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Q+A: Seed banks – critical for climate adaptation
<img width="800" height="415" src="https://news.myworldfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/37391790210_cd3c902ab5_c.jpg" class="img-responsive FeatureImage wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-attachment-id="84626" data-permalink="https://forestsnews.cifor.org/?attachment_id=84626" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/forestsnews.cifor.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/37391790210_cd3c902ab5_c.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1" data-orig-size="800,534" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Patrick Shepherd/CIFOR","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="37391790210_cd3c902ab5_c" data-image-description data-image-caption=" A Kenyan farmer pots up a seed. Photo by Patrick Shepherd/CIFOR-ICRAF ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/forestsnews.cifor.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/37391790210_cd3c902ab5_c.jpg?fit=566%2C378&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/forestsnews.cifor.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/37391790210_cd3c902ab5_c.jpg?fit=622%2C415&ssl=1″> A Kenyan farmer pots up a seed. Photo by Patrick Shepherd/CIFOR-ICRAF Related stories The effects of climate change are putting today’s…
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Conservation Students Tackle Lake Project
Mason Kraft of Bemus Point is pictured filling a wheelbarrow on a rain-filled day at the Chautauqua Marina. Recently, students enrolled in the Conservation/Natural Resource Management program spent six days working on a streambank erosion project near the Chautauqua Marina. This initiative aims to stabilize the streambank, prevent erosion, and protect the water quality in…
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Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Training, Nov. 14
November 6, 2023, 10:54 AM HST The goal of Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Training is to educate tour operators and guides about native ecosystems and species found in Hawaiʻi, and the projects thatare helping to conserve them. (PC: Maui Mauna website) The Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Training will take place at Keālia Pond National Wildlife…
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5 Facts About Rwanda Every Global Citizen Should Know
By now, you must know that Move Afrika: Rwanda, A Global Citizen Experience will take place on Dec. 6, 2023 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Surely, then, you are also aware of the fact that not only is Kendrick Lamar headlining, but the rap superstar’s creative imprint pgLang will also be curating the…
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Configurational paths to the green transformation of Chinese manufacturing enterprises: a TOE framework based on the fsQCA and NCA approaches
Abstract In the current complex and ever-changing environment, the high-quality development of manufacturing enterprises has a long way to go. The theoretical framework based on technology, the organization and the environment (TOE) from a configuration perspective provides a new integrated theoretical perspective for studying the green transformation path of Chinese manufacturing enterprises. The research purpose…
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DEC hosts poster contest for New York middle schoolers
N.Y. (WETM) — Middle school students from across New York State can raise awareness for watershed conservation by participating in a poster contest. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) are currently accepting submissions for their annual “Create a Watershed Superhero” contest. This contest asks…
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Disney appoints Eraise Thompson as island environmental manager
The Freeport, Bahamas native will focus primarily on lowering emissions, conserving water and reducing waste. She also will train island crew members how to support the cruise line’s environmental sustainability initiatives. Experience in health, safety and environmental initiatives Thompson brings nearly a decade of experience spanning various roles focused on health, safety and environmental initiatives. Most…
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Planned deer slaughter on Catalina Island sparks firestorm of protest among residents
News had barely broken of plans to eradicate thousands of nonnative mule deer on Santa Catalina Island before conservation biologist Lauren Dennhardt found herself the target of enraged Avalon residents. In acidic emails, paid advertisements and insults uttered on the street, residents branded the plant expert an “eco-extremist” and “the woman who killed Bambi.” On…
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ERCA seeks nominations for environmental champions
The Essex Region Conservation Authority is seeking nominations for this year’s Conservation Awards. “Past award winners have created forests and monarch habitats, been involved in massive restoration projects, inspired and engaged others to take climate action, and so much more,” said Director of Communications and Outreach Services Danielle Breault Stuebing. “With growing concern about the…
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Invista Wetlands celebrates 25 years of environmental education
What started as a way of demonstrating how clean the water is after being used and cleaned in the Invista chemical plant, the Invista Wetlands have turned into a resource to help educate Victoria and the surrounding communities. Invista celebrated the wetland’s 25th anniversary Saturday, opening it to the general public to tour what first…
