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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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Legal Planet

JULY 18, 2022

I’ll talk about some more mundane considerations next, but the fundamental issue is really whether there’s enough commonality among people like energy economists, conservation biologists, and civil/environmental engineers to make it useful to put them and their students under one roof. Intellectual Coherence. Sending a Message.

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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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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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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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Legal Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Directed at Jeff Bezos, the founder and former CEO of Amazon, the video is narrated in the voice of the Amazon rainforest and contrasts the activities and value of the mega corporation with that of the world’s largest tropical forest region and its 38 million people. “If

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. What is seaweed? Let’s start with a basic question.

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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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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

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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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Nature Conservancy plans to restore old-growth forest characteristics at Ellsworth Creek Preserve through restoration thinning of trees, which should decrease tree density found in second-growth forests and promote a more complex forest structure where the vegetation is diverse and includes trees of different sizes, heights, and ages.

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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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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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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

For Martinique Grigg, a trustee of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Washington, it all started with a love for the outdoors. Martinique first crossed paths with TNC when she was CEO of The Mountaineers, a volunteer-led alpine club that intersected with her passion for exploring and conserving the outdoors.

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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. Dorothy Merritts, Legacy Sediments Researcher, Elected To National Academy Of Sciences -- PA Natural Heritage Program Wild Heritage News - Celebrating 40 Years Of Vital Work [PaEN] -- PA Outdoor Writers Assn.

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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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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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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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Washington Nature

AUGUST 4, 2023

Justin Urresti, Conservation Forester, in the Clearwater Forest Reserve of Washington. Photo by Leah Palmer Justin Urresti, Conservation Forester knows his work must take place in harmony with community members. Balanced watersheds flow through dynamic forests—making forests pivotal places for salmon habitat restoration.

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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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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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