“All governments, industries, and institutions must act to halt planetary warming if these enormously valuable ecosystems are to be saved.”

In The Guardian this week, 'Why We Photograph Animals', which will be on display at CheltSciFest 4-9 June, is a new collection of photography aiming to help understand why people have photographed animals at different points in history theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

'Sounds of the natural world are rapidly falling silent and will become “acoustic fossils” without urgent action to halt environmental destruction, international experts have warned.'

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Corals are turning white and dying after months of record heat, with US experts saying all oceans are affected bbc.in/3Q5dDhf

🔎🌳 Analizamos el reporte publicado en Global Forest Watch sobre las cifras de pérdida de bosques en 2023. El planeta perdió 3.7 millones de hectáreas de bosques primarios, una extensión que casi equivale a la superficie de Suiza. 1/9 🧵⬇️ es.mongabay.com/2024/04/planet…

🇨🇴Colombia tiene su propia guía de turismo de naturaleza, un documento que consta de 306 páginas y más de 50 podcast de libre acceso. 💚👇¡Dale clic a esta gran herramienta! #BiodiversidadUnaNota humboldt.org.co/noticias/colom…

'How Are Women Helping Shape The Amazon In Colombia?'
A researcher in 🇨🇴 has been looking at the impact that women have had in the Amazon region since the signing of the peace deal with the FARC guerrillas in 2016.
My latest for Forbes Science
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In deep water and in the shallows, corals cooked by last year’s extreme heat are not doing great.
hakaimagazine.com/news/six-month… via Hakai Magazine

What a great example of how drones are letting us see new behaviours thanks to their unique perspective. Good luck capturing this under water!

'Why is Latin America on fire? It’s not just climate change, scientists say.'
In my latest nature story, fire experts/climatologists told me wildfires have been fanned by a strong #ElNiño effect, a profusion of non-native trees & #climatechange .
nature.com/articles/d4158…

It began with a bite: Five dazzling new species of eyelash vipers discovered in Colombia and Ecuador phys.org/news/2024-02-b… via Phys.org

There are times when I feel hopeful that people are waking up to the realities we're facing... and then I see headlines like this and that hope fades entirely.

If this is the mentality of politicians and those in political circles, we're doomed. Not just in the UK, but globally.

This is mind-blowingly bad.Most up-to-date study on Atlantic Ocean currents system shows signals of collapse.This could happen in 2025-2095 with 95% probability. Land to grow wheat may drop by half. Winter temperatures in North Europe could drop between 10 and 30 °C. 1/🧵

'It is necessary to have a sustained plan over time in response to the climate crisis and rapid responses to these phenomena' —Tatiana Céspedes, of Greenpeace Colombia discusses the impacts of wildfires in Colombia latintimes.com/colombia-wildf…

Low-carbon milk to AI irrigation: tech startups powering Latin America’s green revolution

#LatinAmerica #SouthAmerica

theguardian.com/global-develop…

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Translation: The forecasts for next week show risks of fires in the Orinoquía and the Amazon. We need international support announcements to become effective soon.

#Wildfires #SouthAmerica

Aquí el hilo sobre la situación actual de los #HipopótamosInvasores

#EscuchenALaCiencia #ControlEfectivoYA Biodiversos