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Especialistas abordarán el impacto de la iluminación artificial excesiva y sus efectos sobre la astronomía, la salud humana y la biodiversidad El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y SEO/BirdLife Canarias celebran la conferencia " Contaminación Lumínica: Una Amenaza Silenciosa", una jornada clave para la protección del medio ambiente y el patrimonio científico del archipiélago. La ponencia estará a cargo de Federico de la Paz, técnico del IAC, y Yarci Acosta de Seo/Birdlife, quien desgranará los graves riesgos que el uso ineficiente y descontrolado de la luz artificial supone para laAdvertised on -
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