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Lorena Villanueva-Almanza

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Covers:  Botany and Plant Sciences, conferences, academia
Previously: manager at @IAN_UMCES, editor @botanyone, @AAASMassMedia fellow @indystar_, @CalBotSoc, @UCRiverside
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Para tener áreas verdes de calidad, además de voluntad política, hace falta amor - Este País

Para tener áreas verdes de calidad, además de voluntad política, hace falta amor - Este País

La mancha urbana es imparable, la ciudades en expansión parecen ser incontenibles y, con esto, no se asoma la…

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Protecting oaks doing conservation genetics with an open heart

Protecting oaks doing conservation genetics with an open heart

Blending traditional knowledge and Western science to strategise the battle against climate change

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A race against time: saving seeds to protect threatened plants in California " Botany One

A race against time: saving seeds to protect threatened plants in California " Botany One

Abies bracteata, or bristlecone fir, is one of the rarest North American species of Abies. This once more wid…

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How a forgotten plant of Mexico's tropical forests revolutionised life for women

How a forgotten plant of Mexico's tropical forests revolutionised life for women

Esta historia también está disponible en español. A plant native to the tropical forests of Mexico was essent…

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Devolviéndole el tempo a la Tierra

Devolviéndole el tempo a la Tierra

Hablar de armonía en el estudio académico de la ecología no es común; quizás es mejor hablar de equilibrio di…

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Viviendo del aire

Viviendo del aire

México cuenta con recursos genéticos más que valiosos para alimentar a su población, reducir la dependencia a…

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Rendición de cuentas: la deuda con nuestros árboles

Rendición de cuentas: la deuda con nuestros árboles

Olga Salazar vive en la alcaldía Coyoacán entre calles con nombres de plantas. El parque Bambú, a unas cuadra…

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In Oaxaca, Researchers Find Livestock Can Help - Not Hurt - Native Grasslands

In Oaxaca, Researchers Find Livestock Can Help - Not Hurt - Native Grasslands

Gustavo note: This story was funded by the generosity of readers like ustedes and is part ofn a weeklong seri…

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ASPB Holds Its First Virtual Plant Biology Meeting

ASPB Holds Its First Virtual Plant Biology Meeting

ASPB held the Plant Biology 2020 Worldwide Summit, its first virtual annual meeting, July 27–31. Although ASP…

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Virtual scientific conferences open doors to researchers around the world

Virtual scientific conferences open doors to researchers around the world

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Brenda Hernández Hernández never expected to attend Botany 2020, the major conf…

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La esperanza de voltear el marcador: optimismo por la Tierra

La esperanza de voltear el marcador: optimismo por la Tierra

E s cierto que el movimiento conservacionista no atraviesa su mejor momento. Nos enfrentamos a retos importan…

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Paddling the White River to engage with Indianapolis' waterways

Paddling the White River to engage with Indianapolis' waterways

The COVID-19 pandemic lead to postponing this year's White River Dragon Boat Races and Hamilton County White …

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Seeking summer real estate, endangered Indiana bats are running out of places to live

Seeking summer real estate, endangered Indiana bats are running out of places to live

The Indiana bat, a state and federally endangered species, spends the winter hibernating in caves. But, over …

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Grupo ambientalista en Indianápolis quiere ayudar a la comunidad latina a plantar árboles

Grupo ambientalista en Indianápolis quiere ayudar a la comunidad latina a plantar árboles

Como parte de la Semana de Conservación Latina, la organización Keep Indianapolis Beautiful llevará a cabo su…

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Fireworks put harmful particles in the air that can make it more difficult to breathe

Fireworks put harmful particles in the air that can make it more difficult to breathe

Indianapolis' large downtown fireworks display might have been canceled this year, but in many Indy neighborh…

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Frog love is in the air - unless someone gets in the way

Frog love is in the air - unless someone gets in the way

Imagine attempting to broadcast romantic messages to a potential mate while another Romeo is trying the same.…

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Indiana distilleries step up to produce hand sanitizer during coronavirus pandemic

Indiana distilleries step up to produce hand sanitizer during coronavirus pandemic

If you have made a trip to the store searching for hand sanitizer only to find barren shelves or the occasion…

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