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Casa FOA 2026 opens its doors: where will it be, what can be seen and what are the new trends
Casa FOA will open its doors this Thursday, October 1, at the Palacio Molina, in Barracas, for its 2026 edition, which can be visited until November 1. The exhibition of architecture, interior design, landscaping and industry will occupy the historic site of the former Alpargatas factory, at 1053 Regimiento de Patricios Avenue, in Barracas. The organization confirmed more than 42 spaces intervened on an area of ??5,700 m2.
The tree that almost touches the moon: a lost forest with the tallest specimen in Asia is found in Taiwan
A team of researchers located the tallest known tree in East Asia in Taiwan after a decade of expeditions, LiDAR maps and the work of hundreds of volunteers.
Missions | 22 hectares of a unique grassland in Argentina were burned and populations of endemic species were lost in protected areas of Teyú Cuaré
At the end of September, a fire was reported in San Ignacio, where 22 hectares of grassland were burned on the Teyú Cuaré peninsula, a protected natural area in the province of Misiones. The most affected area was the Tenondé Private Nature Reserve, property of the Habitat and Development Foundation.
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The fellings of eastern Buenos Aires: a forest heritage that needs to be conserved
To the east of the province of Buenos Aires, one of the most unique forest ecosystems in the Pampas region develops, although little known outside the scientific field. Due to the abundance of the native species Celtis tala (logging), these are called talars, and constitute an important native forest community, which alternates with areas of Pampas Grassland.
What is forest resilience and how it will be studied in Patagonia
The initiative received a grant from the Williams Foundation. The work will be carried out by scientists from the Andean Patagonian Forest Research and Extension Center (CIEFAP). What will be the steps they will take to provide knowledge, as detailed in dialogue with Diario RIO NEGRO.
Trees that protect the countryside: a strategy that recovers soil and improves production
In the southwest of Chaco, integrating trees and shrubs into the countryside improves the soil and opens new productive opportunities for local producers
Technologies and new destinations for wood were analyzed by specialists at the forestry conferences in Entre Ríos
The traditional Entre Ríos Forestry Days took place on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25 at the INTA Concordia headquarters, organized in conjunction with the Association of Agricultural Engineers of the Northeast of Entre Ríos (AIANER). The proposal brought together representatives from different parts of the country and countries in the region to analyze the current challenges of the activity.
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