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This research paper presents a high-accuracy (89.6%) land use/land cover classification of 17 million hectares in Uruguay using MODIS time series data from 2011-2012. The study identifies Perennial Forage Resources as the dominant cover (63.6%) but notes a significant decrease in these resources due to the expansion of the agricultural frontier.

This research paper examines energy interdependencies and regional integration within the Plata Basin, analyzing the evolution of energy networks, diplomatic negotiations, and conflicts between states and private companies since the economic opening of the 1990s.

This research paper discusses the need for interdisciplinary integration across natural and social sciences to understand human-landscape systems, specifically examining how environmental policy research contributes to four integrative themes: thresholds and tipping points, spatial scales and boundaries, feedback loops, and time scales and lags.

This research paper examines the implementation of biofuels in Argentina, arguing that despite policies mandating their use, the sector primarily benefits large agribusinesses rather than promoting territorial development or energy transition.

This research paper examines the gas exchange and water relations of Polylepis tarapacana at an altitude of 4,300 m in the Bolivian Andes, analyzing how the species manages carbon balance and water stress across dry-cold and wet-warm seasons.

This research paper examines the nature of historical cartography in the Valle del Río Negro, arguing that maps are not neutral representations but instruments of power that reflect the ideological and sociocultural contexts of their creators.

A research paper analyzing the hydroclimatic impacts of replacing natural forests, savannas, and pastures with agriculture across the La Plata River basin using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model.

This briefing by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that Canada continues to provide billions in public funds to the fossil fuel industry despite pledges to phase out subsidies. The document outlines five priority areas for reform—tax credits, the Trans Mountain Pipeline, carbon capture and storage, LNG infrastructure, and low-carbon funds—and calls for a comprehensive, transparent inventory of all financial supports to ensure Canada meets its international commitments as the 2025 G7 president.

This report by RMI analyzes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the US chemical industry, focusing on six primary chemicals: hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, ethylene, propylene, and benzene. It identifies 20 emissions reduction levers across four categories—alternative production methods, alternative heat sources, cleaner operations, and alternative feedstocks—and evaluates their current deployability and maximum potential to reach a net-zero sector by 2050.

A briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics analyzing the feasibility and necessity of the European Union increasing US LNG imports to replace Russian gas, concluding that existing and under-construction US capacity is already sufficient to meet this goal without further approvals.

This report by Ember analyses Energy Information Administration (EIA) data to demonstrate how solar power and battery storage met a significant portion of the United States' rising electricity demand in 2025.

This research paper evaluates the interaction between water-table depth, rainfall variation, and sowing dates on maize yields in the Western Pampas of Argentina, identifying an optimal water-table depth for maximizing production and stability.

This research paper examines the dynamics of cross-border collaboration in climate variability research, specifically drawing on three international projects between the US and Argentina to identify factors that foster or impede the production of high-quality, usable knowledge.

This research paper evaluates the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze extreme dry and wet climate events in the Semi-Arid Pampean Region (RESAP) of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, between 2000 and 2012.

This research paper examines the relationship between collaborative governance regimes and institutional adaptation, identifying four dimensions of capacity—structural arrangements, leadership, knowledge and learning, and resources—that enable adaptive action. The authors distinguish between collaborative capacity and adaptive capacity, arguing that the former generates the latter to facilitate institutional adaptation, using a case study of watershed management within the National Estuary Program to illustrate these linkages.

This research paper examines how irrigation efficiency and water savings can lead to unintended consequences—categorized as paradoxes—that may impair river basin resilience and negatively impact ecological flows and non-irrigation water uses.

The document describes a geographical approach to modeling the temporal and spatial evolution of the Cuauhtemoc aquifer using basic geometry and trigonometry rather than complex mathematical equations.

This research paper examines the historical evolution of policies addressing the nexus between ecosystem service (ES) provision and poverty alleviation (PA) in the Brazilian Amazon, analyzing the influence of international programs and the operationalization of specific policies.

This synthesis piece evaluates global efforts to achieve universal water supply and sanitation coverage, contrasting the historical use of private capital and management with a reemerging public governance model based on improved institutional regulation and competition management.

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