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The Nature Conservany in New Hampshire Celebrates Annual Conservation Excellence Award Honorees
CONSERVATION PARTNER: Given to an organization that collaborated effectively with The Nature Conservancy and demonstrated strong commitment to safeguarding important resources. NAACP of Greater Manchester: James McKim, President — The NAACP of Greater Manchester is the Manchester, New Hampshire branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which is a civil rights…
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Not MPAs but OECMs: Can a new designation help conserve the ocean?
To meet the landmark commitment struck last year to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, the world’s nations will have to designate many new and large marine protected areas. But there’s also a different, less familiar option for meeting that target: “other effective area-based conservation measures,” or OECMs, areas that are not necessarily designed…
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The Future of Agriculture Is Climate-Smart Agriculture
Climate change is not a distant threat; it’s a stark reality. Extreme weather events, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, and destructive storms are all part of the new normal. Agriculture, the bedrock of our society, is under siege, with farmers facing unpredictable growing conditions threatening their livelihoods. A Cornell-led study estimates that global farming productivity is…
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Researchers support Peruvian National Parks with help of $2.5M grant
Wake Forest University will partner with two other universities to support the work of the Peruvian National Park Service by connecting scientists with park managers and policy makers in new ways. The work is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Wake Forest’s Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment…
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In a Major Conservation Move, Australia Triples Size of Macquarie Island Marine Park
In the Southern Ocean, 1,500 kilometres (932 miles) from the island state of Tasmania, the Australian territory of Macquarie Island stands as a unique safe harbour for a range of subantarctic wildlife. The exposed crest of a 1,600-kilometre (994-mile) undersea ridge, Macquarie is the only island in the world composed entirely of rocks from the…
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BLM plan to rip up thousands of trees in NV can move forward, judge rules
Federal land managers were given the thumbs up to remove thousands of acres of pinyon-juniper trees in Nevada in an effort to reduce fire risk, a move environmental groups are calling a “scorched-earth plan.” Last month, a Nevada federal judge refused to block the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to clear more than 380,000 acres…
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Experiment shows biological interactions of microplastics in watery environment
Scientists strive to understand full ecological impacts of plastics on aquatic food webs WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Scientists have learned over the years that when aquatic organisms such as zooplankton become exposed to microplastics, they eat poorly. Research at Purdue University now shows that their plastic-induced eating difficulties also limit the ability of zooplankton to…
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Declaration of the Leaders of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity
NOVEMBER 03, 2023 East Room Declaration of the Leaders of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity BRIEFING ROOM | STATEMENTS AND RELEASES We, the leaders of Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay hold a common vision for a more open, fair, inclusive, sustainable,…
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‘Feeding New York State’ program reaches milestone
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced Feeding New York State, the state association of New York’s 10 Feeding America member food banks, has reached the five-million-pound collection milestone as part of the ongoing implementation of the New York State Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law that reduces waste and climate-altering emissions caused…
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Ancient California tree may be threatened by proposed Riverside County development
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. — It started life near the end of the last Ice Age, nestled between two boulders on a rise in the Jurupa Hills of Riverside County — a shrubby oak tree estimated to be 13,000 years old, making it one of the oldest living organisms on Earth. Devoid of other members of its…
