World Environmental Education Day
Every January 26, World Environmental Education Day is celebrated. It is a propitious date to stimulate debate and the participation of all around the problem of the environment, climate change and its effects at a global level, as well as the need to comply with the SDG Objectives and [...]
World Soil Day 2021
Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity On December 5 of each year we celebrate World Soil Day. In 2014 the UN designated this date, which had been proposed by FAO a year earlier. Although its origin was in 2002, promoted as an event by the International Union of Soil [...]
The Autotrophs
I don't think any poet is attracted to this word and even less to use it in any of his creations. Autotroph is soundless, hollow, not at all fancy and looks more like aggressive. For some it may even seem like the name of a criminal gang ... the [...]
Summary and conclusions of COP26 Glasgow 2021
Introduction. Half a century lost before Glasgow. Summary of COP26. What is the Glasgow Climate Pact? Main objectives of COP26. Who were the absent leaders? The physical spaces. Opinions. COP26 conclusions Introduction Half a century lost before Glasgow In Stockholm-1972 the First Earth Summit was held. This meeting produced [...]
To the youth of the world, about the COP26
Facing reality has always been humanity's hardest task Throughout the most important climate event of all time, COP26 (31 Oct - 12 Nov 2021), it is possible that humanity's fate may be decided. This article that you are now reading, I dedicate it to you and to all the [...]
Preliminary information on COP26 Glasgow 2021
Updated September 18, 2021 COP26 will take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow, between October 31 and November 12, 2021, and not in 2020 as planned. Its postponement was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This change of date was agreed between the UN and the Governments of the [...]
Heat waves, fires, and climate change
The temperatures recorded these days in Lytton, Canada and Pakistan are an alert to the world In the year 2021 we have seen unprecedented phenomena related to excessive heat, which has surprised the north of the planet. The situation has turned dramatic in the small town of Lytton, on [...]
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2021
Restoration. Land. Recovery The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) established "Restoration - Land - Recovery" as a theme for 2021, focusing on the transformation of degraded lands into healthy lands, and within the framework of the United Nations Decade on the Restoration of Ecosystems 2021-2030. On this [...]
World Oceans Day 2021 The ocean: Life and livelihoods
The ocean: Life and livelihoods Every June 8, World Oceans Day is celebrated. This date was established by the UN to recognize its vital importance for the life of all species. The ocean covers more than 70% of the planet's surface and represents the world's lung, providing at least [...]
World Environment Day 2021 Ecosystem Restoration. Reimagine, recreate, restore
Ecosystem Restoration. Reimagine, recreate, restore. June 5 was established as World Environment Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. On that date, the Stockholm Conference “First Earth Summit” was held at the initiative of Sweden and in conjunction with the UN. Also known as the “United Nations [...]
The Earth talks in its Day
Today, April 22, I am 4300 million years old and in such a long period I have never seen anything like this. But first let me introduce myself. My name is Earth or Mother Earth. I am a blue globe, which in practice is a gigantic condominium with hundreds [...]
The Paris Agreement the hope of humankind
While it is true that many people are expectant about the Paris Agreement, among other things because of its starting difficulties, it is also true that it is an extremely powerful document, accepted by almost every nation on the planet. It is a universal agreement that establishes measures to [...]
Global warming, greenhouse effect, climate change and their relationships
We must be clear the difference between these three phenomena on Earth, although they are so closely related to each other that it is almost impossible to talk about one of them without mentioning the other two. These natural conditions of our planet, existing for millions of years, are [...]
The ABC of Wildfires: Australia, Brazil, and California
Every year vegetation fires occupy more inches in the media. And is not for less. Along with greenhouse gas emissions and the extinction of species, forest fires have for decades become one of the great threats to the Earth's climate system and therefore to the life that develops on [...]
Brief update on Permafrost
Phys.org There is not much talk about permafrost, despite its enormous size and importance. To give you an idea, these ice-free frozen regions occupy a quarter of the Earth's soils. The name was coined in 1943 by S. W. Müller and is derived from "permanent" [...]