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Proyecto liderado por comunidades indígenas reescribe las reglas de la reforestación en Panamá Proyecto liderado por comunidades indígenas reescribe las reglas de la reforestación en Panamá. Esta es la historia.

🌳 En Panamá, la sabiduría ancestral se une a la ciencia para lograr la conservación de bosques. En la Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, pobladores indígenas y científicos le apuestan a un proyecto de reforestación a través de árboles autóctonos. tinyurl.com/bdhxj664

Bring the forest to the farm or the farm to the forest? Agroforestry faces a dichotomy Not all agroforestry projects are funded equally, suggests a new comment paper published in Nature Climate Change. Integrating crops into existing forests is an often overlooked agroforestry method to...

“You have to think differently about tropical & temperate forests,” lead author & #agroforestry doc candidate at Yale & NY Botanical Garden‪ (@nybg.bsky.social) told @mongabay.com writer @mstarling.bsky.social

Their new article in Nature #ClimateChange makes the case for forest-based agroforestry:

My latest for @sierramagazine.bsky.social 👇🏼

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Ancient poetry unveils history of critically endangered finless porpoises, scientists say | CNN Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population history, according to a new study.

By studying over 700 ancient poems, scientists have shed light on the Yangtze finless porpoise's population throughout history. This data may provide insight on where the endangered species can thrive in the future. 🌏

Safina Center Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social has the full story via @cnn.com:

Sharks on the Line - The Marjorie Florida is the Fishing Capital of the World, hosting the biggest recreational fishery in the U.S. It’s also a regional hub for Gulf and Atlantic sharks. After the Shark Fin Sale Elimination Act of 202...

"What will it take for #Florida to properly manage its #shark population?"

In a new 3-part series from the Marjorie, TSC Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social shares the results of an 8-month investigation into Florida's role in sustainably managing the ocean’s most infamous apex predator

#conservation 🌎

My latest blog is up! Sneak peek into my forthcoming series on #sharks in #Florida for @themarjorie.bsky.social 👀🦈

In Colombia, a simple fencing fix offers a win-win for wildlife and ranchers In the Orinoco River Basin straddling Venezuela and Colombia, biodiversity and agriculture are at odds. Cattle ranching is one of the leading causes of deforestation in Colombia’s Orinoquía region and...

My latest for @mongabay.bsky.social takes a look at a new solution for cattle ranchers and wildlife in Colombia's Orinoquía: a simple fencing technique. Read more about the research led by @julivg.bsky.social and how solutions like this could help tapirs elsewhere:
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Conjuring the Lost Land Beneath the North Sea | Hakai Magazine New research reveals that Doggerland—a sunken swath of Europe connecting Britain to the mainland—was more than a simple thoroughfare. It was home.

"As climate change accelerates in the modern era, the story of Doggerland becomes a story of our future," writes Tristan McConnell of the submerged landscape beneath the North Sea.

Such a pleasure to fact-check one of the last features for @hakaimagazine.com:

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Do you know anyone who is an early career journalist with a passion for environmental issues? We here @sierramagazine.bsky.social are looking for our next cohort of Editorial Fellows. Details to apply here -->
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A satellite photo of Hurricane Milton over the Gulf of Mexico, taken from the International Space Station. At the time, it was a category 4 storm.

"Our #coastlines are not built to withstand the type of rainfall and flooding scientists predict as record-high ocean temperatures fuel larger, more rapidly intensifying storms."

Safina Center Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social reflects on #Hurricane #Milton:
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On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay and every day, I encourage readers to think deeply about our systems and necessary change.

I had the honor of writing about Jennifer Grenz and her work at the Indigenous Ecology Lab at UBC Forestry for @sierramagazine.bsky.social :
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okapi. credit: Okapi Conservation Project

In DRC’s Ituri Forest, an elusive creature faces an uncertain future, reports @mstarling.bsky.social. The okapi, at times called the “forest unicorn,” for its zebra stripes & mystical allure, inhabits a region beset by conflict & environmental degradation. news.mongabay.com/2024/09/we-k...

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