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Costa Rica: from 21% forest coverage in 1987 to over 60% today thanks to a $500 million investment in reforestation

In 1987, Costa Rica faced a severe environmental crisis:...

Pacific Gray Whales: A Catastrophic Mortality Event Alerts Scientists and Ecologists

The environmental organization PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility)...

Sand and dust storms: a global phenomenon that threatens health, agriculture, and transportation

Cada año, alrededor de 2000 millones de toneladas de...

Organic recycling establishes itself as a key tool to tackle the global environmental crisis

Each year, millions of tons of organic waste end up in landfills and sanitary landfills around the world. Food scraps, fruits, vegetables, dry leaves,...

Floating barriers and urban recycling: the strategy aiming to stop plastics before they reach the sea in Costa Rica

Plastic pollution has become one of the greatest environmental challenges on the planet. Each year, millions of tons of waste end up accumulating in...

Escobar removed over 200 tons of waste from the Pinazo Stream to prevent flooding in the Buenos Aires district

In the Barrio Amancay of Maquinista Savio, on the border with the Pilar district, the Municipality of Escobar deployed a large-scale sanitation operation on...

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...

Environmental cost of paper waste: How to control it?

We use paper every day: at school, at work, and in markets. There was a time when it was only used for writing and...

Pacific Gray Whales: A Catastrophic Mortality Event Alerts Scientists and Ecologists

The environmental organization PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility)...

Sand and dust storms: a global phenomenon that threatens health, agriculture, and transportation

Cada año, alrededor de 2000 millones de toneladas de...

An Atypical Winter: The Antarctic Peninsula Recorded Record Temperatures of 15.4 °C in Mid-June

During the first days of June 2026, the Antarctic...