Tag Archives: environment
The Lacandon Jungle in Mexico Posted by Karoly Molina on Jul 30, 2020
When you think of Mexico, you might picture a desert with cacti or beautiful blue beaches with a cocktail at hand. Something most people don’t visualize is the jungle, but Mexico houses the largest rainforest in North America. In this post, I want to explore the Selva Lacandona and some of the animals and plants…
Ecosia: Planting Trees While Surfing the Web Posted by Anais on Sep 23, 2019
In my previous post I told you the consequences of the most recent Amazon fires, which are still ravaging countless hectares of the lushest place on planet Earth. I know how frustrating it is to watch all this devastation while feeling like you are unable to help. Luckily, however, there is something you can still…
Fires in the Amazon: El pulmón del planeta está en llamas Posted by Anais on Aug 26, 2019
The Amazonas is one of Earth’s key ecological regions — so much so that it has been nicknamed “el pulmón del planeta” (the planet’s lung) — but the most recent forest fires registered there are unprecedented, according to weather and conservation monitoring agencies. Encompassing a bioma that covers approximately 6.7 million square kilometers of South…