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Páramos at risk: The interconnected threats to a biodiversity hotspot
The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services.
Image Credit: The Bogotá Post
On a recent, pre-pandemic journey to the High Andes of Colombia, I
found myself surrounded by one of the regionâs emblematic species, the
flowering shrubs known locally as
frailejones or âbig monks.â These giant plants, relatives of sunflowers from the
Espeletia genus, mesmerized me, their yellow buds and silvery hairs glistening in the intense, ephemeral sunlight.
Looking out over the vast, rolling landscape, I wondered how such a stunning, incomparable ecosystem can be taken for granted.
The Straits Times
South America suffers worst death tolls yet
Experts warn that failure to curb virus in region could lead to more dangerous variants emerging
A gravedigger among graves of Covid-19 victims at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, in Brazil s Amazonas state, earlier this week. Brazil has gone from 300,000 deaths to 400,000 in about a month, less than the two it took to go from 200,000 to 300,000. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
PublishedMay 1, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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Workers in protective gear bury Covid-19 victims at the Vila Formosa Cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo / Adriana Zehbrauskas, The New York Times
Workers in protective gear bury Covid-19 victims at the Vila Formosa Cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo / Adriana Zehbrauskas, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Julie Turkewitz and Mitra Taj
In the capital of Colombia, Bogotá, the mayor is warning residents to brace for the worst two weeks of our lives . Uruguay, once lauded as a model for keeping the coronavirus under control, now has