Environment

Environment

Cuba, shelter and sanctuary for migratory birds

By Alina Veranes

International Migratory Bird Day is about to arrive, on the second Saturday of October, on our continent and in our country. Important moments are taking place in the life cycles of these wonderful creatures, with an outstanding role, for themselves and for health of our beautiful Blue House.

Coconut palms, beyond the beauty of the landscape

By Alina Veranes

Blue beaches with swaying coconut palms and splendid violet and gold sunsets are the most fascinating idealization of tropical resorts in the Caribbean, and especially those of Cuba, where with a mojito and love at hand we agree that Paradise exists even if only in our dreams.

Turnat 2022 will be held in western Cuba

CubaPLUS Magazine

The provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, Havana, Mayabeque, and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud will host the 13th edition of the Tourism and Nature event (Turnat) to take place from September 20 to 24, announced Longino Franquiz, commercial director of the Ecotur Travel Agency.

The singular trill of the Tocororo

By Alina Veranes

Classified as the national bird of Cuba, the tocororo (Priotelustemnurus) has a plumage of beautiful and bright colors, among which red, blue and white predominate, which distinguish our national flag.

Cuba celebrates International Environment Day with various activities

CubaPLUS Magazine

Cuba celebrates this Sunday International Environment Day with numerous activities such as theoretical events, presentation of audiovisuals and talks on thoughts of historical leader Fidel Castro, on this subject, planting of trees and other actions in defense of nature.

Buenavista Reserve, nature and life

By Alina Veranes

It happened in the year 2000: the kingdom of nature settled in the Buenavista area, in the central provinces of Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila, was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, in recognition of the conservation work of its terrestrial, marine and coastal areas, which meant one more commitment and an incentive for those involved.

Cuba’s Polymita picta snail nominated for Mollusc of the Year

CubaPLUS Magazine

Polymita picta, a Cuban land snail, is one of five nominees to compete for the title of 2022 Mollusk of the Year, in a contest promoted by the LOEWE Center for Translational Genomics of Biodiversity in Germany.

The Legend of the Pictish Polymita

By Alina Veranes

Among the species of the endemic Cuban fauna, a small terrestrial mollusk named Polymita picta stands out for its extraordinary aesthetics, whose vivid colors and linear and curved lines of its calcareous shell have given it the fame of being the most beautiful snail on the planet.

The most beautiful birds in paradise lands

By Alina Veranes

Without a doubt, Cuba could be considered a territory with immense luck in terms of birds, perhaps the most fascinating and colorful species of the animal kingdom, and even more so if they are songbirds.

Sierra del Rosario

By Alina Veranes

The Sierra del Rosario, spread over 26,000 hectares or 250 sq.km through the easternmost part of the Cordillera de Guaniguanico, was the first natural emporium declared in Cuba as a Biosphere Reserve -with international category-, on February 15, 1985.

Cuba attends Latin American Forum of Environment Ministers

CubaPLUS Magazine

Cuba is attending the 40th Anniversary Special Session of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, which opened on Thursday in Costa Rica.

Protected crocodiles?

CubaPLUS Magazine

The black legend about the ferocity of crocodiles began to be written by man a long time ago, and even today it is difficult to escape from it. Man thinks more about taking care of us reptilian size than dedicating ourselves to taking care of them. Not counting those who think of exterminating them for the sake of economic benefits.

Tree ferns, the filigree of the mountain frond

By Alina Veranes

The forests of tree ferns (Cyatheaarborea) permanently embellish and give life to the increasingly reforested Sierra Maestra, in the southeast of the country, the Escambray mountain massif, in the central mountain range of Guamuhaya, as well as the chains of the Rosario and Organs, in the extreme west of Cuba.

When the firebird soars the skies

By Alina Veranes

Perhaps there is no more fascinating sight than the flight, early in the morning, of a flock of pink flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) very close to the Caribbean beach where you spend the summer, even if it is winter in your country. Then you will think, looking pleased in the distance, that you finally arrived in paradise.

A Cuban at the North Pole, a dream achieved

By Mercy Ramos, Photos: courtesy of Laura Castro de la Guardia

For Cuban biologist Laura Castro de la Guardia to think of the Arctic and its frozen seas, when she was studying at the University of Havana, was a pipe dream, unattainable. However, just five years after graduating, she became the first Cuban to set foot on the North Pole.

Cuba, shelter and sanctuary for migratory birds

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Cuba, shelter and sanctuary for migratory birds

Coconut palms, beyond the beauty of the landscape

Turnat 2022 will be held in western Cuba

The singular trill of the Tocororo

Cuba celebrates International Environment Day with various activities

Buenavista Reserve, nature and life

Cuba’s Polymita picta snail nominated for Mollusc of the Year

The Legend of the Pictish Polymita

The most beautiful birds in paradise lands

Sierra del Rosario

Cuba attends Latin American Forum of Environment Ministers

Protected crocodiles?

Tree ferns, the filigree of the mountain frond

When the firebird soars the skies

A Cuban at the North Pole, a dream achieved

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