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Master Watershed Steward Dean Neely Takes A Hands-On Approach To Conservation In Monroe County

PA Environment Daily

He is happy to roll up his sleeves to take on conservation projects throughout Monroe County. A permit was secured in 2004 to utilize half-logs of northern white-cedar, a wood that resists rotting in wet environments, but the logs could not be sourced at that time.

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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

Our Environment

It is incredibly important to consider this relationship with the Sahara Desert in conservation strategies for the Amazon rainforest [16]. Brazil’s Amazon: Deforestation ‘surges to 12-year high’ Retrieved from [link]. References. Barkley, A. Prospero, J. Mahowald, N., Hamilton, D. Popendorf, K. Oehlert, A. Gaston, C.

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Should We Intensify Farming to Prevent Disease Epidemics like Coronavirus? An Interview with Josef Settele

Environmental Progress

Peter Daszak published an article which argued that “Rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, intensive farming, mining and infrastructure development, as well as the exploitation of wild species have created a ‘perfect storm’ for the spillover of diseases from wildlife to people.” Is that the wrong picture?

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The Stream, March 8, 2023: Rewilding Pulls Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Wetlands Back from the Brink

Circle of Blue

Stretching thinly and sporadically along the nation’s eastern coast, the ecosystem is home to “2,200 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians,” and “60 percent of all of Brazil’s threatened animal species,” according to the Nature Conservancy. million people, Mongabay reports.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court found that the plaintiffs pled plausible claims under the Commerce Clause and Property Clause that President Trump exceeded his legal authority when he issued the permit, as well as claims that the 2019 permit violated a 2004 executive order that established a permitting process for cross-border pipelines. Bernhardt , No.

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