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Ocala summit to host ‘Path of the Panther’ conservationist Carlton Ward Jr.
The Florida panther may not call the stables of Ocala home, but residents can learn all about the majestic animal and how they can support the expansion of its protected habitat at a summit next month. Horse Farms Forever, an Ocala-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving horse farms and the city’s identity as the “horse capital…
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This California desert oasis has lessons for climate change
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is so green right now it’s hard to believe it’s in the middle of the desert. I recently spent a few hours hiking through the oasis, just off Highway 62 and not far from the 10 Freeway in California’s high desert, about two hours east of Los Angeles near Palm Springs.…
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Pittsburgh in ‘extreme embrace’ with fossil fuel lobbyists, research finds
Dozens of governmental, educational, cultural and environmental organizations across the city of Pittsburgh have hired lobbying firms who work with planet-heating fossil fuel companies, new research shows. The Pennsylvania city has almost entirely divested its pension funds from fossil fuels and plans to dramatically cut its planet-heating pollution. Yet in 2023, it employed lobbyists who…
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Dalhousie ranks in top 200 worldwide for climate change and conservation research
Dalhousie ranks as one of the top 200 universities globally for research focused on climate change and conservation, according to Nature. The world-leading peer-reviewed scientific journal placed Dal at 159, making it one of just five Canadian post-secondary institutions included in the ranking. Nature’s climate and conservation ranking is based on research published between 2015…
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Exploring and celebrating Studland Bay’s environment
MMO is holding a community workshop bringing together people who live, work and visit Studland Bay to share knowledge, experiences and values associated with the bay and its vitally important natural environment. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is holding a community workshop bringing together people who live, work and visit Studland Bay to share knowledge,…
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Tanzania committed to conserve environment
ARUSHA: TANZANIA has reaffirmed its steadfast dedication to the conservation of environment. Opening the 24th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC 24) and the 8th African Forestry and Wildlife Week here on Monday, Tourism and Natural Resources Minister, Ms Angellah Kairuki said the country was ready to enhance cooperation, foster leadership to…
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Rāhui and the Art of Marine Conservation
Article body copy Located in a quiet part of Tahiti, in French Polynesia, the village of Tautira sits on the ocean’s edge, framed by black sand beaches and a turquoise lagoon. With a population of just over 2,500, Tautira is known as the “village at the end of the road.” Beyond it is the island’s…
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Creating Space for Youth in Conservation
The goals of Groundwork Ohio River Valley (ORV) are clear: to pursue a future in which everyone’s neighborhood environment is green, healthy and resilient; to undo legacies of poverty and racial discrimination; and to break the trend of widening disparity between communities that are enjoying a renaissance and communities that are experiencing disinvestment, neglect and…
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Expert opinion: Our National environment law is fundamentally flawed
Climate Council has commissioned Professor Jacqueline Peel, director of Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor of Environmental and Climate Law at the University of Melbourne Law School, to produce a report examining the Gaps in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and other federal laws for protection of the climate. Australia’s national environment law is…
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Saildrone tests tracking technology for bats and offshore wind
A novel mission tracking bats and how they might be affected by offshore wind energy projects was completed October 2 by Saildrone with one of its uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) and the non-profit Bat Conservation International. “Saildrone and Bat Conservation International (BCI), a global conservation organization dedicated to ending bat extinctions, have completed a first-of-its-kind…
