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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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Questioning the purchase of land within the NorthEast Corridor

Submitted on 3 February 2014 - 2:02pm

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

Citizens from Río Grande and Luquillo are questioning the purchase of land within the NorthEast Corridor by private developers.

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Denouncing recent harm to Guánica's wetlands

Submitted on 2 October 2013 - 5:07pm

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Gloria Ruiz Kuilan / gruiz@elnueviodia.com

The Departament of Agriculture of Puerto Rico has been blamed for the destruction of 240 acres of wetlands around the Guánica lagoon by a local conservation group. 

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