Researchers from CR2 awarded Fondecyt Initiation projects for 2024

The research projects led by Camila Álvarez-Garretón, Estela Blanco, Cecilia Ibarra, Javier Lopatin, and Alejandro Miranda have been granted funding by the Subdirectorate of...

Not all mangroves are equal (Mangrove Alliance)

Improving carbon baseline estimations with high-resolution remote sensing analyses. Panama has decided to put Nature-based Solutions at the core of its climate strategy, with Blue...

Analysis | Extreme weather: One of the factors behind the February 2023 fires in...

By Martín Jacques Coper, (CR)2 principal investigator; René Garreaud, (CR)2 director; and Roberto Rondanelli, (CR)2 associate researcher. During the first week of February 2023, we...

You Asked 1,000 Questions about Peatlands, and Our Bog Experts Answered (Some of) Them...

We asked for questions about the amazing carbon-storage capabilities of peatlands, and how these ecosystems keep the planet breathing. Readers sent us more than...

Policy brief | Increase of river and stream flow through native forest restoration in...

After 14 years of research, it was shown that recovering areas with native vegetation generates an increase in flows immediately and its maintenance...

Policy brief | Climate change in Chile: the need to diversify nature-based solutions

The national strategy to address climate change relies on land use, land-use change, and forestry to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Scientific evidence has...

Policy brief | Water availability in the Cauquenes river basin facing climate change and...

Lower rainfall and an increase in temperature would generate a 32.1% decrease in the flow of the Cauquenes river basin for the period...

Policy brief | Identifying the urban-rural interface in Chile: conditions that determine the highest...

Delimiting the rural-urban interface areas of Chile and defining those that have a higher risk of fires will allow efficient targeting of management...

Growing awareness of the value of Chile’s peatlands (UN Environment)

Chile is renowned for its diverse ecosystem, from the vast mountain ranges of Patagonia to the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego. The country...

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