DISEASES CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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According to the WHO (World Health Organization), environmental pollution kills more than seven million people around the world every year. 25% from heart disease and 24% from a stroke. For this reason, air pollution is considered the new tobacco.  Although pollution is sometimes not seen with the eyes, its consequences are increasingly noticeable. It is […]

HOW TO HELP CARE FOR SEA AND OCEANS?

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As you may have read, the seas and oceans are increasingly polluted. We all like to go to the beach and swim, but it is very common to find dirt in the water that prevents us from fully enjoying ourselves. Imagine what it must be like for fish and other species living in the water […]

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?

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Lately the word sustainability has been used a lot, but do we know what sustainability is exactly? To make this concept clear to us and put it into practice, today we have prepared this guide where we explain everything. Sustainability is the fact of developing a current need, of this moment, without compromising the ability […]

15 TIPS TO SAVE WATER AT HOME

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Water is the basic element for us to live. This resource allows us to reduce poverty, that an area can grow economically and that there is environmental sustainability. To make people aware of the importance of freshwater, World Water Day is celebrated every year (March 22nd). Also so that we all know the importance of […]

10 TIPS TO SAVE ON ENERGY

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Do you want to save energy on your electricity bill? Sometimes we think that it is not easy to save energy so that at the end of the month we have to pay less. For this reason, today we have prepared this guide so that you can learn how to save energy in a noticeable […]

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION

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Deforestation is the process, usually caused by humans, that destroys the vegetation of a forest.  Although the causes are mainly human, sometimes non-human factors also intervene, such as an unprovoked fire. We all know that trees fulfil a series of very important functions for the survival of human beings and animals. They produce oxygen, provide […]

CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTE BUTTS IN THE SEA

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Spain is a country where people smoke a lot, it is estimated that about 90 million cigars are smoked every day. Because of this bad habit, at the end of the year some 32.8 billion cigarette butts are generated in the environment. These filters can take up to 10 years to degrade.  It is estimated […]

CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF WATER POLLUTION

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One of the main problems we have today is water pollution. Be it from rivers, seas, oceans, lakes or reservoirs. If we cannot stop this problem, the survival of our species and of all living beings on the planet is seriously compromised.  Water pollution occurs when its composition is modified in such a way that […]