Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That makes the Academy of Natural Sciences’ description of five new species in 2021 all the more critical to understanding the natural world and inspiring everyone to care for it. Both new species are threatened by deforestation, one is already critically endangered,” said Weckstein. Photo by Gustavo Malacco.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On December 25 the world lost one of the great champions of conservation and a long-time friend and associate of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Tom Lovejoy. This vastly improved biologists’ understanding of the impacts of habitat fragmentation and helped spark global concern about deforestation in the Amazon.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JANUARY 12, 2023

Unfortunately, the southern Amazon Rainforest is also at the center of the region’s deforestation. In the southern Amazon, including the region near the Roosevelt River, scientists continue to discover new species and genetically distinct populations of animals and plants. Lukas Musher/ANS.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 30, 2021

The report, issued in conjunction with EAT Forum, also called for curbing food waste, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and improving agriculture so it lessens deforestation and reduces water use. Courtesy Anne Sprat/Unsplash. Changing eating habits sounds difficult, but it’s been done before.

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ESA

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Ecological Society of America benefited greatly from Tom’s leadership and ability to formulate science-based projections regarding the consequences of climate change and deforestation. Patrick was also a valued Hutchinson colleague at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.

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