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“Knowledge is the key to success”

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Mario Alegre Barrios / malegre@elnuevodia.com

María del Mar Fletcher Ruiz —outstanding high school senior at Marista College in Guaynabo— represented Puerto Rico at the United States Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition (US SJWPC) in Boston, MA.

 

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Saving a coastal jewel

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Por Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

The designation of the Isla Verde Reef Natural Reserve will help save this rich ecosystem, right off the coast of Puerto Rico's metropolitan area, for generations to come.

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Inspiring others to save the reef

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

What began as a citizen science project and a personal exploration of the beach he has visited for decades has led Paco López and a group of collaborators to the creation of the Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve in northern Puerto Rico.

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14 "eco-schools" receive the "green flag" in Puerto Rico for environmental action

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José E. Maldonado; jose@miprv.com

Fourteen schools in Puerrto Rico received the "green flag" yesterday from the Organization for a sustainable environment (OPAS in Spanish) for their work on envionmental issues in their school and their communities.   The "Eco-School" program is in its 5th year and during 2011-2012 more than 6,500 students and 550 teachers were impacted through the efforts in various schools throughout the island. 

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Graduate program in Food Science and Technology of UPR-Mayagüez turns 21

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