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[link] by Garry Peterson Ecosystem services for poverty alleviation ( ESPA ) is an exciting new research programme funded by a consortium of development and science agencies in the UK. I’m on ESPA’s international advisory board and they asked me for some thoughts on the ecosystem service science. The success of this idea has lead to many “payment for ecosystem service” schemes, which are now being implemented or are being discussed. MORE
I hate that new stuff : Are novel ecosystems cheapening restoration policies? Woodpeckers pound their heads repeatedly with no ill effects. What can we learn from them? Photo credit: Flickr user Andrew Morffew via a Creative Commons 2.0 license. MORE
Will is not the parent winning and the child losing, or vice versa. Will—healthy will—is. Arts & Culture Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Family, Youth, Enlightened Education Health & Wellness Crisis of Will doing For Children how to be a modern day parent leading by example parenting well-being MORE
That area can be as large as the earth itself or it can be in a very small ecosystem such as the life in and surrounding a patch of moss on a fallen tree trunk. Biodiversity and the ecosystem sustainability. Ecosystem services. Ecosystem biodiversity. Ecosystem diversity. MORE
Documents Payments for Ecosystem Services: best practice guide A best practice guide to assist with the design and implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes. PDF , 10MB, 85 pages By Bridget Elliott on 25th June 2013 Defra has recently issued a Best Practice Guide on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), the publication of which fulfils an important commitment made in the 2011 Natural Environment White Paper. MORE
The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. “Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). MORE
Scientists predicted years ago that king crabs would some day enter and change the ecosystem in the Antarctic. Scientists now fear that the king crabs will overpower the ecosystem and destroy species already acclimated to the region. MORE
In a recent interview with ScienceDaily.com, John Bailey, an associate professor in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management at Oregon State University, discussed the beneficial role that fire plays in managing and enriching forest ecosystems. Burning is a natural ecosystem process and generally helps restore forest ecosystems. Honest? Yet another study was required to find out what the ancients knew ages ago. MORE
This Special Issue will focus on original research into the application of economic valuation methods to understand and measure the contribution of coastal resources and ecosystems to human well-being. Here is the link: //www.mdpi.com/journal/water/special_issues/Coastal_economics_ecosystem. From the guest editors: Dear Colleagues, Coastal areas around the world are dynamic environments at the interface of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater systems. MORE
For the duration of the summer season, tent camping will not be allowed in three of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s campgrounds in order to prevent dangerous incidents between bears and humans. MORE
Off-shore windfarms versus rare birds.who should win MORE
More and more frequently I hear about ecosystem restoration—the attempt to reestablish a natural ecosystem on degraded land. Sometimes I even hear that “designer ecosystems” might provide services or experiences similar to or better than nature. Ideas Ecosystem Services MORE
I think if we tried harder, we could've squeezed a few more co-authors onto this one: Incorporating ecosystem services in marine planning: The role of valuation. Abstract: This paper scrutinises the use of ecosystem service valuation for marine planning. Current approaches to marine planning in both countries are presented and the role that ecosystem service valuation could play in this context is outlined. MORE
Now, anthropological research shows that Martu burning — performed during hunting for sand goanna — actually increases biodiversity and benefits the desert ecosystem. MORE
The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles Gretchen Daily and the Natural Capital Project : No one knew exactly how the science of ecosystem services would work, beyond the idea that it would combine ecology with economics. MORE
Against the current challenges to enhance food security worldwide, the publication aims at illustrating the importance of healthy ecosystems for the provisioning of key services that contribute to food security. Such ecosystem services are water provisioning and food production. In this regard the publication will provide an overview of the linkages between ecosystems, water, and food security. MORE
But according to a team of researchers from University of Colorado-Boulder, this is the site of the world’s highest microbial ecosystem. A 19,850-foot-high Andean volcano is an extreme environment highly inimical to any form of life. MORE
From: Smurfit Kappa Direct. Activism Natural Resources Sustainability Conservation MORE
This Special Issue will focus on original research into the application of economic valuation methods to understand and measure the contribution of coastal resources and ecosystems to human well-being. From the guest editors: Dear Colleagues, Coastal areas around the world are dynamic environments at the interface of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater systems. MORE
But now Kenyans are struggling between providing for their families and destroying their surrounding ecosystems that they depend upon. USAID is also taking little responsibility for any ecosystem damage, pointing to local organizations to instruct locals about proper net usage. MORE
People have known this for years about how our cities have become polluted and how our ecosystems are slowly diminishing. A recent study has revealed that the ecosystem in the northeastern and mid Atlantic United States is being seriously harmed by Air pollution. MORE
To others, it is a thing of beauty and an ecosystem alive with buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies. In reality, it is an ecosystem that is rich in biodiversity and habitat for a wide variety of organisms. Endangered Ecosystems. MORE
Permaculture principles go a step beyond organic and help your plants truly thrive. Combining the best of natural landscaping and edible gardening, permaculture systems sustain both themselves and their caregivers. MORE
If an ecosystem produces something useful, but nobody uses it, is still it an ecosystem service? If we become more honest and robust in our valuation, however, we will very soon find ourselves saying that some ecosystems in some places aren’t worth very much at all. MORE
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) A recent article in the New York Times about the work Stanford University biology professor Gretchen Daily is doing in Africa and Costa Rica highlights the importance of ecosystem services, or putting a value on ecosystems. and he also explained as to why we should put a price tag on ecosystem services. InVest includes coastal and marine ecosystem services. There are companies who seek to quantify ecosystems. MORE
A new scientific organization— ALERT , the Alliance of Leading Environmental Scientists and Thinkers—has urged Indonesian officials to support World Heritage listing for a critically endangered ecosystem on the island of Sumatra. MORE
environmental economists should have a lot to say about the last item under the first bullet point (a later slide mentioned "ecosystem services valuation" under "research agenda" MORE
In other words, we operate our own proprietary ecosystem, designed to defeat toxic startup environments and to build scalable businesses. TheFamily — building our own private ecosystem against a toxic environment ‘Ecosystem’ : the problem is that the very term has become a bit of a cliché. MORE
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Bottled water consumption, which has more than doubled globally in the last number of years, is a natural resource that is putting a heavy tax the world's ecosystem. Even in areas where tap water is safe to drink, demand for bottled water is steadily increasing, producing unnecessary garbage and consuming vast quantities of energy, and, as we will see in an upcoming article, the use of plant-based PET bottles is not better either. MORE
Their numbers are amazing – according to their recently released report, the world’s loses ecosystem worth up to $10.6 The study authors have calculated the cost of the “lost ecosystem services value” our planet has suffered in the last decade and a half. MORE
[link] GreenLearning's Science 7: Real World Ecosystems is an exciting, engaging resource developed by experienced educators to cover Alberta's Grade 7 Science curriculum (Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems) in four sections: A. Ecosystems Basics: Life's Like That B. MORE
Scientists now say that the effects from some of the world's biggest nuclear disasters are less damaging to the Earth than. MORE
The video below is a must-watch, because in a brief and beautiful explanation, it is clear why top predators are so very important to healthy ecosystems. The post Watch How Wolves Rebuilt an Entire Ecosystem appeared first on Eco-Chick. Have you ever heard of Rewilding? MORE
Zooplankton are a key element of water ecosystems as they are near the bottom of the food chain. Zooplankton are known to be disturbed by turbulence, however, a new experiment found that turbulence from boats my have an unknown number of potential impacts on water ecosystems. MORE
Her doctoral work here in Wyoming’s Bridger–Teton National Forest—just east of Grand Teton National Park and smack in the middle of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem—has included 76 radio-tagged nutcrackers. From the Autumn 2015 issue of Living Bird magazine. MORE
Maddy Harland tells the story of the Shona African community who healed their damaged ecosystems. communities ecosystems permacultureThey restored their springs, rebuilt their soil, regenerated their agriculture and alleviated poverty and malnutrition. MORE
In his own statement at the launch of the Decade, Mr. Akasaka stressed that stable ecosystems have the capacity to create jobs. MORE
Never underestimate the underdog — in sports or in ecosystems. Globally, grasslands are one of the most converted and least protected ecosystems (Hoekstra et al. Strategies that avoid conversion of ecosystems take advantage of this natural ability to offset carbon emissions. MORE
Invasive species populations grow exponentially putting conservationists at a considerable disadvantage. We will have a solution that can go viral. From the Field Forests Invasive Species Native Plants MORE
In the above image, you’ll see “Ecosystem Rating” top left. […]. Main Categories* Enlightened Society Waylon Lewis WAYLON: Today Only ecosystemYou can read the above article (I wrote it). It talks about…yes, nonpartisanship, and facts. But that’s not what this letter is about. This letter is about the most exciting thing in Elephant’s history since transitioning online, from a national ecoprint magazine 10 years ago. MORE
Christian Neumann, Linwood Pendleton, Marianne Kettunen and Tundi Agardy: The value of ecosystems and the associated services they provide is receiving growing attention both in the public and decision-making arena. The language of Ecosystem Services essentially translates the complexity of ecological processes and functions into descriptors that define the socio-economic-ecological link. The language of Ecosystem Services creates new connections. MORE
Keep in mind that oceanic ecosystems have been built under the 8.2 ” Acidification could easily destroy countless ecosystems, and therefore our own. Recently, a group of more than 150 marine researchers top in their field drafted a declaration entitled the “Monaco Declaration”. MORE
How Wolves Change Rivers ”When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” MORE
I had essentially grown a working ecosystem, one that had been waiting for the chance to emerge … The un-mowed plants in our yard attract plant-eating bugs and rodents, which in turn attract birds, bats, toads and garter snakes that eat them. MORE
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Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 22, 2015
Maddy Harland tells the story of the Shona African community who healed their damaged ecosystems. communities ecosystems permacultureThey restored their springs, rebuilt their soil, regenerated their agriculture and alleviated poverty and malnutrition.
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Christian Neumann, Linwood Pendleton, Marianne Kettunen and Tundi Agardy: The value of ecosystems and the associated services they provide is receiving growing attention both in the public and decision-making arena. The language of Ecosystem Services essentially translates the complexity of ecological processes and functions into descriptors that define the socio-economic-ecological link. The language of Ecosystem Services creates new connections.
Nature Conservancy - Science
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
More and more frequently I hear about ecosystem restoration—the attempt to reestablish a natural ecosystem on degraded land. Sometimes I even hear that “designer ecosystems” might provide services or experiences similar to or better than nature. Ideas Ecosystem Services
Environmental News Network
JULY 21, 2015
From: Smurfit Kappa Direct. Activism Natural Resources Sustainability Conservation
Greentumble
AUGUST 2, 2018
That area can be as large as the earth itself or it can be in a very small ecosystem such as the life in and surrounding a patch of moss on a fallen tree trunk. Biodiversity and the ecosystem sustainability. Ecosystem services. Ecosystem biodiversity. Ecosystem diversity.
Environmental Economics
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles Gretchen Daily and the Natural Capital Project : No one knew exactly how the science of ecosystem services would work, beyond the idea that it would combine ecology with economics.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 20, 2011
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) A recent article in the New York Times about the work Stanford University biology professor Gretchen Daily is doing in Africa and Costa Rica highlights the importance of ecosystem services, or putting a value on ecosystems. and he also explained as to why we should put a price tag on ecosystem services. InVest includes coastal and marine ecosystem services. There are companies who seek to quantify ecosystems.
Nature Conservancy - Science
JANUARY 30, 2014
If an ecosystem produces something useful, but nobody uses it, is still it an ecosystem service? If we become more honest and robust in our valuation, however, we will very soon find ourselves saying that some ecosystems in some places aren’t worth very much at all.
Elephant Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2014
How Wolves Change Rivers ”When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.”
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
I think if we tried harder, we could've squeezed a few more co-authors onto this one: Incorporating ecosystem services in marine planning: The role of valuation. Abstract: This paper scrutinises the use of ecosystem service valuation for marine planning. Current approaches to marine planning in both countries are presented and the role that ecosystem service valuation could play in this context is outlined.
Elephant Journal
APRIL 16, 2018
In the above image, you’ll see “Ecosystem Rating” top left. […]. Main Categories* Enlightened Society Waylon Lewis WAYLON: Today Only ecosystemYou can read the above article (I wrote it). It talks about…yes, nonpartisanship, and facts. But that’s not what this letter is about. This letter is about the most exciting thing in Elephant’s history since transitioning online, from a national ecoprint magazine 10 years ago.
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 3, 2017
Permaculture principles go a step beyond organic and help your plants truly thrive. Combining the best of natural landscaping and edible gardening, permaculture systems sustain both themselves and their caregivers.
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
I had essentially grown a working ecosystem, one that had been waiting for the chance to emerge … The un-mowed plants in our yard attract plant-eating bugs and rodents, which in turn attract birds, bats, toads and garter snakes that eat them.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 21, 2016
The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. “Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998).
Environmental Economics
JULY 26, 2018
This Special Issue will focus on original research into the application of economic valuation methods to understand and measure the contribution of coastal resources and ecosystems to human well-being. Here is the link: //www.mdpi.com/journal/water/special_issues/Coastal_economics_ecosystem. From the guest editors: Dear Colleagues, Coastal areas around the world are dynamic environments at the interface of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater systems.
The Green Changemakers
OCTOBER 14, 2015
In other words, we operate our own proprietary ecosystem, designed to defeat toxic startup environments and to build scalable businesses. TheFamily — building our own private ecosystem against a toxic environment ‘Ecosystem’ : the problem is that the very term has become a bit of a cliché.
Environmental Economics
MARCH 25, 2016
environmental economists should have a lot to say about the last item under the first bullet point (a later slide mentioned "ecosystem services valuation" under "research agenda"
Environmental Economics
JULY 26, 2018
This Special Issue will focus on original research into the application of economic valuation methods to understand and measure the contribution of coastal resources and ecosystems to human well-being. From the guest editors: Dear Colleagues, Coastal areas around the world are dynamic environments at the interface of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater systems.
Elephant Journal
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Scientists now say that the effects from some of the world's biggest nuclear disasters are less damaging to the Earth than.
Nature Conservancy - Science
JANUARY 17, 2017
Never underestimate the underdog — in sports or in ecosystems. Globally, grasslands are one of the most converted and least protected ecosystems (Hoekstra et al. Strategies that avoid conversion of ecosystems take advantage of this natural ability to offset carbon emissions.
Nature Conservancy - Science
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Now, anthropological research shows that Martu burning — performed during hunting for sand goanna — actually increases biodiversity and benefits the desert ecosystem.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 20, 2011
In his own statement at the launch of the Decade, Mr. Akasaka stressed that stable ecosystems have the capacity to create jobs.
Wend Magazine
JUNE 24, 2011
For the duration of the summer season, tent camping will not be allowed in three of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s campgrounds in order to prevent dangerous incidents between bears and humans.
Eco Friendly Daily
SEPTEMBER 7, 2013
To others, it is a thing of beauty and an ecosystem alive with buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies. In reality, it is an ecosystem that is rich in biodiversity and habitat for a wide variety of organisms. Endangered Ecosystems.
Environmental Economics
JULY 9, 2014
Off-shore windfarms versus rare birds.who should win
Nature Conservancy - Science
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Her doctoral work here in Wyoming’s Bridger–Teton National Forest—just east of Grand Teton National Park and smack in the middle of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem—has included 76 radio-tagged nutcrackers. From the Autumn 2015 issue of Living Bird magazine.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Their numbers are amazing – according to their recently released report, the world’s loses ecosystem worth up to $10.6 The study authors have calculated the cost of the “lost ecosystem services value” our planet has suffered in the last decade and a half.
Eco Chic
OCTOBER 14, 2014
The video below is a must-watch, because in a brief and beautiful explanation, it is clear why top predators are so very important to healthy ecosystems. The post Watch How Wolves Rebuilt an Entire Ecosystem appeared first on Eco-Chick. Have you ever heard of Rewilding?
Nature Conservancy - Science
AUGUST 29, 2014
I hate that new stuff : Are novel ecosystems cheapening restoration policies? Woodpeckers pound their heads repeatedly with no ill effects. What can we learn from them? Photo credit: Flickr user Andrew Morffew via a Creative Commons 2.0 license.
Elephant Journal
MAY 21, 2015
Will is not the parent winning and the child losing, or vice versa. Will—healthy will—is. Arts & Culture Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Family, Youth, Enlightened Education Health & Wellness Crisis of Will doing For Children how to be a modern day parent leading by example parenting well-being
Eco Friendly Daily
JUNE 9, 2013
Scientists predicted years ago that king crabs would some day enter and change the ecosystem in the Antarctic. Scientists now fear that the king crabs will overpower the ecosystem and destroy species already acclimated to the region.
Eco Friendly Daily
MAY 16, 2013
But now Kenyans are struggling between providing for their families and destroying their surrounding ecosystems that they depend upon. USAID is also taking little responsibility for any ecosystem damage, pointing to local organizations to instruct locals about proper net usage.
The Green Changemakers
MARCH 11, 2009
[link] GreenLearning's Science 7: Real World Ecosystems is an exciting, engaging resource developed by experienced educators to cover Alberta's Grade 7 Science curriculum (Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems) in four sections: A. Ecosystems Basics: Life's Like That B.
Eco Friendly Daily
MAY 12, 2013
Keep in mind that oceanic ecosystems have been built under the 8.2 ” Acidification could easily destroy countless ecosystems, and therefore our own. Recently, a group of more than 150 marine researchers top in their field drafted a declaration entitled the “Monaco Declaration”.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 16, 2010
In a recent interview with ScienceDaily.com, John Bailey, an associate professor in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management at Oregon State University, discussed the beneficial role that fire plays in managing and enriching forest ecosystems. Burning is a natural ecosystem process and generally helps restore forest ecosystems. Honest? Yet another study was required to find out what the ancients knew ages ago.
The Green Changemakers
JUNE 7, 2011
[link] by Garry Peterson Ecosystem services for poverty alleviation ( ESPA ) is an exciting new research programme funded by a consortium of development and science agencies in the UK. I’m on ESPA’s international advisory board and they asked me for some thoughts on the ecosystem service science. The success of this idea has lead to many “payment for ecosystem service” schemes, which are now being implemented or are being discussed.
Eco Friendly Daily
OCTOBER 22, 2013
Zooplankton are a key element of water ecosystems as they are near the bottom of the food chain. Zooplankton are known to be disturbed by turbulence, however, a new experiment found that turbulence from boats my have an unknown number of potential impacts on water ecosystems.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 27, 2011
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Bottled water consumption, which has more than doubled globally in the last number of years, is a natural resource that is putting a heavy tax the world's ecosystem. Even in areas where tap water is safe to drink, demand for bottled water is steadily increasing, producing unnecessary garbage and consuming vast quantities of energy, and, as we will see in an upcoming article, the use of plant-based PET bottles is not better either.
Eco Friendly Daily
APRIL 21, 2013
People have known this for years about how our cities have become polluted and how our ecosystems are slowly diminishing. A recent study has revealed that the ecosystem in the northeastern and mid Atlantic United States is being seriously harmed by Air pollution.
The Green Changemakers
JUNE 26, 2013
Documents Payments for Ecosystem Services: best practice guide A best practice guide to assist with the design and implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes. PDF , 10MB, 85 pages By Bridget Elliott on 25th June 2013 Defra has recently issued a Best Practice Guide on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), the publication of which fulfils an important commitment made in the 2011 Natural Environment White Paper.
Eco Friendly Daily
JUNE 12, 2013
But according to a team of researchers from University of Colorado-Boulder, this is the site of the world’s highest microbial ecosystem. A 19,850-foot-high Andean volcano is an extreme environment highly inimical to any form of life.
Celsias
DECEMBER 17, 2013
A new scientific organization— ALERT , the Alliance of Leading Environmental Scientists and Thinkers—has urged Indonesian officials to support World Heritage listing for a critically endangered ecosystem on the island of Sumatra.
The Green Changemakers
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
Against the current challenges to enhance food security worldwide, the publication aims at illustrating the importance of healthy ecosystems for the provisioning of key services that contribute to food security. Such ecosystem services are water provisioning and food production. In this regard the publication will provide an overview of the linkages between ecosystems, water, and food security.
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