Conoce la campaña Democracia 40 años, que desde Córdoba lanzaron Apadim y Cecopal, las copartes que hacen parte de la Plataforma Latinoamericana de Organizaciones por los Derechos y el Buen Vivir, como un llamado a defender ejes centrales de la vida democrática y conquistas sociales históricas, que son innegociables y que en lugar de abandonar, se deben fortalecer profundamente: las …
El 18 de septiembre de 2023, finalmente llegamos a la meta por la que tantos niños, niñas y jóvenes de todo el mundo, y en especial nuestra Red Juvenil (e infantil) Latinoamericana, habían hecho tantos aportes y acciones: el Comité de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU presentó la Observación General 26, que había promulgado en agosto. Como dice …
La justicia ambiental es un pilar fundamental del Acuerdo de Escazú y un tema crucial para la protección de los derechos humanos y la sostenibilidad ambiental. Garantizar el derecho a un ambiente sano y equilibrado es esencial para lograr una gestión ambiental justa, equitativa y sostenible. La falta de justicia ambiental tiene graves consecuencias para la salud, el bienestar de …
Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14,000,000 square kilometres, it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice …
Birds are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m ostrich. They rank as the class of tetrapods with the most living …
Three quarters of the planet Earth is covered by water. A majority of the planet’s solid surface is abyssal plain, at depths between 4,000 and 5,500 metres (13,100 and 18,000 ft) below the surface of the oceans. The solid surface location on the planet closest to the centre of the orb is the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench …
Wildlife traditionally refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all plants, fungi, and other organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts, forests, rain forests, plains, grasslands, and other areas including the most developed urban sites, all have distinct forms of wildlife. While …
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers who implement these standards. SDWA applies to every public water …
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