From rainforests to deserts, Mexico boasts a wealth of species. Explore its biodiversity and the challenges of conservation with Mexicanist.
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Deforestation reduces genetic diversity and leads to the extinction of species. Currently, 33 percent of the national surface is covered with these habitats, and 27 percent with scrubland. About the International Day of Forests.
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These are small actions we can take at home to mitigate what is our "last call" for action against climate change.
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In the national shrimp catch, 20 to 30 percent comes from the lagoon systems of Sonora, Sinaloa, and Nayarit. The FAO designated 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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With more than 3,000 volcanoes in its territory, Latin America is one of the most active volcanic regions. Only 14 of all the volcanoes are active.
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Mexico's home gardens are sites of cultural richness that showcase customs and traditions. In the world, family farming is practiced on 12 percent of the arable land surface and feeds two billion people.
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January 26, World Environmental Education Day. Young people are genuinely concerned about what they are experiencing and what will happen to their environment. Social networks are a powerful tool for transmitting information.
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The profound relevance of soil, the crucial role it plays in food security, adaptation to climate change, ecosystem services, and the benefits we obtain.
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Here are the details of introduced fauna and how it is one of the main risks for the conservation of biological diversity in island ecosystems.
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The magueys or agaves trees can produce many human satisfiers such as honey, fiber, fuels, fodder, construction materials, and medicinal products.
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Sharks are animals with an evolutionary past of 400 million years. The value of their meat, oils, fins, etc., have made them the target of fishermen.
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The Tlayúa Quarry is a small fossiliferous site located in the town of Tepexi de Rodríguez, in the heart of the Mixteca region of Puebla, Mexico.
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Mexico's forest wealth extends beyond the continental massif and under the sea in marine meadows, which could have a promising future.
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The flower of Jamaica is a plant that contributes to health, also the flowers are used as an ornamental plant. Find out more about it.
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Our view of species is that they are resources. More important than laws is social sensitivity. It is time for humanity to put an end to animal exploitation. Mankind must put an end to animal exploitation.
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It is the most extensive in the Gulf of Mexico. From 1966 to date, coral cover has decreased by almost 40 percent. They are also affected by discharges from the Jamapa, Papaloapan, Actopan, and La Antigua rivers.
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In the Baja California Peninsula region, there, the 1,501 islands are home to great biological diversity, including species unique in the world, and are important breeding, feeding, and resting grounds for a wide variety of seabirds and marine mammals.