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What is Gross Environment Product Index? Uttarakhand leads the way in eco-conservation
Uttarakhand has not just become the first Indian state to launch a Gross Environment Product Index, but also the first in the world to go beyond ecosystem services to ecosystem growth. Simply put, it does not only calculate what services we get from the environment but also what we put back into the environment. Anil…
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Game and Fish widens focus on conservation
Environmental groups are lauding the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish for expanding the number of species — including, for the first time, insects — listed in the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), a guiding document for conservation projects across the state. “It’s been an extraordinary process,” said Bryan Bird, Southwest program director for…
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Funding available for projects advancing conservation, environmental stewardship
Press Release The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), through its Environmental Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity, announces new funding opportunities to advance conservation, environmental stewardship and the greater well-being of Appalachian Ohio. Thanks to a transformative $5 million investment from the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD), funding is available to support community projects, scholarships, fellowships, research…
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Our Staff Maryland/DC
Trustees Officers Elizabeth Lewis, ChairManaging Director and Head of ESG, BlackstoneWashington, DC Roger Ballentine, Nominating and Governance Committee Co-chairPresident, Green Strategies Inc.Bethesda, MD Amy Boebel, Trustee Legacy AmbassadorSculptorBaltimore, MD Pier LaFarge, Nominating and Governance Committee Co-chairCo-founder and CEO, SparkfundWashington, DC Board Members George AshtonCEO, Candide GroupRockville, MD Walter Boynton, Ph.D., Trustee EmeritusEstuarine EcologistPrince Frederick, MD Mark Collins, Trustee…
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Your Environment This Week: biologist influencers, Kashmir’s wild edibles, climate change affects yak breeding
This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To receive a weekly email roundup of stories, please sign-up for our newsletter. Climate change affects mating in yaks; breeding season shifts The yak is adapted…
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Tennessee officials are worried about wetlands. Here’s why.
Tennessee officials are worried about wetlands. Here’s why. | <!– window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag(‘js’, new Date()); gtag(‘config’, ‘UA-39704135-1’); –> <!– –> <!– –> August 9, 2024 On Air – 90.3 WPLN-FM
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Conservation group challenges NT fracking project
Conservation groups in the Northern Territory are challenging the approval of the territory’s largest fracking proposal. NT Environment and Energy Minister Kate Worden approved natural gas company Tamboran Resources’ application for gas exploration permits in the Beetaloo Basin in May. But the territory’s peak conservation body, the Environment Centre NT, will on Friday aim to…
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VP Candidate Tim Walz Has Deep Connections to Agriculture and Conservation
Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz as her running mate this week, pictures of the Minnesota governor began to spread across social media—of Walz holding a piglet, of Walz on thrill rides at the state fair, of Walz and his rescue dog. All of it coalesces into an image of a guy…
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Tennessee creates new office for ‘outdoor recreation’
Tennessee creates new office for ‘outdoor recreation’ <!– window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag(‘js’, new Date()); gtag(‘config’, ‘UA-39704135-1’); –> <!– –> <!– –> August 8, 2024 On Air – 90.3 WPLN-FM
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The Role of Student Activism in Environmental Conservation
Student activism has a long history, making a big difference in causes such as civil rights, anti-war protests but lately, perhaps due to the challenges we face in the area of environmental conservation, a growing number of students are speaking up and taking action. With the challenge of climate change, pollution, lack of food, and…
