PROTECT YASUNI

We are just five days away from a crucial vote that could kick the oil industry out of #Yasuni, the most #biodiverse forest in the world. On Sunday August 20th, Ecuadorian voters will have the unmissable opportunity to take a huge step forward for #IndigenousRights and our planet.

My name is Nixon and I am an Indigenous photographer, filmmaker and activist from the A'i Cofán nation.

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Have you heard of the #VerdeIslandPassage (VIP), a water channel that cuts through the #Philippines? It's actually the most #biodiverse marine habitat in the world, earning it the nickname the "Amazon of the oceans." But right now, it's set to become the epicenter of #FossilFuel expansion in #SoutheastAsia.

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11 Important Things to Know About #Clover Lawns

A clover lawn provides many benefits: less watering, less mowing, natural fertilization, and the attraction of wildlife and #pollinators. Is a clover yard right for you? Here's what else you need to know.

By Lori Lovely | Published Jun 21, 2022

"America’s #biodiverse meadows of days gone were slowly converted to French- and English-style #monoculture #lawns featuring mostly turf grass. By the late 1800s, the neatly trimmed, aesthetically pleasing grass lawn became a symbol of wealth. The invention of the lawn mower, as well as planned communities designed by Frederick Law Olmstead (the designer of Central Park) and other landscape architects, further cemented the trend in the U.S.

"While manicured #monocultural lawns may look nice, they have drawbacks, such as depriving #pollinators of food and #habitat and requiring greater #water consumption, maintenance, and chemical treatment than a clover lawn requires."

#Gardening #GardeningForPollinators #NoMowMay #Bees

Read more: https://www.bobvila.com/articles/clover-lawn/

Today I cleaned out a piece of forest again, which means pruning the needle furze and taking away a thick layer of pine needles. Afterwards I planted out some small new trees like medronheiro and cork oak. With a little help from my friend ;)

#OffGrid #Biodiverse #Forest #rewilding #restoration #OutdoorLivinf

🌳TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS! 🌳

Did you know that #Indonesia is home to some of the world's most #biodiverse #rainforests, which are teeming with life?

Learn more about YIARI's conservation work: https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/our-work/environment

#IntlForestDay

#Rainforest (i.e #indigenous homelands) credits (i..e monetized commons), which are generated by predicting #deforestation, that would have happened in the absence of the #conservation projects, were #LargelyMeaningless, putting organizations that buy the offsets at risk of #greenwashing.
#Conflict #interspecies #biodiverse #genocide #DecolonizeConservation

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/10/biggest-carbon-credit-certifier-replace-rainforest-offsets-scheme-verra-aoe

"#Brazil’s new government aims to achieve zero #deforestation in the #Amazon #rainforest. This welcome initiative should be extended to the #Cerrado, the world’s most #biodiverse woodland #savannah

#savanna #ecology #biodiversity #OpenEcosystems

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00681-2

Start-up Flash Forest deploys #drones to shoot “seed pods” onto fire-damaged land to grow #biodiverse tree-rich landscapes throughout #Canada. Dropping 5 pods per second into wildfire-scarred lands, aerial tree planting shows promise.

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/drone-tree-planting-reforesting-after-wildfires/

Microscopic picture of native flowerseeds. Lapsana communis. #NativeFlowers #Biodiverse #Flowers #Seeds #Nature #Netherlands

Great news! 58,000 hectares of the #Incomappleux #Valley near to #Revelstoke #BC is now set aside as a #conservancy. A further 17,000 associated hectares will be off limits for #logging.

BC government news release:

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023PREM0005-000087

This is part of BC's #biodiverse and unique #inland #temperate #rainforest:

https://wildsight.ca/programs/bcs-inland-temperate-rainforest/

#biodiversity #conservation

So much to unwrap in regards to the @TimHoustonNS-enabled #ecocidal "development" of Eisner Cove #Wetland in #dartmouth #NovaScotia. This powerful heat-sink, #ClimateCrisis-and-flood-easing, #biodiverse treasure . . . is being squandered in backroom deals for NOT-Affordable #housing.

more:
https://eco-action.ca/include/defend-eisner-wetland.htm

Zero-deforestation policies are reducing the loss of #Topical #Rainforest to #OilPalm expansion, but spatial analyses indicate that this may cause unintended large-scale loss of #Biodiverse #Grasslands and dry forests unless protections are extended under certification agreements: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01913-w and https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01941-6

RT @bojnovak@twitter.com

Awesome. Does this mean that every Australian politician is going to join @marssadrine@twitter.com in protecting the Jadar Valley Serbia from @RioTinto@twitter.com’s proposed lithium project? The valley has 134 protected & 3 endemic species, 2 rivers, countless springs & a population of 19K. #Biodiverse https://twitter.com/tanya_plibersek/status/1604774608007475206

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/bojnovak/status/1605162934564446208

What are keystone species and why do we need them?
From wolves to elephants to green moss, keystone animal and plant species are vital facilitators of healthy and #biodiverse ecosystems.
https://www.dw.com/en/what-are-keystone-species-and-why-do-we-need-them/a-64050486

@breadandcircuses People who are forced into desperate enough poverty will dig and burn coal to stay warm and not care about the consequences. It's when people can afford to they will use energy more efficiently and want a cleaner and more #biodiverse #environment. #Poverty doesn't solve this problem.