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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.
UN promotes the ocean’s sustainable development
Posted by: Provita in Cambio Climático, Convention, Planeta Tierra - Oct. 18, 2019, 10:01 a.m.
The 2020 Oceans Conference will focus on achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), through science and innovation.
Protected areas, a mainstay of biodiversity conservation
Posted by: Provita in Cambio Climático, Ecosystem services, IUCN, RLE - Sept. 4, 2019, 1:30 p.m.
They safeguard nature and cultural resources, improve livelihoods and boost sustainable development
Forest landscape restoration, a key mechanism to combat the climate crisis
Posted by: Provita in Cambio Climático, IUCN, RLE, UNFCCC - Aug. 8, 2019, 3:28 p.m.
Forest restoration practices increase carbon sequestration and contribute to climate change mitigation!
Antarctica, climate change, and the biological answer: A new green continent
Posted by: Provita in Antarctica, Cambio Climático, NERC, Publications - July 12, 2017, 4:26 p.m.
Scientists warn of the “greening” process in the Antarctic Peninsula. Global warming, along with the increase of tourism in Antarctica may result, more rapidly, in the colonization of invasive species; thus causing rapid changes in the zone’s ecosystems.