#nature
The respect for the environment, flora and fauna or the defense of the nature are essential in fighting climate change. Iberdrola group promotes the biodiversity in ecosystems by supporting the cultural heritage development, apart from encouraging cultural and social awareness in this regard.
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The invasion of plastics across the planet is a reality. Just consider that there are five large garbage patches in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans covering seven million square kilometres. If we want to preserve the planet, the time has come for each and every one of us to take action.
Every year an ever-greater amount of plastic floods our oceans, causing incalculable damage to marine ecosystems. Faced with this crisis we must urgently ask ourselves: how does it get there? What real impact does it have on nature? And above all, what actions can we take as citizens, businesses and governments to curb this problem? We analyse these issues below.
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Bees and other animals do silent yet essential work for our survival. The vast majority of the world's food crops depend on natural pollination by these species, which are now threatened by intensive agriculture, pesticides, pollution and climate change.
A study published in the journal Nature estimated that, around 2020, the mass of human-made materials exceeded the planet’s biomass. This milestone reflects the scale of the transformation that human activity has brought about on Earth.
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2022 again closed with one of the highest temperatures in history since records began in 1880. This is coupled with the fact that of the 10 warmest years in history, 9 have occurred in the last 9 years. The consequences of the increase in the Earth's average temperature range from rising oceans to the proliferation of extreme weather events.
Since plastic was first introduced in the 1950s, more than 400 million tonnes of plastic have been produced every year, less than 10% of which has been recycled, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Tragically, the planet has become a dumping ground for this debris, which includes everything from bottles and bags, to microplastics. These tiny particles of plastics have been found in the most unexpected places, from the peak of Mount Everest to the deepest trenches of the sea, and even in the breath of dolphins.
