This article is part of the special series "Diversity of Knowledge for a Sustainable Future in Latin America" and highlights timely research presented at the virtual SETAC Latin America 14th Biennial Meeting (2021). These articles reflect the urgent need to combine different knowledge sources and expertise to face current environmental challenges, decision making, and problem solving. Risk, recovery, restoration, modeling, regulations, anthropic impact, and human health are some of the global environmental issues covered in this special series.
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