American Nature Solutions

Why Do Some Bees Dig? #Ecology #Bees #Apis

xerces.org

Why Do Some Bees Dig? | Xerces Society

Many bee species know their way around dirt and under ground. There are several distinct reasons why they excavate the earth.

06:53 AM - Sep 28, 2023

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Biodiversity protections off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goals – IUCN report
#Biodiversity #Conservation #SDGs #IUCN

iucn.org

Biodiversity protections off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goals – IUCN report - News | IUCN

The state of biodiversity is in severe decline, with deforestation, land degradation and species extinctions all moving in the wrong direction to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, according to an IUCN report published today during the ongoing SDG Summit at the United Nations General Assembly i..

05:14 AM - Sep 23, 2023

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Creative AF (She/Her)

@Cre8tEve

It’s better for the planet too, if you have cookware that lasts a very long time.

Liz N Is Tired of the Nonsense @knitquiltsewst1

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GIFT ARTICLE
"Conservation canines should have some characteristics, including a high toy drive, strong work ethic and robust energy. The best dogs for the job have a tendency to become fixated on a task and won’t rest until it’s completed."
🐕‍🦺🦊🌾 #WorkingDogsForConservation #DogsOfSpoutible

wapo.st

Working Dogs for Conservation trains abandoned pups to sniff out clues - The Washington Post

About 45 canines are part of Working Dogs for Conservation in various countries. Most of the dogs were rescued from shelters.

09:45 AM - Sep 10, 2023

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Large national parks may boost the #biodiversity of the regions that surround them. In new research, scientists used more than 2,000 trail cameras and bird surveys in 10 SE Asian countries to assess biodiversity both in and around national parks. They found that bird and mammal diversity was higher…

wildlife.org

Large national parks bolster surrounding ecosystems - The Wildlife Society

Two studies show the ways that protected areas improve the natural world outside their borders

09:02 PM - Sep 06, 2023

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Why we need to integrate rewilding into the voluntary carbon market
“…rewilding can avoid many of the practical difficulties associated with monitoring, reporting and verification, with the potential to integrate biodiversity into the voluntary carbon market (VCM).” #biodiversity #conservation #VCM

sgvoice.net

We need to integrate rewilding into the voluntary carbon market

Dr Nick Atkinson at BeZero Carbon argues that rewilding could have the potential to integrate biodiversity into the voluntary carbon market.

09:10 AM - Sep 04, 2023

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IUCN WCPA, working in partnership with WWF, GEF and TNC, has launched a freely available guide to achieving Target 3 or the “30x30 target” of the Global Biodiversity Framework and effectively and equitably conserving at least 30 per cent of the Earth by 2030. #conservation #biodiversity #30x30

iucn.org

IUCN WCPA and partners launch guide to effectively and equitably conserving at least 30% of the Earth by 2030 - Press release | IUCN

The International Union for Conservation Nature’s World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN WCPA), working in partnership with WWF, GEF and TNC, has launched a freely available guide to achieving Target 3 or the “30x30 target” of the Global Biodiversity Framework and effectively and equitably conser..

09:00 AM - Sep 04, 2023

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Over 20% of mapped global species richness are found in World Heritage sites, despite these areas making up just 1% of the Earth’s surface, according to a joint assessment by IUCN, International Union for Conservation Nature, and UNESCO…. #biodiversity

iucn.org

A fifth of species found in World Heritage sites – IUCN co-authored research - Press release | IUCN

Gland, Switzerland, 31 August 2023 – Over 20% of mapped global species richness are found in World Heritage sites, despite these areas making up just 1% of the Earth’s surface, according to a joint assessment by IUCN, International Union for Conservation Nature, and UNESCO, United Nations Educationa..

08:52 AM - Sep 04, 2023

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EDGAR JORDAN

@EdgarJordanDBA

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livescience.com

3,000-year-old mummified bees are so well preserved, scientists can see the flowers the insects ate | Live Science

The bees were preserved well enough for researchers to make out small features, like their legs and antennae.

03:43 PM - Aug 30, 2023

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Scarab Rose

@ScarabRose

FFS

American Nature Solutions @amnaturesolutions

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow

Overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a New York Times data investigation revealed.

America Is Draining Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow - The New York Times

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.

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America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow

Overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a New York Times data investigation revealed.

nytimes.com

America Is Draining Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow - The New York Times

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.

11:28 PM - Aug 29, 2023

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Bethany Garden Witch

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In response to American Nature Solutions.

We have raised a generation of resilient children. They have lived daily with the fear of being shot in school. They’re passionate about change and ready to take on the old white man. I watch my kids and I have hope.

11:33 AM - Aug 26, 2023

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Via Kateherine Hayhoe
What's the Best Weapon Against Climate Change? Hope
Hope is the first best weapon we have against climate change. As you can see though, statements like this often provoke a knee-jerk reaction: “we don’t need hope, we need ACTION,” they say.

newsweek.com

What's the Best Weapon Against Climate Change? Hope

As young people battle anxiety over extreme weather and a foreboding future, scientists and advocates try a new message to ease worries—and help save the planet

11:30 AM - Aug 26, 2023

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Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
The Kunming-Montreal Global #biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) following a four year consultation and negotiation process. #GBF #COP15 #biodiversity
https://www.cbd.int/gbf/

10:39 AM - Aug 26, 2023

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Researchers find 20,000-year-old refugium for orcas in the northern Pacific
https://phys.org/news/2023...

phys.org

Researchers find 20,000-year-old refugium for orcas in the northern Pacific

The northern Pacific near Japan and Russia is home for several different groups of orcas. They have no contact with each other, do not seek the same food, do not speak the same dialect, and do not mate with each other. How can this be when they live so close to each other and belong to the same spec..

10:28 AM - Aug 26, 2023

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"Rocks tell stories of past worlds. They tell of landscapes and seascapes inhabited by dinosaurs and giant marine reptiles, by trilobites and corals – even the endless microbial layers of primeval Earth. But these stories can stretch much further."
🪨⛰️☄️ #rocks #books #Geology #fossils #history

smithsonianmag.com

Rocks Are Earth's Greatest Storytellers | Smithsonian Voices | Smithsonian Books Smithsonian Magazine

Learn about how Earth's history is written in its rocks with this excerpt from

10:22 AM - Aug 26, 2023

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Ben Douglas

@BenDouglas

“Experts say that a global oceans treaty is needed to actually enforce the U.N. Biodiversity Conference's recent pledge to protect 30% of the planet's oceans, as well as its land, for conservation.”
#climatechange #climatesolutions

npr.org

UN talks to safeguard the world's marine biodiversity will pick back up this week : NPR

The goal of the U.N. meetings is to produce a unified agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of the world's vast marine ecosystems.

08:12 PM - Feb 19, 2023

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Pierre Splw

@PierreSplw

Have you heard about COP 15 and the new Global Biodiversity Framework ?
Here is an interesting article about the next steps for biodiversity conservation. #biodiversity #GlobalBiodiversityFramework #COP15 #internationallaw #BiodiversityLaw

news.mongabay.com

Biodiversity conservation needs a more ecological context and transformational concept (commentary)

Environmental science and conservation news

04:41 AM - Feb 24, 2023 (Edited)

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STATEMENT: LAUNCH OF GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK FUND COMES AT PIVOTAL MOMENT
“The time to address the biggest challenges facing the environment is not tomorrow, but today. Right now.”
#GlobalBiodiversityFramework

conservation.org

STATEMENT: Launch of Global Biodiversity Framework Fund Comes at Pivotal Moment

Today, the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) was launched at the 7th GEF Assembly in Vancouver, Canada. Lina Barrera, Conservation International vice president for international policy released the following statement in support of the GBFF.

10:24 AM - Aug 26, 2023

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@bfitzinAR

#indigenous #TribalElectrificationProgram - & w/ renewables. (Good news for a change)

https://sourcenm.com/2023/...

sourcenm.com

Help for tribes to electrify homes available through new grant program - Source New Mexico

Thousands of homes across Indian Country are still not connected to electricity, including an estimated more than 14,000 on the Navajo Nation alone.

12:14 PM - Aug 22, 2023

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Via Hanz Lak: /'we are not defending #nature we are NATURE defending itself'

At least 1,733 environmental activists and land defenders have been killed for their work over the past decade.

globalwitness.org

Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms

Challenging abuses of power to protect human rights, the environment and secure the future of our planet

12:18 PM - Aug 22, 2023

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"The location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has eluded researchers for centuries. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World whose location is still unknown, despite a plethora of studies claiming to know the answer."
🪴🌿🛕 #HangingGardensOfBabylon #AncientWonders #history

ancient-origins.net

Searching for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Ancient Origins

Finding the elusive Hanging Gardens of Babylon has preoccupied researchers for centuries. But one Oxford University academic claims to have placed them!

11:47 AM - Aug 22, 2023

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#climatechange

raosnaps @raosnaps

A very good read on the multiple factors contributing to the increasingly more terrifying forest fires.

https://apple.news/A8TmUtk...

Why wildfires are at their deadliest in more than a century

The circumstances around large wildfires are the same — they require dry conditions, strong winds and plenty of stuff to burn. The problem is, experts said, those scenarios are becoming more and more common.

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@NobleRot

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Back from a four-day camping trip in the Mt. Hood National Forest. Here's a photo of Lost Lake with Mt. Hood in the background. I'll add some food pics in a thread, because ours is not typical for American camping.

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04:21 AM - Aug 19, 2023

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George Steffanos

@GSteffanos

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40 years ago today: After a steep scramble up a rockslide, the trail broke out of the forest onto open rocks and ledges along the ridge crest with great views southward across the valley.

#backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #Massachusetts #nature #Forests #Mountains #Vermont

We are standing on a rocky ledge atop a mountain, line of trees running down the mountainside to our right. The top tree frames the picture on the right side. The sun is offscreen to our left, washing out that portion of the otherwise soft blue sky with a few thin clouds. We are looking down at a long, broad valley hundreds of feet below. A semicircle of wooded hills and low mountains with a handful of small open green fields surrounds the valley along the far horizon. The visible portion of the valley is mostly green farm fields and broad swaths of trees. There are several small clusters of homes, two of which also have a few larger buildings: schools, churches and commercial buildings. This is part of the small twin cities of North Adams and Williamstown, Massachusetts.

09:55 AM - Aug 21, 2023

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DJNoneYa

@DJNoneYa

Full footage of the massive mudslide that cut off the community of Forest Falls, California . #Hilary #weather

https://youtube.com/watch?...

Tropical Storm Hilary Causes INSANE Mud Slide in Forest Falls, California - YouTube

As Hilary continues to hammer Southern California the burn scar areas have finally hit their limit triggering multiple major mud slides, one of which impacte...

05:54 PM - Aug 21, 2023

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"By planting with an eye on diverse ecosystem functions, cultural needs, and climate adaptability, we can meet multiple objectives that result in more resilient future forests capable of withstanding a greater degree of uncertain future conditions.”
🌱🌳🌲 #Forestation #environment #biodiversity

popsci.com

We need billions more baby trees to regrow US forests | Popular Science

According to a recent study, local tree nurseries lack the seedling availability and diversity needed to meet forestation goals.

11:41 AM - Aug 22, 2023

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#biodiversity

Kari Wenger @Kari

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"Since the 1960s, the oxygen level in the world’s oceans has dropped by about 2%. This decline in oxygen content, called deoxygenation, can alter marine ecosystems and biodiversity. This is largely happening due to global warming and nutrient runoff."
🌊🫧🌡️ #Deoxygenation #climatechange #oceans

popsci.com

Why the ocean is losing oxygen | Popular Science

Oxygen concentrations play a role in the rates of breakdown of organic matter and the cycling of different elements in the environment.

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