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It devastated a Patagonian myrtle forest and will have to pay almost 67 million pesos

A brutal clandestine clearing in front of Lake Correntoso, in the town of Villa La Angostura, led to an unprecedented financial penalty. Justice verified the destruction of protected species by the advance of bulldozers and ordered the owners of the lot to implement a strict remediation plan to try to save the Patagonian ecosystem.

The first woman to preside over the College of Agricultural Engineers

Lorena Elorriaga highlighted that her management will seek to strengthen institutional functioning and the link with professionals and organizations of the Province Agricultural engineer Lorena Elorriaga recently took over as president of the College of Agricultural and Forestry Engineers of the Province of Buenos Aires, becoming the first woman to hold that position since the creation of the institution.

They plant more than 1,000,000 trees to recover one of the most important ecosystems in the world: it is the greatest pride of this country

The project not only seeks to recover environmental balance, but also protect the natural environment of one of the most visited destinations in the world. Amid growing global concern about climate change, Peru launched an unprecedented initiative that aims to restore one of its most emblematic ecosystems. The project, which contemplates the massive planting of trees in strategic areas, seeks not only to recover environmental balance, but also to protect the natural environment of Machu Picchu, one of the most visited destinations in the world.

Sustainable transition | FAIMA launched the first Institute of Wood Construction in Argentina

In a strategic decision to reactivate the forestry industry, the future of sustainable architecture and the development of the bioeconomy in the country, the Argentine Federation of the Wood and Related Industries (FAIMA) made official the creation of the Institute of Wood Construction (ICM). It is the first organization of its kind in Argentina, specifically designed to position the forest resource as a competitive, cutting-edge and carbon-neutral material in the face of the global challenges of mitigating the extreme effects of climate change.

Dont miss it! Native Flora Congress calls for three days dedicated to biodiversity and conservation of Chilean plant heritage

The IX National Congress of Native Flora of Chile has already opened its registration and call for presentation of works. The meeting, which will take place in September 2026 in Santiago, will bring together researchers, students, organizations and nature lovers around talks, workshops, experiences and discussions on biodiversity, ecological restoration and conservation of native species. Among the guests, Gloria Montenegro, Ariel Orellana, Luis Felipe Hinojosa and Rosa Scherson stand out.

Unprecedented milestone in Pakistan: it has managed to plant 10 billion trees in 3 years to reforest its forests

Trees are key in the fight against climate change, but in Pakistan they fulfill a more important function, sustaining the territory. The country suffers some of the worst effects of climate change, although it hardly generates polluting emissions. For this reason, the Government launched a massive reforestation program to stop this deterioration. The initiative seeks to change the environmental balance and, at the same time, sustain very fragile rural economies.