Spanish - Environment
Animals
Cuentos de la selva por Horacio Quiroga - A collection of Quiroga's short stories about the environment, including many about animals and the jungle in Spanish with vocabulary words glossed in Spanish
Jaguar infografía - A very simple infographic in Spanish about the diet, habitat, and physical characteristics of the jaguar [Contributed by Lydia Masters]
Biodiversity
Biodiversidad Extrema en el Parque Nacional del Manu - A 3:48 min. video about the national park in Peru narrated in Spanish by a park ranger (unfortunately, there are subtitles in English) [Contributed by Lydia Masters]
Climate Change
El cambio climático no es el responsable de la sequía en Argentina, Uruguay y Chile, pero sí agrava la escasez de agua - A short, informational article by Naciones Unidas that explains the effect of climate change on the current drought in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. [Contributed by Hannah Fenwick]
Conservation & Environmental Protection
Acciones para cuidar el medioambiente en casa - Well-formatted post from Spain with a simple list of actions in Spanish [Contributed by Holly Walker]
Infografías del Medio Ambiente - A collection of infographics in Spanish about environmental protection [Contributed by Hannah Fenwick]
La importancia de la sostenibilidad energética - A short, informational article that talks about what sustainable energy is and why it is cheaper and better for the planet. [Contributed by Hannah Fenwick]
Madre Tierra - Shel Dixon - A 3:31 min. music video that encourages viewers to take better care of Mother Earth [Contributed by Hannah Fenwick]
15 cuentos para salvar al planeta tierra - A collection of short stories written and illustrated in Spanish by Venezuelan students with the goal of advocating for environmental preservation
Desert Life
Cómo sacar fotos en el Salar de Uyuni (fotos perspectivas forzadas) - A 3:24 min. video in Spanish that gives tips and tricks for taking fun photos in the desert [Contributed by Hannah Parry]
Los Desiertos y sus características - Videos Aprende - A 4:00 min. video in Spanish that highlights the key characteristics of deserts [Contributed by Hannah Parry]
Los animales del desierto para niños - Conoce la naturaleza - A 4:22 min. animated video in Spanish with excellent scientific information, supplemented by photos [Contributed by Carter Ulrich]
10 tips para visitar el Salar de Uyuni - A 1:17 min. video with practical tips for packing and planning for a visiting to the desert [Contributed by Carter Ulrich]
Material: Léxico-Semántica: El desierto - A vocabulary mat with an image of a desert and images of animals surrounding it that are labeled in Spanish [Contributed by Hannah Parry]
La tuna Manejo del cultivo y usos - A 4-page handout that provides key information in Spanish about the tuna cactus [Contributed by Hannah Parry]
Endangered Species
Infografía sobre animales en peligro de extinguirse - An infographic in Spanish about different types of animals in Mexico in danger of extinction [Contributed by Lydia Masters]
National Parks
Parques Nacionales de España y Portugal - Flora y Fauna de la Región Ibérica - Ecosistemas de España - A 4:32 min. video narrated in slow Spanish [Contributed by Lydia Masters]
Parque Nacional del Manu - An interesting, 1:46 min. video tour of the national park in Peru in Spanish with subtitles in Spanish [Contributed by Lydia Masters]
Pollution
El inmenso "basurero del mundo" de ropa usada en el desierto de Atacama - A 6:57 min. documentary about thousands of tons of used clothing from the U.S. and Europe that have been dumped in the Atacama desert in Chile
Lemon: un cortometraje de la Fundación Reina Sofia. © 2019 - Fundación Reina Sofía - A 2:08 min. short about plastic pollution
Océanos de plástico: la biodiversidad marina se ahoga por basura en las playas [Contributed by Ikaika Jensen]
Recycling
NOTICIA RECAPACICLA GUADARRANQUE 25 JULIO 2021 - A 1:30 min. news report in Spanish [Contributed by Ikaika Jensen]
Spot Publicitario de Ecoembes - Campaña de Reciclaje 2016 - Cierre Soria - Excellent PSA from Spain that emphasizes that recycling is an opportunity [Contributed by Holly Walker]
Water Conservation
Una vida sin agua - Campaña Social - A 2:49 min. public service announcement that feels more like a movie trailer