Washington Nature

JUNE 3, 2021

by Kavya Prahdan, graduate student at the University of Washington I am Kavya Pradhan, a graduate student in the Hille Ris Lambers lab at the University of Washington where I study forest plant communities, their responses to climate change, and potential for climate change adaptation. ” — Kavya Pradhan.

Climate Change

Frontiers

MARCH 9, 2022

Endangered mountain gorillas increase the frequency they drink water as the temperature increases, suggesting a likely impact of climate change on their behavior, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science. Image: Martha Robbins. There are only around 1,000 individuals left. ?

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Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

The Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest covers an area of 6 million square kilometres in northern South America [1]. Unfortunately for the species that inhabit the rainforest, 75% of Amazonian soils are acidic, infertile, and nutrient-deficient [3]. Transport of Saharan dust to the Amazon rainforest. References.

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The Applied Ecologist

AUGUST 1, 2023

This month, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the voice of early career ecologists from around the world working in the field of applied ecology to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Charlotte Raven, a second-year PhD student at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, shares her story.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. I have been a climate activist for 20 years and an environmentalist for 30. Lire en français ici. Leer en español aquí. It’s just not the end of the world.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

An Ecuadorian court rules against a mining operation in a protected rainforest. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled last week that mining in a protected region of the Los Cedros rainforest violates the rights of nature. The rights of nature, like all the rights established in the Constitution Ecuadorian law, have full normative force.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Worldwide, nature’s power to breathe, filter and store carbon dioxide can provide more than 1/3 of emissions reductions needed to meet the Paris Agreement target, according to a pioneering study by The Nature Conservancy and partners. Trees are one of the natural solutions available. 1 Case, Michael J., Brittany G. 1 Case, Michael J.,

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Frontiers

APRIL 20, 2022

Even I, as a geographer, was terrified reading all the headlines that seemed to imply that the last patch of the Amazonian rainforest was on fire, which was not true.”. knoblochi ’s extinction seems to have been climate change, hunting by archaic humans may also have played a role. While the main cause of C.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

While Christmas Island contains wetland, rainforest and marine ecosystems that host many remarkable creatures, there’s one species that steals the spotlight each year: Gecarcoidea natalis , appropriately nicknamed the Christmas Island red crab. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. See more wonderful ocean animals!

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 19, 2024

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Other stressors like pollution also trigger coral bleaching and cause further deterioration of these rainforests of the sea. The post Meet the Surgeonfish appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 27, 2022

Biodiversity experts say climate catastrophes are destroying the habitats of African animal species. Climate change is disrupting ecosystems and affecting the survival and suitability of species to live in their usual habitats.”. Shyla Raghav, Vice President of Climate Change at Conservation International.

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Environment Blog

AUGUST 5, 2019

Climate change has never been more relevant – global warming is impacting everything we do, from the food we eat and the transport we use to the homes we live in, our family and friends, and the air we breathe. to some specialist magazines like The Ecologist, Nature, Scientific American or Nature Conservancy. Take A Course.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

While dry forests experience more severe wildfires and drought, coastal wet forests must contend with a unique set of circumstances, such as changes in land use, increasing insects and disease, and extreme weather events. With climate change compounding these stressors, there is an urgent need to prepare our forests for the future.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The fascinating world of rainforests and the animals that inhabit them are the focus of the new exhibition opening February 17 at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Staff will explain what makes these animals unique, their special adaptations and how they live in the rainforest. Animal Trainings: 1 p.m. – There will be two shows daily.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2022

Awards Student Scholarships To Alexis Wildt, Aaron Order [PaEN] -- Lebtown: Lebanon Valley Conservancy Awards Karen R. Light Scholarship To Lebanon Valley College Student -- Patch: Aquetong Watershed Assn. Awards Student Scholarships To New Hope-Solebury H.S. James Stavridis (U.S. Centre Hall, Centre County.

Conservation

Washington Nature

MAY 13, 2022

It runs through the Emerald Edge , the coastal rainforest that runs from Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington, and is the world’s largest producer of sockeye salmon and the largest producer Southern Resident Killer Whales’ preferred prey – Chinook salmon. Photo by The Nature Conservancy Adult chinook salmon.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 10, 2019

by world leaders regarding the Bolsonaro administration’s inaction to prevent or stop the burning of the Amazon rainforest—. These criticisms arose over a concern for conserving the Amazon’s carbon sequestration potential and its abundant biodiversity. effectively implement[ing] the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.”.

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Earthava

JUNE 1, 2021

Despite being heavily protected, it’s unclear the toll that climate change will play on their future. If climate change increases global temperatures, Redwoods may find themselves outside their comfort zone. They grow in the Danum Valley Conservation area, located in the Sabah forests.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 16, 2024

The general manager of Tacoma’s KBTC Public Television, and TNC in Washington trustee, on the power of storytelling to engage people in conservation and create a better future for the next generation. She brings this focus to her role as a member of the Board of Trustees at The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Washington.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 27, 2023

The pipelines will run close to Dehing Patkai National Park, which encompasses the largest stretch of lowland rainforest in India and is home to multiple endangered species, including the western hoolock gibbon and white-winged duck, the state bird of Assam. An endangered western hoolock gibbon. Photo credit: Gurvinder Singh.

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ESA

JANUARY 26, 2022

His optimism, generosity, and compassion inspired an amazing spectrum of ecologists, conservation biologists, economists, politicians, celebrities, and students. His early experience in the Amazon began a life-long love of tropical biology and conservation. This recent loss of Tom and his colleague Edward O.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

And as all so-claimed “eco”-friendly things do, it gained significant popularity as a way to experience nature’s wonders while supporting conservation efforts. However, the Indian judiciary displays a proactive commitment to environmental conservation. In Nagarahole Budakattu Hakku Sthapana Samithi v. In Union of India v.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

Over the last year Brazil has seen numerous innovative climate litigation claims filed that have questioned the country’s climate policies and general effects of activities on climate change. (I The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation.

Deforestation

A Greener Life

JANUARY 13, 2023

Panama has conservation reserves that cover 30% of the country already, with plans to expand tree cover. Suriname is 93% rainforest. All three countries have relatively modest emissions and extensive areas of forestry for their size. Bhutan has been prioritising its forests for 50 years. Another factor is low population density.

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Vermont Law

JULY 28, 2014

Haiti is also a party to several international environmental agreements, including the Kyoto Protocol, the Law of the Sea, the Inter-American Convention on the Conservation of Flora, Fauna, and Scenic Beauty, and the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity. Another major issue, deforestation, is the result of a surprising incentive.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I have always been interested in nature, ecology and conservation since I was a child. I got to experience the Amazon rainforest and Andes mountains. It truly was a life changing experience getting to see wildlife up close, in action, and thriving.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 7, 2023

These places are a small yet important piece of the larger central African rainforest system. Understanding, appreciating and conserving biodiversity has been at the core of the Academy’s science work since its founding in 1812.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 19, 2023

Erratic and extreme rain events, brought on by climate change, are disrupting Costa Rica’s coffee farming traditions. In the wake of a proposal to create an artificial lake near Jackson, Mississippi , the Pearl River has been listed as one America’s most endangered rivers.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 18, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. In the Sargasso Sea, Sargassum provides a rich environment for wildlife that has been called a floating rainforest. Another possible source is one we know all too well, climate change. What is seaweed?

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Circle of Blue

JULY 2, 2021

A new report out of Australia outlines the devastation that climate change could bring to the country’s land and water ecosystems. It’s clear that climate change is already happening and having impacts.” – David Karoly, the leader of the Earth Systems Hub in Australia. In Case You Missed It: .

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2021

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 8, 2020

In a long interview last year, Nepstad was shockingly candid with me about the harms perpetrated by the environmental NGO community in the Amazon, including how their efforts had contributed to the fragmentation of the rainforest. Notably, however, Nepstad did not request any corrections to my article in our conversation, nor has he since.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

Given that intensive farming requires significantly less land than traditional farming, and is widely viewed as an essential conservation solution, I interviewed Dr. Settele and Dr. Daszak by phone to understand what he meant. Climate change isn’t, or hasn’t been up to now, a risk of pandemic risk; land-use change and deforestation have been.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Americans across the country are experiencing the impacts of climate change, from coastal flooding to decreased snowfall to drought and wildfire. More News: There is not enough land to meet many of the world’s climate pledges, says new study – Mongabay. COP27 – Corporate climate pledges rife with greenwashing – U.N.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

An Indigenous patrol force protects Guyana’s Amazon Rainforest. The SRDC plays a large role in protecting the Amazon River and the rainforest that surrounds it in Guyana. The SRDC plays a large role in protecting the Amazon River and the rainforest that surrounds it in Guyana. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. In Case You Missed It: .

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Conservation. Their continued survival in any environment is a vital part of the conservation of the ecology and, in some cases, to the species on which they depend for their own survival and lifecycle (7). It is widespread in tropical rainforests where ants are prevalent and a vital part of the ecosystem.

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