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United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Posted by: Provita in Cambio Climático, Initiative - May 18, 2021, 10 a.m.
A new decade-long initiative to support countries in advancing sustainable development of the world’s oceans.
What the collapse of ecosystems can teach us!
Posted by: Provita in Cambio Climático, Latin America, Planeta Tierra, The Americas - April 20, 2021, 1:51 p.m.
Studying the collapse of ecosystems opens a window towards the future, towards what may happen, but also one towards the past, towards the formation of the ecosystems that we currently know.
Planting trees is not enough in the fight against Climate Change
Posted by: Provita in Cambio Climático, Economy, Ecosystem services, Initiative, Planeta Tierra - Dec. 12, 2020, 9 a.m.
In the fight against Climate Change, ecosystem restoration is a great solution but it is only one of many actions that must be considered.
Marine ecosystems and their role in mitigating climate change
Posted by: Provita in Cambio Climático, Ecosystem services - Aug. 12, 2020, 11:17 p.m.
Marine ecosystems, in addition of being reservoirs of biodiversity, store more than half of the planet's CO2, even on a larger scale than the large terrestrial forests.
Plastic, silent invader of the seas
Posted by: Provita in Cambio Climático, Initiative, IUCN, Planeta Tierra, RLE, UNFCCC - April 30, 2020, 4:27 p.m.
Eight million tons of plastic waste is estimated to flow into the oceans each year, jeopardizing biodiversity in marine ecosystems.