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Environmental Overdraft in the Island

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

A recent study from the Global Footprint Network concluded that if global consumption continues at the current rate, we would need 1.6 planets Earth to satisfy the demands of humanity. Specifically, Puerto Rico would need a territorial extension 26 times its size in order to harvest the food needed to support its population and to be assimilate the contaminants generated by the 3.5 million inhabitants. 

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Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust wins award from the UN

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The Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust won the World Habitat Award from the United Nations (UN), which is the principal recognition to innovative and reproducible iniatives.

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Women and Girls are essential for technology and science

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In September 2015, the United Nations (UN) declared February 11 as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 

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United Nations recognizes Puerto Rico's efforts in manatee conservation

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The United Nations (UN) selected Puerto Rico to train people from the United States, Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil on the proper management of stranded marine species.

 

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