For millions of years, rangelands and humans have evolved together. Today, we are both judges and actors in climate change. Through the FAO, the United Nations has declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. with the aim of focusing attention on this vast biome on which two billion people directly depend. Rangelands are…
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Nature and Health
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” (John Muir) We Are Nature Nature improves our health. Contact with the environment benefits us in many different ways, both directly and indirectly. On the one hand, biophilia, as an evolutionary response, explains why we seek to ‘return to our origins’ and perceive…
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Living Soils
Soil is much more than mere dirt. We refer to soil as the surface of the earth or the foundation for other activities, but it is so much more. It is where everything begins. Soil plays an essential role in planetary balance. Plants and animals (including ourselves), agriculture, and even the climate depend on it…
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Recovering Ecosystems
We must preserve and strengthen our natural legacy, which is also our greatest life insurance. We can do this by protecting natural spaces to guarantee preservation of biodiversity, or “ecosystem restoration techniques,” that help us to recover our most degraded areas. We are capable of, and responsible for returning the environment’s main regulation tools to…
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Biodiversity as climate guarantor
(Estimated reading time: 4.36 minutes) – Audio version of article available. Caring for the environment is closely linked to preserving biodiversity which, in turn, is a key element for mitigating and adapting to climate change (MITECO). Nature is one of the main tools we have to regulate climate, so how we use the resources it…
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Reforestation, its role as carbon sink and success stories
(Estimated reading time: 5 minutes) – Audio version of article available. Reforestation is a powerful tool to mitigate climate change. Forests reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Plants capture it during photosynthesis and hold it in their tissue, leaves, and roots, putting oxygen back into the atmosphere. This also helps to regenerate the…
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We Are Nature
(Estimated reading time: 5 minutes) – Audio version of article available. With the onset of the summer season, holidays, and gradually returning to normal, we can also once again go to the countryside to take a stroll, do a bit of sport, or simply enjoy the open space. After weeks of lockdown, we feel the…
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