Poster for Maestra Naturaleza, CAPES public fair at GAM in Santiago on 23 May 2025

Maestra Naturaleza

23 May 2025 · Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM), Santiago

MJP Lab participated in the CAPES public fair Maestra Naturaleza: socioecología para un futuro sustentable, an open event created to connect scientific research with the environmental challenges facing Chile.

Held as part of the World Biodiversity Day celebrations and CAPES’ 10th anniversary, the fair brought together research, public policy, industry and civil society. Interactive stands presented projects from CAPES research lines and invited visitors to explore how ecological science can contribute to solving socio-environmental problems.

The programme also included workshops, exhibitions and conversations on biodiversity conservation, nature-based solutions, ecosystem restoration, forest-bathing experiences and climate-change adaptation.

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MJP Lab stand at the Maestra Naturaleza CAPES public fair at GAM in Santiago
Public talk during the Maestra Naturaleza CAPES fair at GAM
MJP Lab members engaging with visitors at the Maestra Naturaleza fair
Plants and tomato diversity used in the MJP Lab outreach display
Tomato diversity displayed at the Maestra Naturaleza outreach stand
Transparent root observation system used in the MJP Lab outreach activity
Petri dish showing microbial diversity during the Maestra Naturaleza outreach activity
Interactive display on plant and soil biodiversity at the MJP Lab stand
Visitors engaging with the MJP Lab stand at Maestra Naturaleza

Through interactive materials, living plants, soil samples and visual demonstrations, the activity invited visitors to explore biodiversity belowground and the ecological importance of plant–microbe interactions.

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