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The research team, led by the ICM-CSIC and the University of Cadiz, proposes incorporating specific sensors in future space missions to improve the detection of plastics.

A new ICM-CSIC study has revealed a significant increase of heavy metals in the sediments of the northwestern Alboran Sea coinciding with the rise of mining concessions in the region heavy rainfall events and accidental spills.

The two new layers have been created entirely with citizen data collected by the ICM-CSIC, which in 2021 also allowed the fish layer to be added to the guide.

The initiative, coordinated by the ICM-CSIC, will consider the effects of human pressure and climate change, which will enable to design and develop more effective management plans.

The Barcelona metropolitan area has been one of the 690 regions worldwide that have contributed to the City Nature Challenge, an international challenge to discover the nature of cities.

The initiative aims to restore about 30,000 hectares of deep-sea habitats in Catalonia with the active participation of the fishing sector.