• Many agricultural landscapes are in urgent need of ecological restoration to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem functioning while also promoting local livelihoods 9 , 10 , 11 , a central goal of the current United Nations decade on Ecosystem Restoration. (nature.com)
  • A resilient Pacific environment sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures. (sprep.org)
  • The goal of the Pacific Islands National Priorities Multi-Focal Area 'Ridge-to-Reef' (R2R) program is to maintain and enhance Pacific Island countries' ecosystem goods and services (provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural) through integrated approaches to land, water, forest, biodiversity and coastal resource management that contribute to poverty reduction, sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience. (un.org)
  • The Institute of Applied Sciences (IAS) of the University of the South Pacific has, on 17 October 2018, signed a multi-partnership agreement for a 1.5 Million USD project to improve climate resilience and to sustain livelihoods in Fiji. (usp.ac.fj)
  • The Fiji R2R Project intends to preserve biodiversity, ecosystem services, sequester carbon, improve climate resilience and sustain livelihoods through a ridge-to-reef management of six priority water catchments on the two main islands of Fiji. (usp.ac.fj)
  • This intergovernmental initiative aims to protect 30 critical jaguar landscapes by 2030, mitigating the threats to jaguars while promoting sustainable development, improving livelihoods, restoring ecosystems, increasing biodiversity, and mitigating climate change. (panthera.org)
  • Help us protect the ocean and coasts that sustain lives and livelihoods throughout the Caribbean. (nature.org)
  • Now climate change is endangering the livelihoods of the islands' inhabitants. (icsf.net)
  • A thriving coconut industry also remains vital for rural livelihoods, the economy and food security in RMI, particularly in the outer-islands where few other economic opportunities avail. (who.int)
  • We depend on biodiversity and healthy ecosystems for our health and survival. (sprep.org)
  • As a marine conservation scientist on WWF's Oceans Team, my journey to these enchanting isles with Natural Habitat Adventures unveiled not only the awe-inspiring tapestry of life but also the sobering consequences of climate change on their delicate marine and terrestrial ecosystems. (nathab.com)
  • Life on Land was created to "protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. (ngocongo.org)
  • The Earth's delicate ecosystems sustain and nourish life for all humans. (ngocongo.org)
  • Biodiversity - and the ecosystems where it flourishes - provide food, clean air, and water. (teleperformance.com)
  • The proposed GEF -funded project "Ensuring resilient ecosystems and representative protected areas in the Solomon Islands" will be implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) and in close coordination with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (iucn.org)
  • The world's reptiles and amphibians are experiencing pathogens from several standpoints, including epidemi- dramatic and ongoing losses in biodiversity, changes ology, host immune defenses, wild population effects, that can have substantial effects on ecosystems and and mitigation. (cdc.gov)
  • It will explain the link between biodiversity loss and degradation as contributing factors. (sprep.org)
  • This goal will be achieved through a series of national multi-focal area R2R demonstration projects which will support and address national priorities and development needs while delivering global environmental benefits in line with GEF focal area strategies (Biodiversity, Land Degradation, Climate Change Mitigation, International Waters) and Climate Change Adaptation. (un.org)
  • Work alongside a passionate conservation team and help boost the rich biodiversity of this beautiful island ecosystem. (gviusa.com)
  • Travel to scenic Seychelles to live and work on the tropical island of Mahe and assist the Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority with collecting data that drives sustainable management and conservation strategies. (gviusa.com)
  • Turtle Island Restoration Network is a global ocean conservation nonprofit with offices in California and Texas, whose mission is to inspire and mobilize people around the world to protect marine biodiversity and the oceans that sustain all life on Earth. (seaturtles.org)
  • At Shangri-La Boracay, we place a strong emphasis on promoting the conservation and restoration of biodiversity on the island. (shangri-la.com)
  • Blossoming pages of enriching and inspiring stories about the people involved in conservation across the Island. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • Island Nature Trust depends on the generosity of Islanders, Island businesses and other conservation-minded people and organizations to raise funds for all of our operational, land acquisition, stewardship and project expenses. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • Photo: These ostrich ferns at Sheppard's Bush Conservation Area in Aurora offer the public a glimpse of urban biodiversity. (heritage-matters.ca)
  • Pioneering American ecologist Raymond Dasmann (1921-2002) is credited by some for coining the term "biological diversity" in the late 1960s, but American Robert E. Jenkins of The Nature Conservancy may have been the first to use the contraction biodiversity and to bring the issue, in the 1980s, to the attention of the emerging conservation community. (heritage-matters.ca)
  • This new edition adds chapters on the Sky Islands, Sea of Cortez, desert pollinators, and conservation issues. (ucpress.edu)
  • This is one way to help ensure marine life biodiversity, environment conservation and sustainable ecotourism. (inquirer.net)
  • A Shared Strategy for Funding Conservation Together, the Caribbean Challenge Initiative and Caribbean Biodiversity Fund gives countries and territories across the region both the political will and the financial power to protect their marine and coastal resources. (nature.org)
  • Aiming for sustained & improved biodiversity, the creation of conservation-based employment, & being a model of ecological restoration on private land. (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • The Trust engages the community in the benefits of conservation and is committed to assisting the fragile economy of the Island by creating conservation based employment. (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • These jobs assist with reducing the number of unemployed on Island and up-skill workers to become conservation professionals. (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • Our results demonstrate that enriching oil palm-dominated landscapes with tree islands is a promising ecological restoration strategy, yet should not replace the protection of remaining forests. (nature.com)
  • However, trade-offs between biodiversity or ecosystem functioning and agricultural productivity may result in failed restoration efforts or lead to undesirable ecological spillover effects by promoting the expansion of the agricultural frontier into natural forested areas 12 . (nature.com)
  • On the furthest reaches of Vancouver Island, where ancient forests have grown into ecological abundance over thousands of years, forestry corporations are rampantly logging what little remains of these trees. (textileexchange.org)
  • Biodiversity, and the complexity of our landscapes and seascapes, is integral to social and ecological resilience, including the resilience of ecosystem functions and the services that they sustain. (sprep.org)
  • The Galapagos Islands , a remote tropical paradise nested in the heart of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, have long been a beacon of ecological marvels, an evolutionary laboratory, and ground for scientific discovery. (nathab.com)
  • Esposito and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Sarah Crews, who studies spiders, have collected on nearly every island in the Caribbean, and completed a number of ecological and evolutionary research projects. (calacademy.org)
  • Whether it's a patch of milkweeds surrounded by other wildflowers in an old field or a newly exposed bare surface in the rocky intertidal zone, concepts from the oceanic islands have been tested to see the limits of extrapolation of ecological principles. (thenatureofcities.com)
  • Are the plants and seeds we purchase appropriate for these oddball urban islands, or do they have provenances that will only thrive in out-of-town ecological theaters? (thenatureofcities.com)
  • The primary outcome is to successfully establish a self-sustaining population of Bush stone-curlew to restore ecological function on Phillip Island. (penguinfoundation.org.au)
  • By Manolaki Paraskevi Saline lakes Saline lakes occur throughout the word and have significant economic, ecological, biodiversity and cultural value (Williams, 2002). (biodiversity-east.org)
  • The Trust was created to formalise the management of ecological restoration and to expand existing pest management projects initiated in 1999 by southeastern Great Barrier Island landowners. (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • As the world's largest archipelago of 17,000 islands, Indonesia spans two bio-geographic regions - the Indomalayan and Australasian - and supports tremendous biodiversity of animal and plant life in its pristine rain forests and its rich coastal and marine areas. (worldbank.org)
  • Indonesia's stunning natural environment and rich resources however, are facing sustained challenges both from natural phenomena - it is located in the highly seismic Pacific Ring of Fire which experiences 90 percent of the world's earthquakes and human activity. (worldbank.org)
  • The tropical marine fauna diversity in South East Asia, particularly that off Sarawak East Malaysia has been described as 'greater than any other on earth' (Carpenter and Niem, 1998) and is considered one of the world's biodiversity "hot-spots" (Shabdin, 2014). (fu-berlin.de)
  • Wetlands are reservoirs of biodiversity and provide wetland products. (wikipedia.org)
  • We heard from eight knowledgeable presenters on topics including historical losses of biodiversity in PEI, the importance of moving forward together, improving backyard biodiversity, wetland restoration, application of two-eyed seeing, provincial work of the Forested Landscape Priority Place, supporting landscape-scale climate resilience, and legal protections for species at risk in PEI. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • The two wetland areas shown here sustain. (biodiversity-east.org)
  • The experimental design allowed us to test the effects of tree island area (25, 100, 400 and 1,600 m 2 ) and of planted native tree diversity (zero, one, two, three and six species, with zero representing natural regeneration only) on restoration outcomes and to compare them with conventionally managed oil palm monocultures 19 (Fig. 1 ). (nature.com)
  • The island is also spawning territory of marine turtle species such as the carey turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata , and the baula turtle, Dermochelys coriacea , often targets of illegal poaching. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • The manakins on the island are significantly larger than manakins from populations on the nearby coast, and usually larger species have lower frequency calls," Chiver explained. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Because these are particularly vulnerable to trends like rising sea levels, coastal erosion, seasonal change and coral bleaching, these events can have dramatic impacts on fragile island environments that are often the only home of endangered and threatened species like sea turtles and other vulnerable marine megafauna species. (gviusa.com)
  • Join us on a remote tropical island with stunning beaches and vibrant coral reefs, a sanctuary for unique marine species in the Indian Ocean. (gviusa.com)
  • Up to 3,305 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles and at least 29,375 species of vascular plants are endemic to the islands, estimated at 40 per cent of APEC's biodiversity. (worldbank.org)
  • The convergence of four ocean currents and the geographical isolation that blessed the islands with unique species now rendered them susceptible to the impacts of human-induced climate change. (nathab.com)
  • According to WWF, new species have been discovered there at a rate of three per month over the last ten years making the area one of the richest on the globe in terms of biodiversity. (grist.org)
  • These species help attract and sustain Sydney's native bee population by providing a diverse source of pollen and nectar. (mcgregorcoxall.com)
  • Developed in close collaboration with the Royal Botanic Garden, roof garden species were carefully selected to ensure maximum biodiversity benefits. (mcgregorcoxall.com)
  • The famed finches of the Galapagos, the honeycreepers and fruit flies of Hawaii, and the species-rich plant genera on many island sites will draw the curious biologist more than the pink sands, reggae music, and hula dancing that attract less scientific emotions. (thenatureofcities.com)
  • Some of the core principles of island biogeography are also on our minds, most importantly, immigration rates and extinction rates that reflect distance from species sources and the size of the restored projects we are championing. (thenatureofcities.com)
  • Learn all about the significant achievements in strengthening our position as an Island Haven for threatened species with support from the Penguin Foundation. (penguinfoundation.org.au)
  • Bush stone-curlews used to live on Phillip Island, last seen in 1970s, so we're bringing back a species that was lost . (penguinfoundation.org.au)
  • Spanish Senator Carles Mulet, a member of the Parliamentary Association in Defense of Animal Rights (APDDA) , has denounced to the Central Government a draft of the new Canary Islands Biodiversity Law because he maintains that it includes cats as a species that can be legally hunted. (thecanarynews.com)
  • Donate to Panthera to sustain impactful partnerships that protect wild cats and the species with whom they coexist. (panthera.org)
  • These activities have led to the destruction of natural habitats that are essential for biodiversity, and have resulted in the loss of species. (teleperformance.com)
  • Maintaining a large number of species with a variety of genes in a diverse environment is at the heart of the concept of biodiversity. (heritage-matters.ca)
  • What is clear is that invasive species and monocultures introduced by humans are on the rise, natural habitats are rapidly being replaced by a man-made environment and biodiversity is eroding dramatically. (heritage-matters.ca)
  • Educating the public about the importance of biodiversity and the history and impact of invasive species are new priorities for the Ontario Heritage Trust. (heritage-matters.ca)
  • The Trust's overall objective is to sustain and enhance the biodiversity of the area by removing invasive plants and animals creating a Sanctuary within which native species can flourish, threatened species can be protected, and species that have been lost to the Island reintroduced. (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • Great Barrier Island is home to 14 native lizard species and 1 species of native frog. (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • The reservoir area covers 443,700 ha with 3546 islands on the left bank of the Uatumã River known to contain more than 400 bird species. (bvsalud.org)
  • We speculate that this multi-modal distribution is a consequence of loss of biodiversity during major extinction events, leading to the concept that a bacterial genus corresponds to a set of species that diversified since the Permian extinction. (cdc.gov)
  • Article 2.1: "[Wetlands] may incorporate riparian and coastal zones adjacent to the wetlands, and islands or bodies of marine water deeper than six meters at low tide lying within the wetlands. (wikipedia.org)
  • Overfishing and pollution exacerbate the problem, adding pressure to these marine biodiversity hotspots that sustain coastal communities. (nature.com)
  • Biodiversity preservation and ecosystem services will be promoted over at least 50,000 hectares of terrestrial and coastal land. (iucn.org)
  • This area of coastal reefs sustains a rich assemblage of marine life including fish, corals, molluscs, crustaceans and marine mammals (Shabdin, 2014). (fu-berlin.de)
  • Researchers who explored the island's rich biodiversity of fauna and flora for three years published some of their most striking results. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • BFI is a nonprofit, nonstock association aimed at sustaining the island's environmental, business and social needs. (inquirer.net)
  • The Pacific Islands R2R program has been designed by the Pacific Island countries to strategically use their GEF STAR allocations to meet both their national priorities and adhere to relevant GEF focal area objectives, outcomes, indicators and outputs. (un.org)
  • The design of the project is fully aligned with Solomon Islands' national priorities and will be implemented within the framework of the Protected Areas Act and other relevant national policies and regulations. (iucn.org)
  • The area is recognised under Category 4 of the National Priorities for Biodiversity on Private Land. (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • But in the sense that urban habitats are surrounded by a sea of asphalt, concrete, and the barriers of apartment buildings, skyscrapers, and elevated tracks, the smaller urban habitats can be branded as islands floating on the Hardscape Sea. (thenatureofcities.com)
  • In light of more rapid climate change and the accelerating destruction of wildlife habitats, the loss of biodiversity threatens the ability of the natural environment to adapt. (heritage-matters.ca)
  • Both reefs are near Palawan, the Philippines' southwestern island chain fronting the South China Sea, but Beijing claims most of the large and strategic waterway as its own territory despite competing claims by neighbors and in defiance of an international ruling. (espotting.com)
  • That includes the Spratlys, an archipelago consisting of 100 small islands and reefs also claimed in full or part by the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. (espotting.com)
  • Over the last two decades China has occupied a number of reefs and atolls across the South China Sea, building up military installations , including runways and ports, which have not only challenged the Philippines' sovereignty and fishing rights but also endanger the marine biodiversity in the highly contested resource-rich waterway. (espotting.com)
  • Some of the atolls and islands that were built on saw sustained land reclamation take place, often with reefs being destroyed first and then built on. (espotting.com)
  • We then move to an examination of the ongoing drivers to biodiversity loss in the Pacific as well as a discussion on what strategies we might adopt in the Pacific to combat these. (sprep.org)
  • Climate injustice - including the loss of homes, biodiversity, and essential food and water supplies - is one of the most pressing obstacles to achieving the SDGs. (ngocongo.org)
  • On February 16th, 2023, Island Nature Trust hosted an event, Biodiversity Loss in PEI: Finding Solutions Together, at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • The purpose of the event was to bring together expert organizations, institutions, and members of the public who are actively working towards halting and reversing biodiversity loss across Prince Edward Island and Atlantic Canada, to share their knowledge with attendees. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • Throughout the evening, attendees were invited to reflect upon the role that the public and individuals have in stopping the loss of biodiversity across Prince Edward Island. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • It was inspiring to see each leaf, representing an individual's action, filling the branches as a symbol of our shared commitment towards halting and reversing biodiversity loss in our own back yards. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • This year's World Wildlife Day comes as the world grapples with the need for urgent action on biodiversity loss, pollution, deforestation and climate change. (panthera.org)
  • The project will contribute to addressing terrestrial biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline through the improved management of natural resources, and the creation of protected areas within four Key Biodiversity Areas. (iucn.org)
  • Construction of hydroelectric dams can drive biodiversity loss by creating islands incapable of sustaining the bird communities found in intact forest sites. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 1 , large knowledge gaps persist on how to increase biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in cash crop-dominated tropical landscapes 2 . (nature.com)
  • However, to be a viable alternative for landowners, it is essential to generate empirical evidence on whether and how these restoration strategies affect biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and agricultural productivity in cash crop-dominated landscapes 2 . (nature.com)
  • Here, we present the results of a large-scale, interdisciplinary ecosystem restoration experiment, in which the restoration outcomes across 52 tree islands established in a landscape dominated by an industrial oil palm plantation (140 ha) were observed and quantified three to five years after establishment. (nature.com)
  • In the wake of the current biodiversity crisis, it is ever so encouraging to see our elected representatives pass bipartisan legislation to combat the threat to our oceans," said Scott Webb, Advocacy & Policy Director with Turtle Island Restoration Network. (seaturtles.org)
  • Driftnets are invisible curtains of deaths that have indiscriminately killed and maimed whales, sea turtles and dolphins for decades off the coast of California, and it is a truly joyous season that the last days of this cruel fishery are ending with the passage of this bill," said Todd Steiner, marine ecologist and Executive Director, Turtle Island Restoration Network. (seaturtles.org)
  • Turtle Island Restoration Network has worked tirelessly for two decades through public education, litigation, and policy development to get to this day-a day when whales, dolphins and sea turtles are a bit safer off our coast. (seaturtles.org)
  • Turtle Island Restoration Network has led a coalition of concerned citizens and partner organizations for nearly 20 years to stop the devastating impact this fishery has on ocean animals. (seaturtles.org)
  • Restoration ecologists in their own way are creating islands of habitat surrounded by a contrasting matrix. (thenatureofcities.com)
  • Landscape ecology reminds us that links and corridors among habitat islands are critical to reach the goals stated at the beginning of a restoration process. (thenatureofcities.com)
  • By promoting biodiversity protection, building capacity for the creation and management of Protected Areas including access to relevant information for land-use planning, and strengthening the policy framework for the creation, management and maintenance of protected areas, the EREPA project will significantly support Solomon Islands in meeting its commitments under multilateral environment agreements. (iucn.org)
  • To provide countries and territories with the long-term support needed to achieve their CCI commitments, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) was established. (nature.org)
  • From miniature finches to the melodious mockingbirds, magnificent albatrosses, salt-crusted marine iguanas, Galapagos penguins to the captivating blue-footed boobies , the islands were alive with an orchestra of life that had adapted uniquely to these volcanic landscapes. (nathab.com)
  • The delicate balance that sustained the marine iguanas foraging upon algae-laden shorelines hung in the balance as changing ocean dynamics threatened their food sources. (nathab.com)
  • Saint Kitts & Nevis declared a new protected area that encompasses a 2-mile radius around the entire island nation and includes 60% of its nearshore marine shelf. (nature.org)
  • Shining a light for biodiversity - four perspectives to the life that sustains us. (weadapt.org)
  • Their sky-high canopies sustain a realm of life and biodiversity that thrives only in old forests. (textileexchange.org)
  • These charismatic birds highlight the islands' remarkable ability to nurture diverse life forms. (nathab.com)
  • The Zoo tackles this mission on multiple fronts, including initiating and maintaining green practices and encouraging others to adopt a "greener" way of life through special programs and exhibit features at the Zoo, which help set a good example for sustaining a healthy environment in Indianapolis and beyond. (indianapoliszoo.com)
  • Biodiversity is the variety and abundance of life on Earth. (teleperformance.com)
  • Also referred to as the "web of life," biodiversity refers to every living and breathing organism on our planet - from bacteria to plants, and animals. (teleperformance.com)
  • In his case, becoming a professional guide changed his life: it took him to visit and study in different countries, and gave him an incredible job whereby he can support his family in harmony with nature, by showing visitors the incredible Panamanian biodiversity. (canopytower.com)
  • Water sustains all life on Earth. (icsf.net)
  • Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project is working in 14 Pacific Island countries to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to the adverse effects of climate change. (weadapt.org)
  • Gain practical experience in sustainable development, witnessing climate change impacts on islands like Seychelles, while learning how to mitigate these effects. (gviusa.com)
  • Island nations like Seychelles are at the forefront of environmental challenges presented by climate change. (gviusa.com)
  • While these 57 maritime nations share similar development challenges to improve their standards of living and embark on paths of sustained economic growth, they also face the repercussions of global economic competition and natural disasters caused by Climate Change. (lu.se)
  • Given our limited capacity for international trade, balance of payments constraints, and recurrent emergencies, increasing and stabilizing domestic food production is considered to be essential for a resilient food secure Marshall Islands. (who.int)
  • Thanks to our partners, we are ramping up efforts to save the unique wildlife of this island. (panthera.org)
  • This World Wildlife Day, let us all commit to being partners in preserving wildlife - because it sustains us all. (panthera.org)
  • The programme not only introduces biocontrol agents - like the highly successful ragwort flea beetle - but also includes the creation of weed distribution databases, population modelling of biocontrol agents and weeds, the impact of predation on biocontrol agents, and optimising biodiversity outcomes. (pureadvantage.org)
  • Understanding the biodiversity of this region in a time of rapid agricultural development is a key step toward sustaining it for future generations. (calacademy.org)
  • We acquire lands to be held in trust for future generations, manage these lands as an example of appropriate and sustained use, and help private owners voluntarily protect their lands. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • Biodiversity is key to supporting present and future generations. (teleperformance.com)
  • People who have caused the least environmental harm are the ones disproportionally affected: from people in small island states in the Pacific and the Caribbean and people being forcibly displaced, to children and future generations. (lu.se)
  • Our water bottling plant, a first on the island, utilises a unique classic crystal purification system that produces and serves both still and sparkling water options in reusable glass bottles. (shangri-la.com)
  • However good farming practices can positively influence countryside and landscape quality, and sustain key environmental resources such as biodiversity, soil and water. (europa.eu)
  • The theme of next year's International Day for Biological Diversity 2013 is Water and Biodiversity. (icsf.net)
  • Providing and sustaining water for the needs of people around the world is already well recognized as a major challenge for sustainable development in most areas in both developed and developing countries. (icsf.net)
  • Solutions to water management issues are included in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Targets. (icsf.net)
  • Biodiversity surveys of endangered mangrove forests. (gviusa.com)
  • Mark Worthing, a Vancouver Island resident and long-time organizer for the protection of forests, has been in a race against the logging industry to track and find some of the last stands of ancient trees. (textileexchange.org)
  • Worthing's investigative fieldwork takes him into remote and rugged regions of Vancouver Island, the easier-to-access ancient forests were clear-cut years prior. (textileexchange.org)
  • While Igua travels 3 to 4 hours to Guna Yala from Panama City, the students, all from the Saila Olonibiquiña school, travel from the islands Cartí Yadup and Cartí Tupile to the mainland, and they all go to bird in the forests of Nusagandi Reserve, which belongs to the Narganá Protected Wilderness Area, in the surroundings of the Llano-Cartí highway. (canopytower.com)
  • Close to 50,000 plants and 200 trees will greatly enhance biodiversity, while initiatives such as wildflower roof gardens and maximised shade will help reduce heat island effect and absorb stormwater. (mcgregorcoxall.com)
  • However, a recent tourism boom brought too many people to the island, putting a strain on environmental protection. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Local communities are now felling parts of the forest to practice agriculture, one of the main economic activities that sustain Guna Yala, coupled with tourism. (canopytower.com)
  • We hope that what we have found on the sloth's behavior, what it eats, what trees it uses as refuge, and which zones of the island it favors, will help us find better ways to protect it and its habitat," Smith Cabellos said. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Ms Schwencke says it is extremely important to create more patches of habitat to sustain biodiversity in an increasingly urban environment. (abc.net.au)
  • These oceanic islands led to studies of conceptual islands, pockets of habitat that are surrounded by a contrasting matrix. (thenatureofcities.com)
  • Will our urban islands be close enough to other habitat venues to allow for adequate dispersal rates bringing in new seed and young animals as well as dispersal islands so isolated that they are at the fringes of the native population network and will fade with population extinctions unless long-term and expensive land management is a required project specification? (thenatureofcities.com)
  • We formally report the presence of feral emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiae ), including chicks, at Te Matarae, where there is self-sustaining population following their release to the wild years ago. (unitec.ac.nz)
  • Remanent robins from Windy Hill and Glenfern Sanctuary have however, formed a self-sustaining population on Hirakimata (Mt Hobson). (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • Also, awareness about the expected negative environmental impacts of sustained economic growth and the mechanisms for stakeholders to hold government agencies accountable for their performance are weak. (worldbank.org)
  • Located on Gadigal Country in the heart of Sydney's CBD, the $344 million Sydney Modern is the first museum in Australia to be awarded a 6-star Green Star rating, supported by a regenerated landscape offering that champions connectivity, biodiversity, and environmental excellence. (mcgregorcoxall.com)
  • The project will be implemented in these four provinces of the Solomon Islands. (iucn.org)
  • At the national level, baseline information gathered on natural resources and other variables as well as capacity building will contribute to sound and efficient decision making in the Solomon Islands. (iucn.org)
  • In parallel, we conduct a broader quantitative study of how well the SIDS are achieving the ambitions of the Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) and we conduct in depth mixed methods studies of three LDC - Comoros, Haiti and Solomon Islands - and one success - Mauritius. (lu.se)
  • A spear fisherman catches reef fish, a cultural mainstay on Mali Island in Fiji. (nature.com)
  • We encountered a Chatham Island tūī ( Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae chathamensis ) in Nikau Bush Reserve, c.35 km north of the translocated population in Awatotara Valley. (unitec.ac.nz)
  • As the emu population is self-sustaining, they should be considered as a new addition not only to the avifauna of the Chatham Islands group but to Aotearoa / New Zealand. (unitec.ac.nz)
  • Devastating tropical storms in recent years have made evident the dangers that island communities face, particularly in the Caribbean where 70% of the population lives along coastlines. (nature.org)
  • North Island robins were translocated into the Sanctuary in 2004, 2009 and 2012 but failed to successfully establish a population at Windy Hill due to dispersal of young. (windyhillsanctuary.nz)
  • Led by botanist Alicia Ibañez, a collaborator with the Panamanian Centre for Social Action (CEASPA), the project "Estudios de biodiversidad en la isla Escudo de Veraguas" began in 2017, organized by the Ramsar Regional Center for the Western Hemisphere (CREHO), with financial support from Panama's National Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT). (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Small changes in ocean temperatures and nutrient supply to the islands have a significant cascading effect on the entire food web that the islands support. (nathab.com)
  • Reader support helps sustain our work. (grist.org)
  • The coastline of the largest state Sarawak, which extends approximately 1035 km, lies within the Indo-Malay-Philippine archipelago, and is located on the northern side of the Island of Borneo. (fu-berlin.de)
  • Moreover, Guna Yala is one of the most touristic areas in Panama, given that it holds an archipelago of around 365 islands - 51 inhabited - that are fringed by incredible paradisiacal white-sand beaches. (canopytower.com)
  • Ioana Chiver studied the behavior of the golden-collared manakin, a subspecies which is endemic to the island. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • The university has long-standing ties with researchers in nearby Pacific island nations, such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Caledonia. (nature.com)
  • Other than Papua New Guinea and Fiji, all the Pacific Island countries have STAR allocations less than $7 million which allows them flexibility to program all of their STAR resources across individual or multiple focal areas and focal area strategies. (un.org)
  • On the main island, Efate, for example, new more robust vegetable varieties are being cultivated, as well as shade trees with nitrogen-fixing properties. (icsf.net)
  • How do Small Island Developing States Meet the Sustainable Development Goals? (lu.se)
  • Off the coast of Panama's Bocas del Toro province, lies the small Caribbean island Escudo de Veraguas. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • We are a non-government, not-for-profit organization dedicated to protection and management of Natural Areas on Prince Edward Island (Canada). (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • Our vision is to work with government and private landowners to create a true natural areas network on Prince Edward Island, consisting of core protected areas connected by corridors. (islandnaturetrust.ca)
  • If I am exiled to a desert isle, I now have that proverbial one book to take along: A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert. (ucpress.edu)
  • While giving local customers and tourists the best weekend party at LaBoracay, we also exerted effort to ensure we don't compromise the natural beauty of the island," said Yoly Crisanto, Globe senior vice president for corporate communications. (inquirer.net)
  • Mediante la educación ambiental se busca concientizar a las personas sobre los problemas del ambiente natural y social desde su formación escolar en la niñez para generar valores, nuevas actitudes, comportamientos y creencias orientadas al cuidado del medio ambiente y el aprendizaje de nuevas relaciones entre las personas. (bvsalud.org)