Latin America
The Mountain Research Initiative and the DendroLab at the University of Nevada/Reno will hold in Reno a Global Fair and Workshop on Mountain Observatories, examining how we gather data on mountain social, biological and abiotic systems. It will also be an opportunity to visit state-of-the-art observing sites in the Lake Tahoe region of the Sierra Nevada on the border of California and Nevada...
QUITO, Jun 4 2013 (IPS) - The “páramos” or high plateaus of Ecuador, a crucial source of water, are showing signs of extreme fragility and a troubling loss of capacity to conserve this vital resource and sustain the survival of numerous species found nowhere else on earth.
The páramo is a high mountain ecosystem situated between 3,200 and 4,200 metres above sea level, and one of the most...
The Andes Mountains are home to lakes, lagoons, marshes, and bogs that are collectively known as the high Andean wetlands. These ecosystems provide fresh water for more than 100 million people and provide important habitat for valuable plants and wildlife, including Neotropical migratory birds. However, major threats to these wetlands are putting the well-being of human and animal populations...
Many studies have shown the particular vulnerability of coffee to climate change. This is due to its sensitivity to temperature changes and its specific requirements of rainfall patterns (coffee under pressure CUP,...
"As the global population surges, dams have been increasingly adopted as a way to keep up with skyrocketing demands for water and energy. To date, there are more than 50,000 large dams in around 165 countries; another 300–350 are currently under construction.
Despite our growing reliance on dams, we still have much to learn about how they work. The degradation of forests...
In Washington DC, on April 26, the FONTAGRO awards ceremony 2012-2013 was held, for the contest on “Successful Cases of Innovations in Family Agriculture in Latin America,” where recognition was given to successful proposals for innovation in farming with small-scale producers and other stakeholders in the chain.
The winner in the category of “...
Climate change can seem like a remote problem for our leaders, but the fact is that it's already impacting real people, animals, and beloved places. These Faces of Climate Change are multiplying every day. Fortunately, other Faces of Climate Change are multiplying too: those stepping up to do something about it. Help us personalize the massive challenge climate change presents by taking a...
Global Land Forum to Tackle Concepts of Territorial Governance for Achieving Food Securit. Conference to consider the impact of land acquisitions and land rights on family farming, indigenous peoples and the environment
Next week, over 200 leaders from civil society, international institutions and governments will come together in Antigua, Guatemala to...
Glaciers are kind of the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Studying them can give us a lot of information about long-term temperature trends, and most of what glaciologists are seeing is not very good. A recent study published in Cryosphere reports that glaciers in the tropical Andes, in...
Peru’s University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) has developed a billboard that extracts potable drinking water from out of the air, taking advantage of the area's high levels of atmospheric humidity.
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