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Protecting ‘green sponges’ to store water

Sajama National Park in Bolivia has lost more than half of its glacier over the past 30 years. By combining traditional knowledge and new technologies, a Swiss project aims to preserve the glacier’s meltwater by protecting wetlands.

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