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About Sandra Corbo

Founding member of the Red Unión de la Costa, Founding member of the NGO COENDÚ, environmental activist

Cities • 02.07.2025

The beach in dispute: Social movements in defence of the coastal ecosystem in Uruguay

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By: Victoria Vidal, Ana Lía Ciganda, Sandra Corbo

Uruguay’s coastal ecosystems face numerous threats – water pollution, population density, gentrification, tourism. In this article the authors explore how the social movement Red Unión de la Costa organises to address these threats.