Scientific American

JANUARY 27, 2023

A pair of studies raise concerns that the Amazon rainforest may be approaching a point of no return

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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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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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A Greener Life

MARCH 6, 2025

It highlights the impact of collective action in environmental conservation. The Emerald Forest Set on Indonesias tropical island Sumatra, where deforestation has challenged the animals dependent on the tropical rainforest , the Emerald Forest is a picture book by author Catherine Ward and Illustrator Karen Littlewood.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Amazon Rainforest. Few places are as evocative of biodiversity as the Amazon Rainforest, a region of South America that occupies just 0.5% Roughly 1,300 bird species call the Amazon Rainforest their home, as do more than 3,000 species of fishes and countless primates, butterflies, orchids, frogs and more. Lukas Musher/ANS.

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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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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Some 3,000 baby river turtles native to the Amazon rainforest were released into a Peruvian river on Thursday after hatching from eggs kept on artificial beaches as part of a conservation effort. Read the full story from Reuters.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he’ll stop illegal destruction of rainforests allowed under former president Jair Bolsonaro. Will Brazilians support him?

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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. There are only around 1,000 individuals left. ?

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 11, 2022

It’s common knowledge that coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea —hosting an abundant variety of sea life and crucial habitat for about 25% of all ocean species. The post All About Soft Corals appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. It’s true that most people could easily identify a coral reef. They are greatly in need of our help!

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Frontiers

APRIL 19, 2023

By Dr Thomas Gray, WWF Tigers Alive Initiative Image: Shutterstock.com Dr Thomas Gray is a conservation biologist and Tiger Recovery Lead at the WWF Tigers Alive Initiative. His current research focuses on the active recovery of threatened Asian species and sustainable financing for landscape-scale conservation.

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Washington Nature

JUNE 3, 2021

I am connected to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) through Ailene Ettinger, quantitative ecologist and Hille Ris Lambers lab alumna, because I am interested in doing science that can be useful and usable in conservation and I am curious about what being a scientist at a conservation organization is like.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2023

Optimistic environmentalists hope this is the first step in beginning to heal the Amazon rainforest which scientists have said it nearing irreversible tipping points. But regardless of whether these figures are accurate, the majority of the people of Ecuador have said that protecting the environment must take top priority.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 4, 2022

For decades, timber harvesting in the Tongass rainforest has caused deep divides between environmental organizations, industry groups, and Indigenous communities, often villainizing native communities that were strapped by limited economic opportunities. . “ © Bethany Sonsini Goodrich. © Bethany Sonsini Goodrich.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2023

The irrevocable conservation plan, created in collaboration with the property’s owners, will ensure the bucolic farm vista, rolling terrain, steep slopes, waterway, and woodlands all remain intact forever. Much like coral reefs and rainforests, wetlands teem with diverse plants, insects, and wildlife.

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Inhabitant

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The Amazon rainforest also produces rich sounds that can be used to learn more about its biodiversity and even aid in conservation efforts. For example, when teeming with marine life, a healthy coral reef system produces a variety of sounds such as whoop, click, clack and pop.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Indigenous Peoples are the original caretakers of nature—their longstanding relationship with the land has culminated in extensive knowledge and practices, which are vital to successful, reciprocal conservation outcomes. These are the foundation on which our institution rests.

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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. Johnson, Kristina J.

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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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HumanNature

MARCH 16, 2021

Candidate in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Are you still able to do your research right now? As a conservation biologist and PhD candidate working on an international research project, I have been asked this question countless times in the last year.

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Reflections of the Natural World

MARCH 31, 2023

These kingfishers are commonly found along the banks of rivers, streams, and lagoons in the lowland rainforests of … Continue reading Amazon Kingfisher

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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.”.

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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. Centre Hall, Centre County.

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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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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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Frontiers

MARCH 15, 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.”. The researchers propose to use the map as a tool for forest management, policy and conservation program development, and climate modeling.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

In reality, the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies, including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other leading scientific bodies. But too often we are guilty of the same.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It was about creating a sustainable future that empowers indigenous communities, the true custodians of the rainforest. Still, in recent years illegal loggers, irresponsible farmers, and gold miners have begun to deforest large rainforest areas in pursuit of short-term profit.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. So, to start to see some bright spots like Brazil is incredibly heartening. To me, this shows that governmental action is key to reversing deforestation.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When The Nature Conservancy purchased the Ellsworth Creek Preserve in 2001, just a fraction of the old-growth forest remained. © The Nature Conservancy. © The Nature Conservancy. To better understand how the ecosystem was changing, the 7,600-acre watershed was divided into experimental sections. “We © Erica Sloniker / TNC.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 27, 2022

Shyla Raghav, Vice President of Climate Change at Conservation International. A federal court in Brazil upheld a previous ruling that suspended a key environmental license for a proposed open-pit gold mine in the Amazon rainforest. Experts say extreme weather events in Africa are wreaking havoc on the continent’s wildlife.

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A Greener Life

JULY 22, 2024

It is also directly linked to the conservation of the Amazonas as the one way to scale up production, of mainstream nuts the Brazil nut is the one with the lowest production volumes, is to protect as well as reforest the jungle as the Brazil nut tree thrives on deep jungle conditions.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 27, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. As the tides ebb and flow, some animals that live in this zone need to be able to adapt to wet and dry conditions (that’s like living in the rainforest in the morning and the desert in the evening.

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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. Recently, Brazil was heavily criticized. the highest surge in fires since 2010.

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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 Now that’s scaling our impact!

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PBS Nature

JUNE 12, 2023

Decades of war and unsustainable agriculture have stripped almost half the trees from the rainforest atop Mozambique’s Mount Gorongosa. The devastation threatens the watershed that sustains life in nearby communities and in Gorongosa National Park.

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PBS Nature

JUNE 12, 2023

Decades of war and unsustainable agriculture have stripped almost half the trees from the rainforest atop Mozambique’s Mount Gorongosa. The devastation threatens the watershed that sustains life in nearby communities and in Gorongosa National Park.

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