Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo, the principal investigator for DUNAS (Descendants United for Nature, Adaptation, and Sustainability), spoke to the intersection of climate change and cultural heritage at the Smithsonian Institute’s two-day symposium entitled, “Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Through Climate Change” held on March 5-6, 2020. Climate change has become one of the most significant and fastest growing threats to people and their cult

To do our part to help protect Puerto Rican Heritage, the Climate Science Alliance team created 3D renderings of some of the artifacts recovered by Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo on the DUNAS restoration. Find out how they did it here! Within the context of climate change, sea level rise and extreme weather events threaten not only coastal communities’ infrastructure, but also the archaeological record of the community’s history, knowledge, and culture. Dunes and coastal areas oft

The Dune Explorers Program, an extension of our Climate Kids initiative, is a new educational curriculum created by our team to connect communities to climate messages and the importance of coastal resilience through projects like our DUNAS restoration effort. By weaving together cultural, ecological, and community values we lay the groundwork for a resilient future. In September 2017, Hurricane María and Irma devastated Puerto Rico causing considerable impacts to both natura

Mariela Declet Pérez, a Project Lead of the DUNAS project, is back with another update from the field. Read about the annual Open House event at Hacienda la Esperanza in Manatí! El día 2 de noviembre se llevó a cabo el evento anual de Casa Abierta en la Hacienda la Esperanza en Manatí. En este evento Para la Naturaleza abre sus puertas de las reservas para que la ciudadanía les visite y conozcan sobre los trabajos y proyectos que se están realizando en la región. Este ano fui

Mariela Declet Pérez, a Project Lead of the DUNAS project, is back with another update from the field. Read about what "the swell of the dead" means for the dune restoration project. Cuando llega el final del mes de octubre y principio del mes de noviembre comienzan a generarse frentes de fríos en el continente de América del Norte. A estos sistemas moverse través del continente, se crea una baja presión asociada al sistema que genera un área de vientos en dirección hacia el