Noticias Nacionales e Internacionales

Eucalyptus: a forest bet with great future in the Chaco

It is emerging as a profitable and sustainable afforestation option. With its rapid growth and great adaptability, it promises to transform the forest production of the province and open new doors to local economic development is emerging as a profitable and sustainable afforestation option. With its rapid growth and great adaptability, it promises to transform the forest production of the province and open new doors to local economic development in the heart of the Chaco, the eucalyptus begins to change the landscape.

Fires Of the 100,000 hectares burned this year in Córdoba, 5,000 were of native forest

It is 5% of the total under fire. They add 4,814 hectares of native mountain areas. For the first time the impact on key environmental capital is accurately measured. In 2024, if new spotlights no longer occur, statistics will say that about 100 thousand hectares were burned due to forest and rural fires in the province of Córdoba. It is the second worst year of the last decade on affected surface.

Are wood chips for plants good?

Discover how to use wood chips in your garden. Learn your benefits, precautions and creative uses to improve your green space. Wood chips broke into the world of gardening as a practical and sustainable solution for soil care and plants. This organic material, which often goes unnoticed as a simple by -product, can transform the health and appearance of a garden.

The oldest tree in Argentina: where is it and how to get there

The tree of more than 2600 years of age is considered part of the world heritage by UNESCO, survived volcanoes and fires and is open to the public. Where is it located and how to get there?

Santiago del Estero, forest engineering professionals alert by erosion of the land aggravated by the action of strong winds and deforested areas

From the College of Graduates in Forest Sciences of Santiago del Estero, they warn about the serious problem of land erosion caused by the action of the wind in dismantled areas of the northeastern province, after the storm of dust registered last week and propose urgent measures for measures for advance in solutions regarding these climatic phenomena. Intensive deforestation left extensive land areas exposed, which has intensified wind erosion, reducing soil fertility and promoting desertification. These actions generated by the intensive production of agriculture and livestock in vast extensions without the proper precautionary measures such as curtains or patches of reserve forests required by the legislation Provincial Law No. 6,841 and National Law No. 26,331, are responsible of the impact on the ground.

China is carrying out the most ambitious reforestation project in the world: a wall of 4,500 kilometers of trees

The goal is to stop the desertification that threatens the Asian country and occupies 27% of its surface

The greatest blue eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) never measured, Strong Girl 82 meters high

The violent fires that ravaged southern Tasmania in 2019 knocked down what was the highest flower tree in the world. Scientists now fight to preserve these centenary giants.

How many trees are needed to cool a city? They develop a model to define arboreal coverage objectives

A study suggests that planting trees does not reduce temperature in a direct or linear proportion: when applied to larger areas, the refreshing effect grows, but does so at an increasingly lower pace. It is known about the crucial role that trees have to combat heat, especially in urban areas. But, if you want to lower the temperature in a city in 1, 2 or 3 ° C, how many trees do you have to plant?

The College of Architects inaugurated an exhibition module and a sample in the house on the stream

The initiative proposes a historical tour of the city from an architectural view. The Board of Directors of the College of Architects of the Province of Buenos Aires (District 9) inaugurated at the Casa Museum on the stream the exhibition module and the exhibition ?Historical route of the city from an architectural view?.