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Forest Fires in the Amazon Threaten Earth’s Stability
20 de septiembre, por Oritro KarimThis year has been the worst for the Amazon rainforest in almost two decades. Although there has been a measured decline in deforestation when compared to 2023, forest fires have ravaged acres of critical ecosystems. For the first eight months of this year, the Amazon has seen routine forest (…) -
Mexican chinampas survive surrounded by threats
18 de septiembre, por Emilio GodoyMexican Crescencio Hernández orders radishes, herbs and lettuce for shipment to an alternative market in west-central Mexico City. The vegetables have been harvested from his chinampa, a pre-Hispanic wetland farming system that survives in three boroughs in the south of the Mexican capital, (…) -
Explainer: Why Venezuela Needs To Reduce Its Gas Flaring
18 de septiembre, por Margaret LopezThe red and orange illuminated night in Venezuela may look beautiful, but they are a result of gas flaring in the oil fields of Monagas. To meet its Paris Agreement goals, the Caribbean country needs to address gas flaring. How easy will this be in a country where it’s gas and oil energy sector (…) -
A Cuban Town Improves Water Quality Through Desalination
9 de septiembre, por Dariel PradasOvernight, hundreds of people in the rural community of Las Mangas, located in Granma province in eastern Cuba, realised something they had already suspected: that the water they had been drinking for decades was not exactly crystal clear, but rather “salty”, as they say. It was certainly a (…) -
Latin American Rulers Embrace Harsh Prisons
4 de septiembre, por Humberto MarquezInvoking the fight against terrorists and sending those who can be charged with this crime to new maximum security prisons are increasingly emerging in the toolbox of Latin American leaders who want to show an iron fist against criminals and opponents. Renata Segura, head of the regional (…)