Buenos Aires, Argentina.- In the photos taken on March 15, 2024, it shows the facilities of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in Buenos Aires. The IGN workers are in a “state of alert and permanent assembly” due to the announced layoffs that will affect 20% of the hired staff, a situation that threatens the functioning of the organization that is in charge of key tasks such as preparing maps, monitoring the expansion of cities. , provide geospatial information to manage the risk of flooding, and monitor everything from seismic movements or the retreat of glaciers to the sliding of tectonic plates.

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