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From whales to algorithms: why Latin America can lead a nature-inspired AI

by Amir Lebdioui 19 SEP 2025 08:00

Latin America and the Caribbean are undergoing a vertiginous digital transformation. Social media, algorithms and artificial intelligence have become an integral part of everyday life. At the same t...

The vital role of soil diversity for sustainable agriculture

by Natalia Pérez-Harguindeguy 09 SEP 2025 11:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The smell of wet earth is unmistakable and evokes something in all human beings. But why do we lik...

Integrating Knowledge for the Conservation of Amazonian Biodiversity

by Maria Cunha 08 AUG 2025 14:45

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Amazon is the biome of superlatives. As the world's largest tropical forest and often describe...

Drought, Climate Change, and Scientific Diplomacy: A Collective Response from Latin America

by Anna Stewart-Ibarra 17 JUL 2025 08:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Drought is no longer just a natural or cyclical phenomenon: it is one of the most destructive impa...

Telecoupling: A story about lithium and asymmetric global transformations

by Lucas Enrico 20 MAY 2025 13:15

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Aapo got up and looked out the window. The Baltic Sea was calm as always at dawn. Many years had p...

What is inclusive conservation and why is it important for ensuring our survival?

by Micaela Camino 25 APR 2025 12:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano We are facing an unprecedented environmental and climate crisis. A significant portion of the rema...

Latin America's Potential to Lead the Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy

by Larisse Faroni-Perez 04 APR 2025 07:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is home to 19% of the world's marine ecoregions. Bathed by t...

What is the ‘empty forest syndrome’ and why it should concern us

by Inty Arcos 25 MAR 2025 11:50

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in inglese The loss of wildlife diversity and ecosystem fragmentation have triggered the phenomenon known as t...

Mining is turning the Amazon into a desert

by Roosevelt García-Villacorta 24 MAR 2025 11:50

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Imagine an arid, desolate and barren landscape, this is what the planet Mars looks like. For many ...

Biodiversity and Health: A Vital Alliance for Our Future

by Liz Willetts 17 MAR 2025 11:15

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Nature is fundamental to the health of people and communities. But when the word “biodiversi...

Climate-Biodiversity-Water Nexus: the protection of ecosystem services in South America

by Carlos Alfredo Joly 26 FEB 2025 11:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, major and historical-record wildfires have devastated regions worldwide, includin...

Indigenous lands are key to conserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change

by Pedro Laterra 20 FEB 2025 16:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation have become priorities on the global agend...

Biodiversity loss in Latin America, the burden of international trade

by Matías Mastrángelo 04 FEB 2025 10:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano What do a German eating his traditional sausages, a Frenchman tasting his typical cheeses and an I...