Conservation

The King – Roberto Carlos to receive the UNITED EARTH AMAZONIA AWARD in Manaus Brazil February 27, 2023

It is the ‘king’ Roberto Carlos himself who will receive the United Earth Amazônia Award at the Teatro Amazonas, on February 27th. The singer and composer will be honored along with Erasmo Carlos, who died in November last year, who will be represented by his family members. The composers were invited to receive the prize […]

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Unprecedented Award ‘United Earth Amazônia’ is launched in Manaus Brazil

The initiative was announced by Mayor David Almeida and the president of United Earth, Marcus Nobel, a descendant of the creator of the Nobel Prize. The award, promoted by United Earth and LCTM Brandbuilders, will recognize the best of Manaus, the Amazon, and Brazil in the areas of Art, Music, and ESG (socio-environmental responsibility and

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Marine scientists call for industrial deep-sea fishing ban

By Juliet Eilperin September 7, 2011 The Washington Post Industrial fishing in the deep sea should be banned because it has depleted fish stocks that take longer to recover than other species, according to a paper by an international team of marine scientists.[snip] Certain deep-sea species have gained widespread popularity — including orange roughy and

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‘The noise rang in my head for hours’: Incredible photos of 1.3million geese taking off on their migration home

By Staff DAILY MAIL (UK) September 3, 2011 These amazing images show a landscape dominated by a huge gathering of snow geese, as 1.3million of them descend on a single wildlife park. There are so many geese they appear to block out the sun and cover the ground completely. And photographer Mike Hollingshead said the

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Updated Tate water fountains save the environment one water bottle at a time

By HEIDI GHOLAMHOSSEINI redandblack.com (University of Georgia) August 29, 2011 The new water bottle refilling stations on campus do more than merely refilling bottles. Though it takes dollars to implement these new water fountains in University facilities, the new refill stations actually save money in the long term.[snip] The first water refilling station was installed

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PEI internships provide insights into environmental issues, students’ futures

By Nick DiUlio princeton.edu August 25, 2011 Several Princeton undergraduates spent this summer immersed in local environmental issues, gaining insights into both the area’s ecosystem and their own futures, by interning with four organizations focused on sustainability. The local sustainability internships are part of the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) internship program, which enables more than

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The Federal Budget Cannot Be Balanced on the Back of America’s Lands and Waters

By Mark Tercek huffingtonpost.com 7/24/11 Recently I sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives opposing passage of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for 2012 that will go to the House floor this coming week. As I said in that letter, The Nature Conservancy has long provided ideas and input

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Appleton, Russian students make difference in communities by volunteering

By Kara Patterson Appleton Post-Crescent Jul. 24, 2011 Eight teenagers who live a world apart have spent nearly four weeks together this summer making a difference in their respective communities. Students in the Fox Cities-Kurgan Sister Cities Program’s Global Institute worked together Friday to help prepare land for a new habitat at Gordon Bubolz Nature

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Students become botanists for a day at the local zoo

By Nikki Namdar centralfloridafuture.com July 24, 2011 The animal division of Volunteer UCF took their first trip to the zoo and became botanists for the day to help maintain the environment for the zoo’s wildlife. “We have a very diverse group of people,” Chelsea Balkam, director of the animal unit of VUCF, said. “Everyone is

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