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The Conservationist’s New Best Friend
Explore Raasay, a young border collie, leans over the edge of a kayak, to catch a whiff. It’s not a ball she’s sniffing out. Rather, she’s hunting down a potential ecological threat hidden beneath the surface. Her target during this training session: an invasive aquatic plant, known as common cordgrass (Spartina anglica), that has found…
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Russian Environmentalists Bring Conservation Skills and Insights to YSE
The remote island of Sakhalin off Russia’s far eastern shore is rich in natural resources and biodiversity, with spawning grounds for salmon, feeding areas for grey whales, and a mixed landscape of tundra and forests. It is also home to significant oil and gas reserves. Over the decades commercial activities including mining, oil and gas…
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Decade-long conservation endeavor demonstrates China’s commitment to protecting eco-environment
China’s ecological and environmental protection has witnessed historic, transformative, and comprehensive changes over the past decade, exemplifying its commitment to protecting the ecosystem and fighting global climate change. One notable achievement in China’s ecological and environmental protection is the progress made in the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, a large-scale afforestation project. Initiated in 1978, the…
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Cycling as tool for advocacy, environment conservation
Carol Mbutura, 55, is passionate about cycling. She discovered the joy of commuting to work when she lived in the UK seven years ago. “I have been cycling since I was a child. Cycling is therapeutic,” she says. “When I came back to Kenya, I continued cycling but I still struggle with the vehicles. Despite…
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Digital environmental awareness: technology at the service of environmental conservation
A video game set in the year 2035 that seeks to save an Antarctic territory affected by Climate Change, and a “Climate Academy”, which offers online knowledge to young people from all over Latin America and records ecological actions, are examples of these initiatives. Today’s children and young people will have to deal with the…
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The dirty history of ‘Nukey Poo’, the reactor that soiled the Antarctic
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The rekindled nuclear debate in Australia has stirred old memories in some of a little-known chapter of our region’s history, when the US Navy quietly installed what today we might call a small modular reactor at the US Antarctic base on Ross Island. The machine, nicknamed “Nukey…
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Bangladesh, Germany ink two deals for Sundarbans management and environment conservation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has signed two deals with Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to ensure sustainable management of the Sundarbans and the Marine Protected Area (MPA) ‘Swatch of No Ground (SONG).’ MoEFCC secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed and acting country director of the GIZ Martina Burkard inked the agreements…
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Champions of Environmental Conservation
The global community faces unprecedented environmental challenges, ranging from climate change to biodiversity loss. The past decade has witnessed significant environmental upheavals, underscoring the urgent need for conservation efforts. Climate change, habitat destruction, and pollution threaten ecosystems worldwide, necessitating proactive measures to mitigate their impact. Mr. Merajud Din Ahmad and Dr. Moonisa Aslam Dervash have…
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Van Mahotsava Celebrated in Middle Andaman Promoting Both Environmental Conservation and Women Empowerment
Tarun Karthick Port Blair, 07 July 2024 In a unique initiative promoting both environmental conservation and women empowerment, the Middle Andaman Forest Division organized a ceremonial tree planting program as part of the Van Mahotsava celebration. The event, held at the Forest Labour Club campus in Bakultala, featured an inaugural function and a mass tree…
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Advancing Policy in the United States
The Blaney Farm The Blaney family farm in Albany, Ohio. Adam Blaney harvest kale on his family farm that will be packaged and sold in the farm’s CSA program or at the local farmer’s market. Adam and Tabitha Blaney with their children Mason, Eliza, Lindy and Haddy own and operate a small family farm in…
