Source: cimmyt.org Published: June 23, 2016 Drought is increasingly common in Malawi, leaving an estimated 3 million people in need of urgent humanitarian food assistance this year alone. However, more than 400 farmers and their families in Balaka, southern Malawi,...
Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: February 21, 2017 By Cathy Newman Photographs by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/magazine/rights-exempt/2017/03/Trees/trees-outside-desert-tree.adapt.676.1.jpg Bristlecone Pines | Inyo...
Source: oceanservice.noaa.gov Published: February 21, 2017 Muskegon County made the wetlands purchase with the aid of NOAA funding. Let the Restoration Begin! Wetlands restoration within the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern will focus on problems such as sediment...
Source: thebluecarboninitiative.org Published: February 21, 2017 The International Blue Carbon Initiative is a coordinated, global program focused on mitigating climate change through the conservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems. Coastal...
Source: fondriest.com Published: October 31, 2016 Coastal wetlands can dramatically reduce property damages from catastrophic storms and hurricanes. (Credit: Tom Blagden / University of California, Santa Cruz) By Daniel Kelly Scientists at the University of...
Source: e360.yale.edu Published: November 3, 2016 Saly Sarr wades among recently planted mangrove trees searching for fish. Winifred Bird/Yale e360 By Winifred Bird Standing calf-deep in the warm, brackish water of Senegal’s Saloum Delta, Saly Sarr points to a mass of...
Source: nyc.gov Published: September 6, 2016 50,000 OYSTERS BEING INSTALLED IN JAMAICA BAY TO HELP IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND PROTECT WETLANDS Oyster beds will be composed of broken porcelain, harvested from recycled toilets as part of City’s Water Conservation Program...
Source: epa.gov Published: February 17, 2017 Wetlands are important features in the landscape that provide numerous beneficial services for people and for fish and wildlife. Some of these services, or functions, include protecting and improving water quality,...
Source: earth911.com Published: June 9, 2016 Madeleine Somerville It’s a testament to our increased awareness of waste management and environmental issues that we now often have several options at hand when it comes to getting rid of things that have outlived their...
Project Oscar Source: boston.gov Published: February 17, 2017 Project Oscar is Boston’s 24-hour community compost pilot program. Named after the Sesame Street character, Project Oscar compost bins give communities a place to drop-off residential food scraps for...
