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Wetlands: vital ecosystems threatened by climate change and human activity

Submitted on 8 February 2024 - 2:08pm

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The Cabo Rojo Salt Flats are among the most affected, and their restoration will begin in March.


Despite the importance of wetlands for humans and other species, these ecosystems - historically and erroneously considered wastelands - face threats from climate change and from the citizenry itself, with actions such as drainage and landfilling, compromising their vital functions.

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Restoring an essential natural lung near the urban center of Ponce

Submitted on 19 January 2024 - 12:33pm

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Conservation of El Samán forest came after an extensive struggle to prevent the construction of a drugstore

 

Ponce - A community struggle that lasted more than a decade ended recently with a resounding victory for environmental protection, resulting in the first acquisition of an urban forest by the conservationist organization Para la Naturaleza (PLN) and the rescue of an important lung near the urban center of this municipality.

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"Caribbean Climate Resilience" game created to educate on the effects of climate change

Submitted on 19 January 2024 - 12:07pm

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The tool is part of an effort led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Caribbean Climate Center

 

As part of an effort to educate about climate change, the USDA's Caribbean Climate Center developed the "Caribbean Climate Resilience" game, an interactive tool that shows the impact of climate on the region's agricultural industry.

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Puerto Rican oceanographer joins prestigious scientific society

Submitted on 17 January 2024 - 11:38am

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Jorge Bauzá Ortega, scientific director of the San Juan Bay Estuary Program, is currently leading research on contaminants of emerging concern.

 

Oceanographer Jorge Bauzá Ortega's connection to the sea began at an early age. As a child, the scientific director of the San Juan Bay Estuary Program collected seashells and sponges, among other remains of marine species, and the sample grew so large that his mother created a designated space for him to preserve it.

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Oportunidades para estudiantes y profesionales

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Centro de Educación, Conservación e Interpretación Ambiental (CECIA) de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico está reclutando personal para ser parte de importantes investigaciones subvencionadas.

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Lanzan guía en línea sobre reducción de residuos

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LimPiaR, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Puerto Rico dirigida por organizadores locales y ciudadanos cuya misión es crear conciencia ecológica a través de la educación, ha creado una guía integral de recursos en línea para que los ciudadanos vivan de manera más sostenible y reduzcan sus residuos.

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Invitación a participar como evaluadores de resúmenes Foro Anual RCM 2024

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El Comité Organizador del 44to Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (RCM) le extiende una cordial invitación, a los docentes e investigadores de todas las instituciones de educación superior y centros de investigación, en y fuera de Puerto Rico, a participar como evaluadores de los resúmenes de presentaciones orales y de posters recibidos para este evento en las siguientes categorías: 1) proyecto de inves

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Convocatoria para someter resúmenes - 44to Foro Anual Investigación y Educación del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas

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El Comité Organizador del 44to Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (RCM) invita a los estudiantes, facultativos e investigadores de todas las instituciones de educación superior y centros de investigación a someter sus resúmenes para presentaciones orales y de posters científicos en las siguientes categorías: 1) proyecto de investigación, 2) proyecto educativo o comunitario, 3) estudio de caso, 4) análisis de política pú

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Opportunity for Summer Experience at Puerto Rico in the 2024 Cancer Prevention and Control (CAPAC) Research Training Program

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We enthusiastically inform you that the “Cancer Prevention and Control (CAPAC) Research Training Program”, funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI grant #5R25CA240120-05), will be hosted by the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center from May 28 to August 2, 2024 in Puerto Rico, USA. 

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EPA Accepting Nominations for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals

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On November 9, 2023, EPA published a Federal Register Notice announcing the Agency is seeking nominations from the public of experts for EPA to consider for membership on the Science Advis

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