By Mark Tercek, President and CEO; and Hazel Wong, Director of Conservation Campaigns. As Black History Month comes to a close, it is a good time to reflect on the many contributions the African American community has made to conservation and the environmental movement. MORE
And at The Nature Conservancy, science has guided everything we do for more than 65 years. Today, more than 600 Conservancy scientists are working all over the world to discover and apply solutions to the biggest challenges facing people and the planet. MORE
Following on from our overnight camp at Goanna Creek and not leaving too early due to enjoying the pleasure of so many birds we headed for the Caranbirini Conservation Reserve , which is about 45 kilometres/28 miles south of Borroloola. Caranbirini Conservation Reserve trails. MORE
Burra Rock Conservation Reserve is 55 kilometres/34 miles south of Coolgardie and Coolgardie is 2366 kilometres/1470 miles from Broome if you go as directly as possible and we did not do that! Burra Rock Conservation Reserve offers free camping , but you do need to be self-sufficient and there is no mobile phone coverage. We were the only people at the Burra Rock Conservation Reserve and we did not see anybody else on the road either. MORE
The Trump administration likely won’t do 100 percent of what’s on the menu here, but in his Cabinet appointments Trump has largely assembled a team of down-the-line conservatives , so it’s a good look at the direction policy is likely to take. MORE
In part, these experiences have been what has inspired us to both pursue careers at The Nature Conservancy. More than half of all UK wildlife species are in decline, yet the amount of time people spent volunteering for conservation has dropped by 23 percent in recent years. MORE
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More than two dozen faith leaders, including evangelicals and conservative Christians, spoke at the E.P.A. The Rev. Lennox Yearwood punched his fist in the air as he rhythmically boomed into the microphone: “This is a moment for great leadership. This is a moment for our country to stand up. MORE
While I have previously praised the efforts of the Department of Conservation and other large conservation organisations, so today let me sing the praises of smaller groups, specifically the Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust. This community based organisation has been working in rural Taranaki, near where I went up the mountain. Run along the same lines as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, the site has had a large fence placed around it and the introduced mammals removed. MORE
Simply put, biodiversity conservation is a societal value not everyone shares. Rising to the Challenge of Biodiversity Conservation in a Human-dominated World. Finding these alignments is perhaps the most critical task for conservation today. What’s in it for me? MORE
According to the National Journal : A number of the nation’s leading conservative economists, who as a rule do not like taxes, are touting some benefits to a federal carbon tax. So, why do some conservative economists who normally oppose new taxation support a carbon tax? Liberal economists tend to like a carbon tax, too, but usually differ with conservative economists over what to do with the revenue. MORE
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All that matters is that p < 0.05: Researchers have fixed a number of papers after mistakenly reporting that people who hold conservative political beliefs are more likely to exhibit traits associated with psychoticism, such as authoritarianism and tough-mindedness. When we asked Hatemi to elaborate on what that magnitude was — how much more likely were people who held conservative or liberal views to exhibit certain traits? — MORE
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When most people think of bee keeping, jars of glistening honey come to mind. And while there’s no argument that honey is perhaps one of the sweetest and immediate rewards of bee keeping, it should be considered that bees and other pollinators provide benefits on such a larger scale. MORE
In the article, he declared that man-made climate change is “the challenge of our time,” and called for a national tax on carbon emissions to encourage conservation and the adoption of green technologies. And the question for Mr. Paulson and other conservatives who consider themselves environmentalists is whether they’re willing to accept second-best answers, and in particular whether they’re willing to accept second-best answers implemented by the other party. MORE
As a conservative, I choose to live morally and virtuously, which means living free from religions that I see as. Enlightened Society Equal Rights bathroom bills conservatives defunding planned parenthood democrats enlightened society Liberals political parties Principles Republicans trump MORE
That site is Selva Bananito and as it turns out, perhaps not by coincidence, it’s also a place where conservation coincides with migration. In Costa Rica, October is our May. MORE
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels. New Ideas In Conservation. MORE
It looks like the conservation title (Title II) might take some hits. The Conservation Reserve Program is proposed to be scaled back, and the Conservation Stewardship Program is proposed to be repealed. MORE
The Nature Conservancy is continuing to expand its bison conservation program, and now the animals are moving east. This fall, the shaggy beasts will be reintroduced to Kankakee Sands , a Nature Conservancy preserve in southern Indiana. The Conservancy has completed that process. MORE
green construction green living green remodeling saving money saving water conserving water green landscaping rainwater harvestingThe landscape and design of your property is the key to saving water and reducing waste around your home. MORE
The myths that hunters and anglers pay for the majority of our wildlife conservation (debunked in my post on The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It ) and the misconception that “predator management” is a necessary part of the wildlife conservation equation. MORE
The analysis finds that one in four cities would see a positive return on investment from investing in watershed conservation. Forest protection and reforestation have been identified as the best conservation strategies for both British cities. Britain conservation green living water MORE
Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, consider these steps to help conserve energy and reduce your costs as well. Winter is here! Straight from the U.S. MORE
Spending a few days visiting family in Southern California. Went to Catalina Island for the day today. First I took a quick tour of the island. MORE
And every year, I have the privilege of delivering the State of the Conservancy speech. State of the Conservancy | Volunteer Leadership Summit 2017 Delivered on Jun 22, 2017 One of my favorite annual duties is giving my State of the Conservancy remarks. MORE
Conservation is not about identifying enemies and fighting them, its about identifying problems and finding and implementing solutions. Hounding a dentist who’s life is already over, making threats, isn’t going to solve Africa’s conservation nightmares. Conservation hunting internetAnother day, another dead lion erupting in the world’s media, another opportunity for me to annoy my few remaining anti-hunting friends. MORE
Mark Thoma on "the conservative bias in economics": I have a new column: Yes, Nick Kristof, There Is a Conservative Bias in Economics : Nicholas Kristof recent reignited the debate over liberal bias in academia with his claim that “universities risk becoming liberal echo chambers and hostile environments for conservatives.” The conservative viewpoint is accorded significant weight despite the fact that it is often a minority viewpoint. MORE
In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Conservation Animal Rights MORE
Scientists and conservation practitioners come together to plan and execute rapid, field-based surveys to generate conservation-relevant data. Citizen Science From the Field Biodiversity Research Try This MORE
So this is what it's come to - figuring out what species to save and those we allow to become extinct due to a lack of resources (and will). Which will become the "living dead" and zombie species? How will we choose? eco news MORE
A new paper argues that standardized English names are key to conservation success for Australia’s fantastic avifauna, and creates a definitive list for every subspecies on the continent. Despite the “sub” moniker, subspecies have significant conservation value. What’s in a name? MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) I am sorry to say this but to me any worker voting for the Conservative Party, the Tories, is the same as turkeys voting for Christmas; or for Thanksgiving if in the US, and treachery. MORE
The effort of conserving water and energy simply means to waste less, save more and use wisely. 13 Practical Ways to Conserve Energy: Upgrade to energy star appliances. MORE
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve is between two cities! Palmerston lies to the south east and Darwin to the north west and there is a bicycle path almost right to the reserve. It is only about a half an hour bicycle ride to the lagoons from Palmerston and I have been visiting regularly over the past week because it is no longer one big flooded lagoon. MORE
Apparently, the Harper government doesn’t like organizations questioning, well, anything to do with the environment or, for that matter, anything that might not be sufficiently conservative: The rules say a charity can devote no more than 10 per cent of its resources to political activities, and none to partisan activities, but critics say the guidelines are fuzzy or can be Byzantine in their complexity. Remember, voting for conservatives is almost always bad for birds. MORE
I had just started with the Conservancy as a program administrator,” she recalls. “I Fast forward six years and Corissa has gone from recording round ups to facilitating them as the Western South Dakota Conservation Manager. Corissa Busse will never forget her first bison round up. “I MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Many people seem to believe that conservation and “going green” has to be some great sacrifice and that's why they cannot do it, also because the believe that it is expensive. Conservation and being green isn’t some huge sacrifice. But we can’t equate the act of conservation with helping billions of people for generations to come. That also is conservation and it is not just environmental conservation that is conservation. MORE
Conserving Resources. So Greenhome wants to help you focus on using less, not just to conserve the things we need, but also to minimize the damage we do the environment we all share. 5 Easy Ways to Conserve Resources Every Day. You’ll find everything you need to get started in Greenhome’s water and energy conservation kits for the garden, bathroom, home, and office. Tagged: CFL , conservation , energy efficient , green energy , water saving. MORE
Mark Tercek, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, will be the keynote speaker at the 2017 Sustainable Cleveland Summit. I was a late-bloomer to conservation. When I heard that The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was looking for a new CEO, I threw my hat in the ring. MORE
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Following on from our overnight camp at Goanna Creek and not leaving too early due to enjoying the pleasure of so many birds we headed for the Caranbirini Conservation Reserve , which is about 45 kilometres/28 miles south of Borroloola. Caranbirini Conservation Reserve trails.
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It looks like the conservation title (Title II) might take some hits. The Conservation Reserve Program is proposed to be scaled back, and the Conservation Stewardship Program is proposed to be repealed.
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All that matters is that p < 0.05: Researchers have fixed a number of papers after mistakenly reporting that people who hold conservative political beliefs are more likely to exhibit traits associated with psychoticism, such as authoritarianism and tough-mindedness. When we asked Hatemi to elaborate on what that magnitude was — how much more likely were people who held conservative or liberal views to exhibit certain traits? —
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Conservation is not about identifying enemies and fighting them, its about identifying problems and finding and implementing solutions. Hounding a dentist who’s life is already over, making threats, isn’t going to solve Africa’s conservation nightmares. Conservation hunting internetAnother day, another dead lion erupting in the world’s media, another opportunity for me to annoy my few remaining anti-hunting friends.
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When most people think of bee keeping, jars of glistening honey come to mind. And while there’s no argument that honey is perhaps one of the sweetest and immediate rewards of bee keeping, it should be considered that bees and other pollinators provide benefits on such a larger scale.
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In the article, he declared that man-made climate change is “the challenge of our time,” and called for a national tax on carbon emissions to encourage conservation and the adoption of green technologies. And the question for Mr. Paulson and other conservatives who consider themselves environmentalists is whether they’re willing to accept second-best answers, and in particular whether they’re willing to accept second-best answers implemented by the other party.
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The Nature Conservancy is continuing to expand its bison conservation program, and now the animals are moving east. This fall, the shaggy beasts will be reintroduced to Kankakee Sands , a Nature Conservancy preserve in southern Indiana. The Conservancy has completed that process.
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The analysis finds that one in four cities would see a positive return on investment from investing in watershed conservation. Forest protection and reforestation have been identified as the best conservation strategies for both British cities. Britain conservation green living water
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Apparently, the Harper government doesn’t like organizations questioning, well, anything to do with the environment or, for that matter, anything that might not be sufficiently conservative: The rules say a charity can devote no more than 10 per cent of its resources to political activities, and none to partisan activities, but critics say the guidelines are fuzzy or can be Byzantine in their complexity. Remember, voting for conservatives is almost always bad for birds.
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More than two dozen faith leaders, including evangelicals and conservative Christians, spoke at the E.P.A. The Rev. Lennox Yearwood punched his fist in the air as he rhythmically boomed into the microphone: “This is a moment for great leadership. This is a moment for our country to stand up.
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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels. New Ideas In Conservation.
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A new paper argues that standardized English names are key to conservation success for Australia’s fantastic avifauna, and creates a definitive list for every subspecies on the continent. Despite the “sub” moniker, subspecies have significant conservation value. What’s in a name?
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Hausheer, science writer for The Nature Conservancy. Geodiversity As Strategy for Conservation. Old-school conservation identifies places to protect by looking at the locations of key species or ecosystems. Incorporating Geodiversity into Current Conservation Planning.
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I had just started with the Conservancy as a program administrator,” she recalls. “I Fast forward six years and Corissa has gone from recording round ups to facilitating them as the Western South Dakota Conservation Manager. Corissa Busse will never forget her first bison round up. “I
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Simply put, biodiversity conservation is a societal value not everyone shares. Rising to the Challenge of Biodiversity Conservation in a Human-dominated World. Finding these alignments is perhaps the most critical task for conservation today. What’s in it for me?
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The Trump administration likely won’t do 100 percent of what’s on the menu here, but in his Cabinet appointments Trump has largely assembled a team of down-the-line conservatives , so it’s a good look at the direction policy is likely to take.
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According to the National Journal : A number of the nation’s leading conservative economists, who as a rule do not like taxes, are touting some benefits to a federal carbon tax. So, why do some conservative economists who normally oppose new taxation support a carbon tax? Liberal economists tend to like a carbon tax, too, but usually differ with conservative economists over what to do with the revenue.
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Related posts: Adventurers Become Citizen Scientists for Conservation. Support Salmon Conservation through Wild Salmon Rising.
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While I have previously praised the efforts of the Department of Conservation and other large conservation organisations, so today let me sing the praises of smaller groups, specifically the Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust. This community based organisation has been working in rural Taranaki, near where I went up the mountain. Run along the same lines as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, the site has had a large fence placed around it and the introduced mammals removed.
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