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Catalonia’s Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Observatory updates the territory’s Living Planet Index, which measures wildlife loss

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Monitoring water quality in Europe, the Copernicus challenge to which CREAF is contributing

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Trees with thin leaves and powerful root systems are increasing in abundance in Spain due to climate change

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Southern Europe, California and Australia: some of the regions where recovery from drought and wildfires takes longest

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17,000 hectares of crops must be recovered to protect the metropolitan region of Barcelona from fires

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Jofre Carnicer, honored by the ICREA Acadèmia 2024 program

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The deeper I delve into theoretical ecology to try to interpret the world, the more I marvel that it still works.

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How do plants drink water?

All living organisms need water, and plants are no exception. While many animals can move around to find it, most plants are rooted to the spot and have therefore had to develop astonishing ways of obtaining and storing it.

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Associated Press news agency (USA) , An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona

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From a planetary perspective, the fires in the Amazon and the Arctic are more fatal than those in California