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Group photo of IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen Lips, with the Latin American Ambassadors

02 October 2024

IIASA and Latin American Ambassadors explore new collaborative opportunities

On 23 September 2024, a distinguished delegation of Heads of Missions from the Latin American region, led by its Dean, Ambassador Juan Francisco Facetti Fernandez, Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the International Organizations in Vienna, visited IIASA to explore avenues for meaningful research collaborations.

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Mines

23 September 2020

Crafting mines from satellite images

The mining of coal, metals, and other minerals causes loss of natural habitats across the entire globe. However, available data is insufficient to measure the extent of these impacts. IIASA alumnus Victor Maus and his colleagues mapped more than 57,000 kmĀ² of mining areas over the whole world using satellite images.