It exposed cases of modern slavery and mercury contamination. A recent...

Amazonian trees as natural sensors of mercury pollution

A recent study has revealed that certain Amazonian trees can function as natural sensors to track mercury contamination derived from illegal gold mining. The Ficus...

Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon: A Growing Environmental and Social Issue

Illegal gold mining has devastated more than 4,000 hectares of the Amazon between 2023 and 2024, disproportionately affecting indigenous communities and contributing to biodiversity...

They dismantled an illegal mining network in Panama: 10 arrested

Panamanian authorities announced that they have arrested 10 people for being part of an illegal mining network. They were operating for the so-called "Clan...

Reappearance of the giant anteater in Brazil after 130 years of absence due to conservation efforts

An unexpected discovery has filled the scientific community with...

Spain: 44% of rivers and wetlands at environmental risk, warns SEO/BirdLife

Spain faces a crucial challenge for the recovery of...

Successful return to the sea of a rehabilitated elephant seal in San Clemente del Tuyú

A juvenile specimen of Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina)...