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Case image: Early warning system for the protection of forests and communities against forest fires created in Argentina

ArgentinaFires

Early warning system for the protection of forests and communities against forest fires created in Argentina

Wildfires are detected late and spread before response arrives. Satellites on Fire, created in Argentina by young people, is an early warning platform that combines satellite images, cameras on towers and artificial intelligence to detect fires in minutes, send alerts by WhatsApp, SMS or email and estimate how the fire will spread. It currently operates in 21 countries and monitors 50 million hectares.

Measure
Other
Territory
Global reach
Youth participation
The youth lead the project from its conception, technical development and management. In 2020, at just 16 years old, its founders programmed the first predictive algorithms with AI to respond to forest fires in Córdoba. They validated the technology together with fire stations and local brigades, consolidating a solution that scaled to the regional level under the direction of a team made up mainly of young professionals.
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Case image: Ecological restoration and afforestation of native species in the face of fires in Argentina

ArgentinaFires

Ecological restoration and afforestation of native species in the face of fires in Argentina

RestaurAcción, an Eco House program launched in 2021 with youth participation, restores degraded areas and forests with native species in eight Argentine provinces, creating biodiversity corridors together with communities, municipalities, schools and companies to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems in the face of climate change. It has already planted more than 13,000 native specimens in more than 60 community restoration events, with more than 8,000 people involved.

Measure
Ecosystem restoration
Territory
Paraná Atlantic Forest, Espinal, Pampas, Dry Chaco, Lowland and Plateau Monte, Patagonian Steppe, Patagonian Forests.
Youth participation
Young people participate in community planting and restoration events and receive socio-environmental training. The program is articulated with the Eco House Network of Schools for Sustainable Development to train environmental leaders, and seeks to generate youth leadership opportunities.
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Case image: Restoration of native highland forests (Polylepis australis) as a strategy for adaptation to drought and protection of hydrological basins in the mountains of Córdoba, Argentina

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Restoration of native highland forests (Polylepis australis) as a strategy for adaptation to drought and protection of hydrological basins in the mountains of Córdoba, Argentina

In the mountains of Córdoba (Argentina), the loss of high-altitude native tabaquillo (Polylepis australis) forests degraded the basins that supply water to 80% of the provincial population. Bosques de Agua, a project led by youth, reforests and restores these forests in the Pampa de Achala Water Reserve to recover soil water regulation in the face of increasingly extreme and frequent droughts. He has already planted 450,000 tabaquillos and incorporated 209 hectares into a nature reserve.

Measure
Water
Territory
Dry Chaco
Youth participation
The initiative was created in 2021 by Juan Manuel Martín (32 years old) and Juan Pablo Moretto (29 years old) and a large part of the more than 700 volunteers who participated in planting and nursery days are young people and students who individually joined the organization's open calls.
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Case image: Installation of climate shelters as an adaptation measure to urban heat islands in Córdoba, Argentina

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Installation of climate shelters as an adaptation measure to urban heat islands in Córdoba, Argentina

In Córdoba, Argentina, heat waves affect the wait time of public transportation users, especially older adults and people with disabilities. Shelters 360 is a pilot project promoted by young FAUD-UNC students that adapts a bus stop by incorporating a green roof, sunshades and vertical modules with vegetation, with the aim of reducing the heat island effect and improving the accessibility of the space.

Measure
Health
Territory
Espinal
Youth participation
Young people are the protagonists of this project. Students of Architecture (FAUD-UNC) and Electronic Engineering (FRC-UTN) designed and technically developed the prototype, participated in co-design tables and in the site survey, and articulated with municipal actors and companies.
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