Category: Environment and Conservation

  • COP28: CEESP Engagements and Events

    Live event links & more details:  November 30, 2023 (17:30-18:30): Harmonious Coexistence with Nature: Smart Grid Systems Location: IUCN Pavilion  Commission Member Lead: China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation December 1, 2023 (19:00-21:00): Act 30 Informational Reception  Location: IUCN Pavilion Commission Member Lead: IUCN PCA team – Aissa Traore  Description: A reception with a…

  • COP28: CEESP Engagements and Events

    Live event links & more details:  November 30, 2023 (17:30-18:30): Harmonious Coexistence with Nature: Smart Grid Systems Location: IUCN Pavilion  Commission Member Lead: China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation December 1, 2023 (19:00-21:00): Act 30 Informational Reception  Location: IUCN Pavilion Commission Member Lead: IUCN PCA team – Aissa Traore  Description: A reception with a…

  • Got a favourite plant? Here’s your chance to show it some love

    Kavinda Herath/Stuff New Zealand Plant Conservation Network president Jesse Bythell says the Favourite Native Plant of the Year competition is a fun way to celebrate and shine a spotlight on Aotearoa’s native flora. Voting is open for another competition celebrating New Zealand’s natural world, but shh… don’t tell John Oliver. While it might not garner…

  • Got a favourite plant? Here’s your chance to show it some love

    Kavinda Herath/Stuff New Zealand Plant Conservation Network president Jesse Bythell says the Favourite Native Plant of the Year competition is a fun way to celebrate and shine a spotlight on Aotearoa’s native flora. Voting is open for another competition celebrating New Zealand’s natural world, but shh… don’t tell John Oliver. While it might not garner…

  • Bluefin tuna, a sushi delicacy, will likely be extinct within 50 years

    In a recent development hailed as a conservation success, bluefin tuna have made a remarkable return to Northern European waters. This resurgence, however, is shadowed by concerns over rising sea temperatures in their Mediterranean nursery grounds. New research led by the University of Southampton suggests that this recovery may be fleeting due to the impending…

  • Bluefin tuna, a sushi delicacy, will likely be extinct within 50 years

    In a recent development hailed as a conservation success, bluefin tuna have made a remarkable return to Northern European waters. This resurgence, however, is shadowed by concerns over rising sea temperatures in their Mediterranean nursery grounds. New research led by the University of Southampton suggests that this recovery may be fleeting due to the impending…

  • Stonington Garden Club announces its grant program is accepting applications

    November 27, 2023 5:13 pm • Last Updated: November 27, 2023 5:13 pm Stonington ― The Stonington Garden Club is accepting applications for its 2024 grants cycle. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15, 2024. Grants will be awarded to eligible local nonprofit organizations with projects that are best aligned with the club’s mission “to…

  • Stonington Garden Club announces its grant program is accepting applications

    November 27, 2023 5:13 pm • Last Updated: November 27, 2023 5:13 pm Stonington ― The Stonington Garden Club is accepting applications for its 2024 grants cycle. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15, 2024. Grants will be awarded to eligible local nonprofit organizations with projects that are best aligned with the club’s mission “to…

  • EPA takes final action on plan to improve Fairbanks-area air quality

    A woodstove pipe on a Fairbanks-area home (Dan Bross/KUAC) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced final action on a state plan to improve wintertime air quality in Fairbanks and North Pole. The agency’s final so called “partial disapproval” of the state air quality plan for the Fairbanks-North Pole non-attainment area is the latest step…

  • EPA takes final action on plan to improve Fairbanks-area air quality

    A woodstove pipe on a Fairbanks-area home (Dan Bross/KUAC) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced final action on a state plan to improve wintertime air quality in Fairbanks and North Pole. The agency’s final so called “partial disapproval” of the state air quality plan for the Fairbanks-North Pole non-attainment area is the latest step…