The International Forest List Weekly News Digest - June 22, 2024
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“I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.” - Nelson Mandela
Recent study reveals what makes some Amazon forests more resilient to climate change
Research published today in the journal Nature that asks how drought conditions linked to climate change impact growth in different areas of Amazon forests has produced surprising results. This study is a major product of a 1.3 million dollar international…
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/recent-study-reveals-what-makes-some-amazon-forests-more-resilient-to-climate-change
Future Forests: Living with Fire
The 2024 wildfire season is underway, and New Mexico is on guard. As we hope for the best, we must be poised to protect communities and our natural and cultural resources. Experts statewide are also having new conversations around forest management…
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/new-mexico/stories-in-new-mexico/future-forests/
Biden administration old-growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government…
https://apnews.com/article/old-growth-forests-biden-logging-restrictions-8a556c3c80abc02ed2628eef5d3e1408
Sourcing genomically-diverse seedlings to create climate-change resilient forests brings optimism
A research paper from University of Vermont's Keller Laboratory examining the impacts of genomically-diverse seedlings on the resilience of red spruce forests in a changing climate was published in Applications in Plant Sciences…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-sourcing-genomically-diverse-seedlings-climate.html
GCA Announces Participation in Morocco’s Inclusive and Sustainable Development Support Programme for Forest Areas
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) announced today its active involvement in the Inclusive and Sustainable Development Support Programme for Forest Areas (PADIDZOF) in Morocco. This significant project, led by the African Development Bank (AfDB), aims…
https://gca.org/news/gca-announces-participation-in-moroccos-inclusive-and-sustainable-development-support-programme-for-forest-areas/
Recent study reveals what makes some Amazon forests more resilient to climate change
Research published today in the journal Nature that asks how drought conditions linked to climate change impact growth in different areas of Amazon forests has produced surprising results. This study is a major product of a 1.3 million dollar international…
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/recent-study-reveals-what-makes-some-amazon-forests-more-resilient-to-climate-change
Future Forests: Living with Fire
The 2024 wildfire season is underway, and New Mexico is on guard. As we hope for the best, we must be poised to protect communities and our natural and cultural resources. Experts statewide are also having new conversations around forest management…
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/new-mexico/stories-in-new-mexico/future-forests/
Biden administration old-growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government…
https://apnews.com/article/old-growth-forests-biden-logging-restrictions-8a556c3c80abc02ed2628eef5d3e1408
Sourcing genomically-diverse seedlings to create climate-change resilient forests brings optimism
A research paper from University of Vermont's Keller Laboratory examining the impacts of genomically-diverse seedlings on the resilience of red spruce forests in a changing climate was published in Applications in Plant Sciences…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-sourcing-genomically-diverse-seedlings-climate.html
GCA Announces Participation in Morocco’s Inclusive and Sustainable Development Support Programme for Forest Areas
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) announced today its active involvement in the Inclusive and Sustainable Development Support Programme for Forest Areas (PADIDZOF) in Morocco. This significant project, led by the African Development Bank (AfDB), aims…
https://gca.org/news/gca-announces-participation-in-moroccos-inclusive-and-sustainable-development-support-programme-for-forest-areas/
Kazakhstan and South Korea Forward Cooperation in Forestry
On June 17, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to South Korea, Nurgali Arystanov, participated in a celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, established by a UN General Assembly resolution in 1994…
https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-and-korea-forward-cooperation-in-forestry/
From the local to the global, landscape and forest restoration pays dividends
A Stanford researcher helped the World Bank integrate landscape and ecosystem approaches into development projects in new ways, influencing nearly $1 billion in development finance and supporting global climate investments…
https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/local-global-landscape-and-forest-restoration-pays-dividends
How’s your health, forests?
Forests are delightful to see and spend time in. A forest tree might be one of any of the around 73,000 species identified to date. The exact number is unclear but approaching 100,000, says Stanford University ecologist Robert Jackson…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-024-02337-z
How climate finance can work for communities with standing forests
Global efforts to curb climate change rely on putting a stop to deforestation that is illegal or unsustainable. Tropical deforestation and other land conversion account for about 20 percent of global emissions. Protecting the world’s forests prevents these emissions…
https://www.forest-trends.org/blog/how-climate-finance-can-work-for-communities-with-standing-forests/
ASU, SRP use laser technology to detect how forest thinning can boost water supply
New technology is helping ASU researchers better understand how to protect and preserve our water supply. They’re using laser imaging, detection, and ranging or LiDAR which uses light from lasers to map out land and make a virtual forest…
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/06/20/asu-srp-use-laser-technology-detect-how-forest-thinning-can-boost-water-supply/
Studying the changing landscape of forest management: Researchers take a humanities approach
Around 40% of forested land in the United States is privately owned, and for agencies tasked with preserving the nation's natural resources, collaborations with private landowners are not just a vast opportunity, but a necessity…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-landscape-forest-humanities-approach.html
California officials, environmentalists split over plans to harvest biomass from Sierra forests
Across California, proposals are trickling in for new biomass facilities that seek to convert wood pellets gathered from overcrowded forests into precious energy. While some tout the proposed plants as good for the economy and environment…
https://www.courthousenews.com/california-officials-environmentalists-split-over-plans-to-harvest-biomass-from-sierra-forests/
Study indicates Pennsylvania private forest landowners value fire as tool to manage woodlands
Fire can help shape ecosystems, and after a century of suppressing naturally occurring fire that has thrown forests out balance, some states—including Pennsylvania—are using controlled burns to help manage forests on public lands. Now, a new four-state study by…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-pennsylvania-private-forest-landowners-tool.html
Ending native forest logging would help Australia's climate goals much more than planting trees
Australia contains some of the world's most biologically diverse and carbon-dense native forests. Eucalypts in wet temperate forests are the tallest flowering plants in the world and home to an array of unique tree-dwelling marsupials, rare birds, insects, mosses, fungi…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-native-forest-australia-climate-goals.html
UK's rarest rainforest beetles go on multi-day 'adventures'
A new study delving into the lives of one of the UK's rarest beetles shows them to be athletes and adventurers—sometimes traveling the scaled-up equivalent of several kilometers a night in search of food and mates…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-uk-rarest-rainforest-beetles-multi.html
A New Development Plan For Rainforest Project To Provide Long-Term Community Benefits
Leading Asia-Pacific carbon offsetting solutions provider, TEM, and Pacific Forest Alliance have launched an innovative new five-year Sustainable Development Plan for the April Salumei rainforest conservation project in Papua New Guinea to provide long-term…
https://carbonherald.com/a-new-development-plan-for-rainforest-project-to-provide-long-term-community-benefits/
When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a massive drought struck the region. Two years later, Saleska – a University of Arizona professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology…
https://news.arizona.edu/news/when-drought-researchers-map-which-parts-amazon-are-most-vulnerable-climate-change
Rainforest project to create new generation of 'super trees' on rural property near Lismore
A groundbreaking project to help rainforests meet the challenges of climate change is beginning in northern New South Wales. The Science Saving Rainforests project has collected more than 10,000 leaves from 60 plant species from Far North Queensland…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-16/resilient-rainforest-project-climate-environment-conservation/103967400
Indigenous People and NGO Grow a Wildlife Corridor in the World’s Oldest Rainforest
In Australia’s Cape Kimberley, environmental charity Climate Force is collaborating with the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people and rangers to create a corridor that runs between two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef…
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/indigenous-people-and-ngo-grow-a-wildlife-corridor-in-the-worlds-oldest-rainforest/
Lula Urges Action Against Amazon Crime to Protect Rainforest
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged his government to speed up actions in the Amazon to combat organized crime that has contributed to destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest…
https://www.mynrination.com/brazil/2024/06/18/lula-urges-action-against-amazon-crime-to-protect-rainforest
Exhibition highlights need to protect Cambodia’s pristine rainforest
The second in a series of exhibitions titled Cardamoms Forever – A Series of Exhibitions has been launched to celebrate and encourage greater efforts to protect the Cardamom Mountains, an area which is said to have Southeast Asia’s last untouched rainforest…
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501509193/exhibition-highlights-need-to-protect-cambodias-pristine-rainforest/
For Peat’s Sake: Why Peatlands Merit Strong Protections
With climate change already causing devastating effects around the world, governments are under increasing pressure to take urgent action to stave off even more severe impacts, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). While greatly…
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/06/17/for-peats-sake-why-peatlands-merit-strong-protections
Nature’s Coast Guard: Valuing and Financing Mangrove Conservation in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific, which holds most of the world’s mangroves, faces serious risks from natural disasters, including those related to the long-term sustainability of coastal communities and valuable ecosystems. Mangroves uphold biodiversity, support…
https://www.orfonline.org/research/nature-s-coast-guard-valuing-and-financing-mangrove-conservation-in-the-indo-pacific
What your gut has in common with Arctic permafrost, and why it’s a troubling sign for climate change
Every time you eat a blueberry, the microbiome in your gut gets to work. Bacterial enzymes attack the organic compounds of the fruit: a burbling, gurgling digestive process that can, often to our embarrassment, cause us to pass gas. That may not be such a big deal for…
https://grist.org/science/arctic-permafrost-microbes-climate-change/
Advancing the soil deal for Europe through cyberinfrastructure and citizen science
This article explores advancements in soil health across Europe, highlighting innovative cyberinfrastructure for soil citizen science. This initiative, led by the Quanta team, allows citizens to actively participate in environmental stewardship…
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/advancing-the-soil-deal-for-europe-through-cyberinfrastructure-and-citizen-science/178352/
The Climate According to Numbers
A little while ago I took us up to outer space to help us see the Earth, the living surprise of it among it’s lifeless neighbors. I wanted to show how rare our climate is, not collapsed at physical, redundant equilibrium like the others, but dynamically upheld by…
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-06-18/the-climate-according-to-numbers/
From unseen to seen in post-mining polluted territories: (in)visibilisation processes at work in soil contamination management
In line with EU recommendations, the potential ‘mining revival’ in France focuses on (re)opening mines. In this context, political discussions on post-mining areas have increased, driven by past mismanagements. Scientists are key in these regions…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03290-0
Leveraging Machine Learning and Process-Based Models for Soil Organic Carbon Prediction: A Comparative Study and the Role of ChatGPT in Soil Science
In recent years, ML algorithms have increasingly been recognized in ecological modeling, including predicting soil organic carbon (SOC). However, their application on smaller datasets typical of long-term soil research has yet to be extensively evaluated…
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/06/21/leveraging-machine-learning-and-process-based-models-for-soil-organic-carbon-prediction-a-comparative-study-and-the-role-of-chatgpt-in-soil-science/
On June 17, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to South Korea, Nurgali Arystanov, participated in a celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, established by a UN General Assembly resolution in 1994…
https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-and-korea-forward-cooperation-in-forestry/
From the local to the global, landscape and forest restoration pays dividends
A Stanford researcher helped the World Bank integrate landscape and ecosystem approaches into development projects in new ways, influencing nearly $1 billion in development finance and supporting global climate investments…
https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/local-global-landscape-and-forest-restoration-pays-dividends
How’s your health, forests?
Forests are delightful to see and spend time in. A forest tree might be one of any of the around 73,000 species identified to date. The exact number is unclear but approaching 100,000, says Stanford University ecologist Robert Jackson…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-024-02337-z
How climate finance can work for communities with standing forests
Global efforts to curb climate change rely on putting a stop to deforestation that is illegal or unsustainable. Tropical deforestation and other land conversion account for about 20 percent of global emissions. Protecting the world’s forests prevents these emissions…
https://www.forest-trends.org/blog/how-climate-finance-can-work-for-communities-with-standing-forests/
ASU, SRP use laser technology to detect how forest thinning can boost water supply
New technology is helping ASU researchers better understand how to protect and preserve our water supply. They’re using laser imaging, detection, and ranging or LiDAR which uses light from lasers to map out land and make a virtual forest…
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/06/20/asu-srp-use-laser-technology-detect-how-forest-thinning-can-boost-water-supply/
Studying the changing landscape of forest management: Researchers take a humanities approach
Around 40% of forested land in the United States is privately owned, and for agencies tasked with preserving the nation's natural resources, collaborations with private landowners are not just a vast opportunity, but a necessity…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-landscape-forest-humanities-approach.html
California officials, environmentalists split over plans to harvest biomass from Sierra forests
Across California, proposals are trickling in for new biomass facilities that seek to convert wood pellets gathered from overcrowded forests into precious energy. While some tout the proposed plants as good for the economy and environment…
https://www.courthousenews.com/california-officials-environmentalists-split-over-plans-to-harvest-biomass-from-sierra-forests/
Study indicates Pennsylvania private forest landowners value fire as tool to manage woodlands
Fire can help shape ecosystems, and after a century of suppressing naturally occurring fire that has thrown forests out balance, some states—including Pennsylvania—are using controlled burns to help manage forests on public lands. Now, a new four-state study by…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-pennsylvania-private-forest-landowners-tool.html
Ending native forest logging would help Australia's climate goals much more than planting trees
Australia contains some of the world's most biologically diverse and carbon-dense native forests. Eucalypts in wet temperate forests are the tallest flowering plants in the world and home to an array of unique tree-dwelling marsupials, rare birds, insects, mosses, fungi…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-native-forest-australia-climate-goals.html
UK's rarest rainforest beetles go on multi-day 'adventures'
A new study delving into the lives of one of the UK's rarest beetles shows them to be athletes and adventurers—sometimes traveling the scaled-up equivalent of several kilometers a night in search of food and mates…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-uk-rarest-rainforest-beetles-multi.html
A New Development Plan For Rainforest Project To Provide Long-Term Community Benefits
Leading Asia-Pacific carbon offsetting solutions provider, TEM, and Pacific Forest Alliance have launched an innovative new five-year Sustainable Development Plan for the April Salumei rainforest conservation project in Papua New Guinea to provide long-term…
https://carbonherald.com/a-new-development-plan-for-rainforest-project-to-provide-long-term-community-benefits/
When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a massive drought struck the region. Two years later, Saleska – a University of Arizona professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology…
https://news.arizona.edu/news/when-drought-researchers-map-which-parts-amazon-are-most-vulnerable-climate-change
Rainforest project to create new generation of 'super trees' on rural property near Lismore
A groundbreaking project to help rainforests meet the challenges of climate change is beginning in northern New South Wales. The Science Saving Rainforests project has collected more than 10,000 leaves from 60 plant species from Far North Queensland…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-16/resilient-rainforest-project-climate-environment-conservation/103967400
Indigenous People and NGO Grow a Wildlife Corridor in the World’s Oldest Rainforest
In Australia’s Cape Kimberley, environmental charity Climate Force is collaborating with the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people and rangers to create a corridor that runs between two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef…
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/indigenous-people-and-ngo-grow-a-wildlife-corridor-in-the-worlds-oldest-rainforest/
Lula Urges Action Against Amazon Crime to Protect Rainforest
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged his government to speed up actions in the Amazon to combat organized crime that has contributed to destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest…
https://www.mynrination.com/brazil/2024/06/18/lula-urges-action-against-amazon-crime-to-protect-rainforest
Exhibition highlights need to protect Cambodia’s pristine rainforest
The second in a series of exhibitions titled Cardamoms Forever – A Series of Exhibitions has been launched to celebrate and encourage greater efforts to protect the Cardamom Mountains, an area which is said to have Southeast Asia’s last untouched rainforest…
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501509193/exhibition-highlights-need-to-protect-cambodias-pristine-rainforest/
For Peat’s Sake: Why Peatlands Merit Strong Protections
With climate change already causing devastating effects around the world, governments are under increasing pressure to take urgent action to stave off even more severe impacts, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). While greatly…
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/06/17/for-peats-sake-why-peatlands-merit-strong-protections
Nature’s Coast Guard: Valuing and Financing Mangrove Conservation in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific, which holds most of the world’s mangroves, faces serious risks from natural disasters, including those related to the long-term sustainability of coastal communities and valuable ecosystems. Mangroves uphold biodiversity, support…
https://www.orfonline.org/research/nature-s-coast-guard-valuing-and-financing-mangrove-conservation-in-the-indo-pacific
What your gut has in common with Arctic permafrost, and why it’s a troubling sign for climate change
Every time you eat a blueberry, the microbiome in your gut gets to work. Bacterial enzymes attack the organic compounds of the fruit: a burbling, gurgling digestive process that can, often to our embarrassment, cause us to pass gas. That may not be such a big deal for…
https://grist.org/science/arctic-permafrost-microbes-climate-change/
Advancing the soil deal for Europe through cyberinfrastructure and citizen science
This article explores advancements in soil health across Europe, highlighting innovative cyberinfrastructure for soil citizen science. This initiative, led by the Quanta team, allows citizens to actively participate in environmental stewardship…
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/advancing-the-soil-deal-for-europe-through-cyberinfrastructure-and-citizen-science/178352/
The Climate According to Numbers
A little while ago I took us up to outer space to help us see the Earth, the living surprise of it among it’s lifeless neighbors. I wanted to show how rare our climate is, not collapsed at physical, redundant equilibrium like the others, but dynamically upheld by…
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-06-18/the-climate-according-to-numbers/
From unseen to seen in post-mining polluted territories: (in)visibilisation processes at work in soil contamination management
In line with EU recommendations, the potential ‘mining revival’ in France focuses on (re)opening mines. In this context, political discussions on post-mining areas have increased, driven by past mismanagements. Scientists are key in these regions…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03290-0
Leveraging Machine Learning and Process-Based Models for Soil Organic Carbon Prediction: A Comparative Study and the Role of ChatGPT in Soil Science
In recent years, ML algorithms have increasingly been recognized in ecological modeling, including predicting soil organic carbon (SOC). However, their application on smaller datasets typical of long-term soil research has yet to be extensively evaluated…
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/06/21/leveraging-machine-learning-and-process-based-models-for-soil-organic-carbon-prediction-a-comparative-study-and-the-role-of-chatgpt-in-soil-science/
World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years
The landscape along the Buffels River in South Africa’s Namaqualand region is dotted with thousands of sandy mounds that occupy about 20% of the surface area. These heuweltjies, as the locals call them (the word means “little hills” in Afrikaans)…
https://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-termite-mounds-discovered-in-south-africa-and-theyve-been-storing-precious-carbon-for-thousands-of-years-230988
Experts from Morocco undertaking soil assessment in SVG
A team of experts from the Kingdom of Morocco paid a recent visit to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), to conduct preliminary work on the impact of the ash fall from the eruption of La Soufriere Volcano…
https://www.searchlight.vc/news/2024/06/21/experts-morocco-undertaking-soil-assessment-svgv/
Billions of Gallons of Freshwater Are Dumped at Florida’s Coasts. Environmentalists Want That Water in the Everglades
Environmental groups want to use engineered wetlands to help replenish the river of grass and address toxic algae. The state’s politically powerful sugar growers say those wetlands are for their own polluted water…
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062024/everglades-wetlands-toxic-algae-pollution/
Satellite data reveals fires in wetlands surged nearly tenfold this year: 'What's most worrying is that even in the rainy season we had this increase in fires'
Satellite data has confirmed a nearly tenfold increase in wildfires through early June in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands compared to last year, according to Reuters. This is especially disconcerting since this was observed during the normally rainy season. The peak…
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/pantanal-wildfires-brazil-satellite-data/
USDA Commits Funding for Partnerships to Restore Wetland Ecosystems and Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $50 million in fiscal 2025 to help conservation partners nationwide protect and restore critical wetlands through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP). Half of the funding will come from…
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/new-mexico/news/usda-commits-funding-for-partnerships-to
Four orangutans released into East Kalimantan protected forest
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has released four rehabilitated orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) into the Gunung Batu Mesangat Protected Forest in East Kalimantan. The ministry's East Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA)…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/316650/four-orangutans-released-into-east-kalimantan-protected-forest
Canadian Government To Support Ontario’s Forest Restoration And Nursery Sector
The Canadian federal government announced a significant investment aimed at enhancing forest restoration efforts in Ontario and supporting the tree nursey sector through its 2 Billion Trees program, Canadian Forest Industries reported (6-14-24)…
https://getfea.com/timber/canadian-government-to-support-ontarios-forest-restoration-and-nursery-sector
For Rainforest Amphibians, the Bigger the Toes, the Higher They Go
In the rainforests of Gabon, in Central Africa, trees tower more than 120 feet above the forest floor and are home to dozens of species of frogs and toads. A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Austin set out to discover how this diverse group of…
https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/rainforest-amphibians-bigger-toes-higher-they-go
A dataset of trophic state index for nation-scale lakes in China from 40-year Landsat observations
Trophic state index (TSI) serves as a key indicator for quantifying and understanding the lake eutrophication, which has not been fully explored for long-term water quality monitoring, especially for small and medium inland waters. Landsat satellites offer an…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03506-7
Climate engineering off US coast could increase heatwaves in Europe, study finds
A geoengineering technique designed to reduce high temperatures in California could inadvertently intensify heatwaves in Europe, according to a study that models the unintended consequences of regional tinkering with a changing climate…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/21/climate-engineering-off-us-coast-could-increase-heatwaves-in-europe-study-finds
Nigeria’s mountain streams are a haven for special creatures – they need protection
Nigeria has many freshwater ecotourism attractions. Among them are the Ikogosi warm spring, the Osun-Osogbo river, and the Olumirin, Owu, Arinta and Ekor waterfalls. Their scenic beauty and lush forests make these sites popular, but the impacts of human…
https://theconversation.com/nigerias-mountain-streams-are-a-haven-for-special-creatures-they-need-protection-230725
Earth's frozen regions risk 'irreversible' damage due to climate change, expert warns
The head of one of the world's major environmental groups has told FRANCE 24 that a third major crisis is affecting the world and we need to pay more attention to it. As well as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the crisis in Gaza, she says we need to…
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20240617-earth-s-frozen-regions-risk-irreversible-damage-due-climate-change-expert-warns
‘A momentous day for nature’: EU approves first-of-its-kind law that could bring back biodiversity
After months of deliberations, the EU’s Nature Restoration Law has finally been approved. The first-of-its-kind regulation aims to restore Europe’s damaged ecosystems and boost biodiversity. “There is no time for a break in protecting our environment,” says Alain…
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/06/17/what-is-the-nature-restoration-law-inside-the-first-of-its-kind-regulation-approved-in-eur
A Traditional Future?
Pastoralists in Senegal and Mongolia draw on millennia of experience to raise livestock in harsh, volatile climates. What can they teach us as our environment changes?...
https://projects.apnews.com/features/2023/the-protein-problem/nomadic-pastoralism-mongolia-senegal/index.html
This Ecuadorian forest thrived amid deforestation after being granted legal rights
For more than 30 years, José DeCoux woke each morning to a deafening noise. In his home in Ecuador's Los Cedros forest, monkeys squeal, squirrels scuffle, and 400 species of bird flit and squawk. A mist hangs in the trees, and ferns and mosses in countless shades of…
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240614-how-los-cedros-forest-in-ecuador-was-granted-legal-personhood
The landscape along the Buffels River in South Africa’s Namaqualand region is dotted with thousands of sandy mounds that occupy about 20% of the surface area. These heuweltjies, as the locals call them (the word means “little hills” in Afrikaans)…
https://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-termite-mounds-discovered-in-south-africa-and-theyve-been-storing-precious-carbon-for-thousands-of-years-230988
Experts from Morocco undertaking soil assessment in SVG
A team of experts from the Kingdom of Morocco paid a recent visit to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), to conduct preliminary work on the impact of the ash fall from the eruption of La Soufriere Volcano…
https://www.searchlight.vc/news/2024/06/21/experts-morocco-undertaking-soil-assessment-svgv/
Billions of Gallons of Freshwater Are Dumped at Florida’s Coasts. Environmentalists Want That Water in the Everglades
Environmental groups want to use engineered wetlands to help replenish the river of grass and address toxic algae. The state’s politically powerful sugar growers say those wetlands are for their own polluted water…
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062024/everglades-wetlands-toxic-algae-pollution/
Satellite data reveals fires in wetlands surged nearly tenfold this year: 'What's most worrying is that even in the rainy season we had this increase in fires'
Satellite data has confirmed a nearly tenfold increase in wildfires through early June in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands compared to last year, according to Reuters. This is especially disconcerting since this was observed during the normally rainy season. The peak…
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/pantanal-wildfires-brazil-satellite-data/
USDA Commits Funding for Partnerships to Restore Wetland Ecosystems and Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $50 million in fiscal 2025 to help conservation partners nationwide protect and restore critical wetlands through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP). Half of the funding will come from…
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/new-mexico/news/usda-commits-funding-for-partnerships-to
Four orangutans released into East Kalimantan protected forest
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has released four rehabilitated orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) into the Gunung Batu Mesangat Protected Forest in East Kalimantan. The ministry's East Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA)…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/316650/four-orangutans-released-into-east-kalimantan-protected-forest
Canadian Government To Support Ontario’s Forest Restoration And Nursery Sector
The Canadian federal government announced a significant investment aimed at enhancing forest restoration efforts in Ontario and supporting the tree nursey sector through its 2 Billion Trees program, Canadian Forest Industries reported (6-14-24)…
https://getfea.com/timber/canadian-government-to-support-ontarios-forest-restoration-and-nursery-sector
For Rainforest Amphibians, the Bigger the Toes, the Higher They Go
In the rainforests of Gabon, in Central Africa, trees tower more than 120 feet above the forest floor and are home to dozens of species of frogs and toads. A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Austin set out to discover how this diverse group of…
https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/rainforest-amphibians-bigger-toes-higher-they-go
A dataset of trophic state index for nation-scale lakes in China from 40-year Landsat observations
Trophic state index (TSI) serves as a key indicator for quantifying and understanding the lake eutrophication, which has not been fully explored for long-term water quality monitoring, especially for small and medium inland waters. Landsat satellites offer an…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03506-7
Climate engineering off US coast could increase heatwaves in Europe, study finds
A geoengineering technique designed to reduce high temperatures in California could inadvertently intensify heatwaves in Europe, according to a study that models the unintended consequences of regional tinkering with a changing climate…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/21/climate-engineering-off-us-coast-could-increase-heatwaves-in-europe-study-finds
Nigeria’s mountain streams are a haven for special creatures – they need protection
Nigeria has many freshwater ecotourism attractions. Among them are the Ikogosi warm spring, the Osun-Osogbo river, and the Olumirin, Owu, Arinta and Ekor waterfalls. Their scenic beauty and lush forests make these sites popular, but the impacts of human…
https://theconversation.com/nigerias-mountain-streams-are-a-haven-for-special-creatures-they-need-protection-230725
Earth's frozen regions risk 'irreversible' damage due to climate change, expert warns
The head of one of the world's major environmental groups has told FRANCE 24 that a third major crisis is affecting the world and we need to pay more attention to it. As well as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the crisis in Gaza, she says we need to…
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20240617-earth-s-frozen-regions-risk-irreversible-damage-due-climate-change-expert-warns
‘A momentous day for nature’: EU approves first-of-its-kind law that could bring back biodiversity
After months of deliberations, the EU’s Nature Restoration Law has finally been approved. The first-of-its-kind regulation aims to restore Europe’s damaged ecosystems and boost biodiversity. “There is no time for a break in protecting our environment,” says Alain…
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/06/17/what-is-the-nature-restoration-law-inside-the-first-of-its-kind-regulation-approved-in-eur
A Traditional Future?
Pastoralists in Senegal and Mongolia draw on millennia of experience to raise livestock in harsh, volatile climates. What can they teach us as our environment changes?...
https://projects.apnews.com/features/2023/the-protein-problem/nomadic-pastoralism-mongolia-senegal/index.html
This Ecuadorian forest thrived amid deforestation after being granted legal rights
For more than 30 years, José DeCoux woke each morning to a deafening noise. In his home in Ecuador's Los Cedros forest, monkeys squeal, squirrels scuffle, and 400 species of bird flit and squawk. A mist hangs in the trees, and ferns and mosses in countless shades of…
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240614-how-los-cedros-forest-in-ecuador-was-granted-legal-personhood
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