Biodiversity
The Gulf and the Storms: Fatal Attraction
In the Gulf, while oil is in sharp decline, storms and hurricanes are on the rise, both in intensity and frequency. Read to get answers on why and how.
Biodiversity
From rainforests to deserts, Mexico boasts a wealth of species. Explore its biodiversity and the challenges of conservation with Mexicanist.
Biodiversity
Saving la vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise of the Gulf of California
The vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus), one of the smallest porpoises in the world, is a mammal native and exclusive to the Sea of Cortés and in danger.
Biodiversity
Illegal wildlife trafficking: the struggle for survival of species
Learn how illegal trafficking of wild species and the impact that ecosystems receive, cause the fragmentation and loss of natural biological systems.
Biodiversity
In a sea of waste: the necessary change
A brief overview of the problem of waste in Mexico and in the world, reflecting on its multiple origins, especially, the consumer society.
Biodiversity
Climate change takes its toll on marigold blossoms
Marigold flower plantations, located in the central valley of Oaxaca, where today the color orange predominates, delight the eye and the senses in autumn, however, these are unfortunate times for producers due to climate change and the massive invasion of plants from China.
Biodiversity
Mexico, on the brink of unsustainable temperatures
Lack of action could cause the sea level to rise by up to 150 cm. Mobility in cities must be rethought, either with electricity or multimodal transportation.
Biodiversity
Drought in Mexico: everyone's business
Throughout Mexico, a large part of the country suffers periods of drought that threaten productive activities such as agriculture and livestock and put food security at risk.
Biodiversity
How does climate change impact plankton?
The specialists warn that even moderate reductions in the variety of plankton in the oceans could mean an eventual loss of 17% of marine life.
Tabasco
Scientists discover an ancient mangrove and a millenary beach in the heart of Tabasco's Eden
The sea level was much higher than it is now and it is likely that, due to the current global warming, similar situations will return.
Biodiversity
Cochineal cultivation, eco-friendly activity for the economy and community welfare
A unique prehispanic activity arrives to our days: the cultivation of the cochineal and the extraction of carmine from the bodies of a Mexican insect.
Biodiversity
Jack Fruit: the world's largest fruit in the Peruvian Amazon
Also known as nanjea or jaca, and similar to the bread tree, it is considered the largest fruit in the world because there are pieces of 50 kilos.
Biodiversity
What killed the sardines of Barahona?
When asked the question of what killed the sardines in the port of El Cayo de Barahona, the answer is simple; it was all of us.
Business
Use of fungi in industry, vital for the world economy
The UNAM has a mushroom collection of more than 25,000 specimens that represents an excellent indicator of Mexico's fungal diversity. Fungi are used worldwide in cheese ripening, to obtain penicillin, to make textiles, paper or leather; there are also edible species.
Biodiversity
Nearly seven percent of the world's population exposed to drought
Approximately seven percent of the world's population will be exposed to the reduction of at least twenty percent of renewable water resources for each degree of global warming.
Biodiversity
Wetlands in Mexico: Opportunities for society
Mexico's wetlands, known as marshes and swamps, occupy 6.5% of the territory and include coastal lagoons, mangroves, palm groves, and flooded forests.
Biodiversity
Jaguar, the lord of the jungle and the largest predator in the Americas
In Mexico, the jaguar is distributed from the tropical rainforests of southeastern Mexico to the Rio Grande in the Gulf and in the Sierra Madre Occidental.