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Boa dica a professores e alunos interessados em biologia e meio ambiente é navegar pelas páginas virtuais do EOL e ARKive. Educativas e divertidas, elas reúnem um dos maiores acervos 'on-line' s...

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If you are interested in biodiversity, you will surely appreciate surfing on the Encyclopedia of Life, one of the biggest online databases about the species with whom we share our planet. And if you care about life, you’ll probably like…

Spanish

Hoy volví al periódico sintiéndome diferente. La semana que pasé en Miami, Florida, con motivo de la conferencia anual de la Sociedad de Periodistas Ambientales (SEJ) me deparó una decena de l...

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Today I got back to the newspaper feeling different. The week that I spent in Miami, Florida, for the annual Society of Environmental Journalists Conference presented me with a number of lectures that I was able to bring back to…

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Hace unos años tuve la oportunidad de entrevistar a Alexandra Cousteau, nieta del legendario explorador francés Jacques Cousteau, y recuerdo haberle preguntado sobre su dedicación a las causas a...

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A few years ago I had the opportunity to interview Alexandra Cousteau, niece of the legendary French explorer  Jacques Cousteau, and I remember having asked about her dedication to environmental causes. “I grew up with the conviction of being able…

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La neblina nos acosa desde cada punto cardinal. Gracias al radar sabemos que hay una isla al este de la proa, la más grande, Isabela. Es como si el mundo fuera un cúmulo de nubes, y en ellas, inm...

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The fog haunts us from every cardinal point. We know, thanks to the radar, that there is an island east of the bow, the largest one, Isabela. It is as if the world were a mass of clouds, and within…

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Aferrado al brazo de un oficial de la policía ambiental de Colombia, un pequeño mono aullador rojo (Alouatta seniculus) llamado Antanas, observa con curiosidad todo lo que sucede a su al...

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Holding on for dear life to the arm of a Colombian environmental police officer, a small, howling red monkey called Antanas observes quizzically everything going on around him. For Antanas, the  last few months have been a confusing swirl in…

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Escribir la palabra "Galápagos" en cualquier motor de búsqueda lleva a miles de enlaces como: Darwin, evolución, islas vírgenes, especies únicas, tortugas, iguanas, lobos marinos, piqueros de...

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Write the word “Galápagos” in any search engine and up will come thousands of links to Darwin, evolution, pristine islands, unique species, tortoises, iguanas, sea lions, blue-footed boobies, premier place to visit before kicking the bucket, etc. Seldom does one…

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En su sitio web la Sociedad de Periodistas Ambientales (SEJ por sus iniciales en inglés) proclama " Van a haber muchas primicias en la Conferencia del 2011 de la SEJ". Me siento orgullosa de ser p...

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In their web page the Society of Environmental Journalists asserts “You are going to hear about a lot of ‘firsts’ regarding the 2011 SEJ Miami conference.” I am proud to participate in one of those “firsts”: On Saturday October 22nd…

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- "¿Se está viendo mucha Caulerpa en isla del Caño?", pregunté movida por la curiosidad.

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“Is there a lot of Caulerpa in the island of Caño?” I asked out of curiosity. “You’ll see that it varies. Depends on the season, but yes, there is a large amount and it coincides wit the rains,” responded Pala….

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Mi vinculación a los temas ambientales llegó en realidad mientras cubría las protestas indígenas que ocurrían en mi país por los noventas . En uno de los levantamientos indígenas que hubo po...

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My connection to environmental issues began in reality during my coverage of the native protests that were occurring in my country in the 90s. In one of the native uprisings that took place for the demand of rights, the native…

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Desde el avión, me gusta imaginar figuras y descubrir pequeñas aldeas perdidas entre los pliegues de las montañas marrones –algunas nevadas- de la cordillera andina que atraviesa mi país. Me...

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From up in the airplane, I like to imagine figures below and find small, lost villages within the folds of the brown mountains- some covered in snow- of the Andean mountain range that crosses my country. I like the fat…