Tag: conservation
member name: Jonathon D. C.
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April 30, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
Tropical and temperate rainforests are among the most important and yet threatened ecosystems on the planet.
Today, more than half of Earth's original rainforests have all been destroyed, victims . . .
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May 18, 2006 03:03 PM EDT --
Do you want to make a difference every day? Want to learn about simple, effective actions you can take to help save coral reefs and the fish, animals, and plants that depend on them? You've come to . . .
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May 20, 2006 10:32 AM EDT --
The Best Deal I Know: Personal Reflections on Spring Migration
by Phil Hoose
One of the benchmarks in my year's orbit, as distinctive as any holiday, is the first April morning that I pedal my bike . . .
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April 18, 2006 12:19 AM EDT --
Do you know how many tropical rainforest plants have been identified as having anti-cancer properties? Or how many continents around the world contain rainforests? And just how quickly are the world's . . .
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April 20, 2006 04:09 AM EDT --
Although coral reefs are solid structures, the coral animals themselves are very sensitive and easily harmed. Please follow these suggestions to help protect coral reefs when you are in and around the . . .
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May 17, 2006 11:56 AM EDT --
"I love the sky and I love the woods," says award-winning photographer Clyde Butcher, who for 35 years has captured untrammeled landscapes on film with his large-format cameras.
Nowhere is that . . .
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April 26, 2006 04:18 PM EDT --
New Protected Area Furthers Conservation of 4 Million Acres of the Amazon Rainforest Between Peru and Brazil
On April 3, 2006, the Peruvian government declared the Sierra del Divisor Reserve Zone a new . . .
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July 04, 2007 07:29 PM EDT --
Oceans are vitally important to human communities around the world. We depend on oceans and coasts for food, medicines and protection from storms, among other resources — more than $20 trillion annually . . .
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June 05, 2006 09:26 PM EDT --
Zumwalt Prairie Preserve Expands:
Grassland preserve is haven for birds of prey and other wildlife
The Nature Conservancy has signed an option to purchase 6,065 acres from a private owner to expand its . . .
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June 17, 2006 01:43 PM EDT --
The Dance of the Trees: Piney Grove Preserve, Virginia
by Brian van Eerden
Brian van Eerden is the Director of The Nature Conservancy's Southern Rivers Program. He has been with the Conservancy since . . .
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June 05, 2006 06:27 AM EDT --
Bluebirds Welcome
If You Build it, They Will Come
In Washington's South Puget Sound, western bluebirds arrive each spring to nest in rare oak-studded prairies covered in blue camas flowers and chocolate . . .
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June 12, 2006 06:13 AM EDT --
Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah will mimic natural river flow
In February, public agencies and conservation groups celebrated an important victory for both native fish species and collaborative approaches to . . .
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August 29, 2006 07:18 AM EDT --
One Year After Hurricane Katrina
Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems are recovering, but much still needs to be done
In the year since Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal areas across the Gulf of Mexico, . . .
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June 04, 2006 07:38 PM EDT --
Betting on the Ranch:
Saving Wetlands and a Way of Life on the Plains
It's 26 miles to town, and the chores never end. But for ranchers Shane and Kristi Daniels and their four daughters, the Horse . . .
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October 03, 2006 07:09 AM EDT --
A New Pact to Save Guatemala's Tropical Forests
$24 Million of Guatemala's Debt Now Slated for Conservation
The Nature Conservancy has facilitated one of the largest debt-for-nature swaps in history . . .
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April 22, 2007 09:39 AM EDT --
Driving your car? Sure. Taking a plane trip? Of course. But choosing what to eat for dinner? Did you know that many of our daily decisions can increase or decrease our overall . . .
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June 29, 2007 08:00 AM EDT --
Is there any wilderness left? A new article in Science magazine co-authored by The Nature Conservancy's chief scientist says not really — and that conservation's task is no longer to "preserve . . .
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April 17, 2006 11:52 PM EDT --
When we set priorities at The Nature Conservancy, we adopt a global perspective, using the best available science to assess where and how to take action to keep ecosystems functioning for the diversity . . .
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August 17, 2006 10:23 PM EDT --
Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation
Global climate change is changing the places we know and cherish. Within our lifetimes, we will see the visible effects of global climate change on coastlines, coral . . .
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April 12, 2006 12:56 PM EDT --
This Earth Day, you can make a difference:
Read messages of hope by public figures like Jimmy Carter, Jane Goodall, Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Arnold, and others -- your essay might be featured on our web site . . .
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