Just one of countless examples of how translators bridge communication, share knowledge, and move societies forward.

The High Seas Treaty or Marine Biodiversity Treaty, a UN multilateral treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas, adopted in 2023 and ratified a few days ago (news.un.org/en/story/202...) is available in the 6 official languages of the UN (AR, ZH, EN, FR, RU, ES) THANKS TO TRANSLATORS.

Traductores, si os preocupa el CO2, comed menos ternera y más ostras de acuicultura (¡si podéis!) / Translators, if you worry about CO2, eat less beef and more oysters from aquaculture (if you can afford them!) ecoinventos.com/investigacio...
Source article (English): www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Misleading biased report on how much energy AI-based translation saves in comparison to the energy costs of professional translation. Action must be taken! www.linkedin.com/posts/debora...

Events and talks like these feel more essential than ever! Please join.

A free event on September 30 International Translation Day: Translating Peace and Truth in Times of Global Crisis, organised by Gökhan Fırat and Translation Village.
Talks from A. Turgay Kurultay, Nancy Piñeiro and myself.
Details, timings, free registration at www.tickettailor.com/events/trans...

Translators, read how heat can affect your brain at www.bbc.com/future/artic...

A few days ago at the EST2025 conference in Leeds, Patricia Rodríguez-Inés (UAB) introduced the ECOTRAD group and shared some findings from her study on environmental awareness in the academic and professional translation sectors.
#ESTCongress
#EST2025Leeds
#TranslationStudies

Tourism needs translation. On-site tourism in hot locations may be in danger. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Translators, think about this before your next meal:
(source: www.bbc.com/news/science...)

Do you want to know how much certain cities are sinking by? Many of them are in Asia, but you can check how the situation is in Barcelona too: www.bbc.com/news/resourc...

Every mobile phone contains coltan, a mineral whose extraction fuels armed conflicts and destroys habitats essential to species such as the African ximpanzee and the gorilla :-(

Recycle your old phone... and save some monkeys!! www.instagram.com/p/DJ_ZxzYIKlE/
(video in Catalan).
Sure there are places where you can take your old phone for recycling where you live. Look for them!

Translation in the US, under the weather :-(
edition.cnn.com/2025/04/08/w...

Also in Spanish and Catalan :-)
ES: www.uab.cat/web/detalle-...

CA: www.uab.cat/web/detall-d...

Not my cup of tea!
Check what you're actually having when enjoying a cup of tea :-O
www.uab.cat/web/news-det...

Somos ECOTRAD, un grupo de profesoras y profesores universitarios con un interés especial en la traducción, el medioambiente y el cuidado del planeta y sus inquilinos en general. Inauguramos esta cuenta el Día de la Tierra ( www.un.org/es/observanc... )