2 Views of Trafalgar Falls in Dominica taken in 2011 by fmd...
#photography #nature #naturephotography #Dominica #WestIndies #caribbeanislands #TrafalgarFalls #waterfalls #environment #forests #rainforest #conservation #protectedareas #trees #water #pics #caribbean #naturalenvironment #serenity #PeacefulNature #NaturePics #Forestphotography
https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/geopics-on-fmd-2/
Two Panamanian environmental groups opposing the Puerto Barú port face defamation lawsuits from developers.
The groups warn the project would damage mangroves and threaten sharks and rays.
Authorities have seized their assets, including bank accounts and private nature reserve properties.
by Maxwell Radwin
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/panama-ngos-face-lawsuits-asset-seizures-in-fight-over-port-construction/
#news #activism #conservation #environment #marineconservation #protectedareas #wildlife
For more than a year, dozens of environmental groups have been fighting the construction of a controversial port in Panama, arguing that it will harm marine life and the mangroves they depend on. Now, two of those groups have had their assets seized amid lawsuits filed by the port’s developer — a move environmental advocates […]
Geopark (Earth sciences 🌍)
A geopark is a protected area with internationally significant geology within which sustainable development is sought and which includes tourism, conservation, education and research concerning not just geology but other relevant sciences. It also supports the communities that live in its boundaries. In 2005, a European Geopark was defined as being...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopark
#Geopark #Geology #Geoparks #EarthSciences #ProtectedAreas #GeographyEducation
1/7 🌿 Where are greatest number of #PlantSpecies in #Mountains? 🏔️
Our recent study in #Forests explored elevational patterns of plant #SpeciesRichness in Western Himalayas.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/f16101591
#Biodiversity #Biogeography #Ecology #ElevationalGradients #Himalayas #ProtectedAreas
So, when I first saw this headline, I thought it was about the #UnitedStates making #EPA staffing cuts. Nope! It's the #UK! And this has been going on for a while now!
Thousands of #RiverPollution tests cancelled because of staff shortages
by Jonah Fisher, July 24, 2025
Excerpt: "Staffing problems are nothing new at the EA. In 2023 its chairman Alan Lovell told parliament that it had 'struggled with recruitment and retention of staff'.
"Internal emails obtained by campaign groups #Greenpeace and #Desmog through freedom of information requests were shared with the BBC. They show EA officials discussing the impact of staff departures on testing and saying that others planned to leave.
"One senior official, writing an email to her colleagues, said it was 'not good news I'm afraid' adding 'this isn't where we want to be (again)'.
"Helen Nightingale, who worked at the #EnvironmentAgency as a catchment planner, analysing data from its water quality programme until 2022, says that while she was there she saw a shift of focus away from serious investigation to trying to find 'successes'.
"She also said that morale was low: "The pay is not great – we didn't have pay rises for years due to #austerity.
" 'But a lot people are in it [the EA] because they want to make a difference – and when you're not even getting that - well, what's the point?'
"Documents seen by the BBC show that the work affected by the cuts to testing this year included investigations into the water industry in various parts of the country, and monitoring of #ProtectedAreas including the #RiverWye, which is currently facing a #pollution crisis linked to intensive #ChickenFarming."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24xy8zgp4o
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/o15LD
#WaterIsLife #UKNews #WaterPollution #WaterMonitoring #FactoryFarming #Drought #WaterLevels #Sewage
Man and the Biosphere Programme (Biomes 🌍)
Man and the Biosphere Programme is an intergovernmental scientific program, launched in 1971 by UNESCO, that aims to establish a scientific basis for the 'improvement of relationships' between people and their environments. MAB engages with the international development agenda, es...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme
#ManAndTheBiosphereProgramme #Biomes #Biodiversity #ProtectedAreas #BiosphereReserves #1971InTheEnvironment
Sri Lanka has declared the Nilgala wilderness, a unique landscape harboring the island’s largest savanna ecosystem interwoven with a mosaic of unique habitats, as a national forest reserve.
Despite being home to numerous endemic and range-restricted species found nowhere else on the island, Nilgala had long been an overlooked conservation priority, facing continuous environmental threats.
By Malaka Rodrigo
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/an-overlooked-biocultural-landscape-in-sri-lanka-receives-overdue-protection/
COLOMBO — Nestled in the eastern edge of Sri Lanka’s Uva province, Nilgala stands out as a landscape of remarkable ecological and cultural importance. Long overlooked in mainstream conservation efforts despite its significance, Nilgala finally received due recognition on June 2 when it was declared a forest reserve covering its full extent of 40,685 hectares […]
What Does the Removal of the ‘#ProtectedAreas’ #Policy Mean for #Hospitals?
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