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Pascal<p>"For 15 years, we’ve built a powerful archive of ocean conservation efforts, shared hundreds of videos, and raised awareness for marine life. Now, our YouTube channel has been taken offline, erasing years of crucial work. We’re starting from scratch, but we won’t be silenced."</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCvqQMzSf20" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xCvqQMzSf2</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/SeaShepherd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaShepherd</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Conservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservancy</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ocean</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a></p>
Mark Ohe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@ianrosewrites" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ianrosewrites</span></a></span> </p><p>No surprise here. <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a> we’re always a HUGE disappointment.</p>
ChertRidgeResist<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@ianrosewrites" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ianrosewrites</span></a></span> Well, this simplifies our very tiny conservation oriented gift giving. Not another fucking dime to <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a> </p><p>Here is a link to their Ethics and Compliance page. I'm going to contact them tomorrow and suggest that many of you do as well.<br><a href="https://app.convercent.com/en-us/LandingPage/d5a417ab-ac2e-e811-80e2-000d3ab6ebad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.convercent.com/en-us/Landi</span><span class="invisible">ngPage/d5a417ab-ac2e-e811-80e2-000d3ab6ebad</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Siletz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siletz</span></a> Celebrate Historic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> Deal </p><p>Tribe’s focus will be <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restoration</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cultural</span></a> uses like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstFoods</span></a> for the 2,000-acre site at the base of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TableRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TableRocks</span></a> in Southern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a>. </p><p>by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore + ICT January 17, 2025</p><p>"The property was purchased directly from the previous landowner. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a> preserves a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConservationEasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConservationEasement</span></a> on the land. The Siletz will continue to work closely with The Nature Conservancy and the BLM across the properties in the region to emphasize conservation and restoration.</p><p>Expanding access to first foods</p><p>"Moving forward, the tribe’s goal is to create opportunities for Siletz tribal members to access the historically significant land while safeguarding its character. The nation plans to work on preservation and restoration, focusing on protecting the natural area rather than developing it. </p><p>“'There will be big opportunities for restoration and enhancement of the food plants themselves,' [Robert] Kentta said. '[And] also enhancing tribal members’ access to use of and reconnection with those resources that we’ve been separated from.'</p><p>"Kentta mentioned some important first foods of the region that he hopes will become a focus at the property, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/camas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>camas</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tarweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tarweed</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/yampah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yampah</span></a> root. The land will also be used for other cultural purposes.</p><p>"Chairman Pigsley spoke of her hope that future generations of Siletz people will be able to go up to the rocks, hearing important stories and learning about the plant and animal relatives all around."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.underscore.news/land/siletz-celebrate-historic-land-back-deal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">underscore.news/land/siletz-ce</span><span class="invisible">lebrate-historic-land-back-deal/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Restoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Restoring</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RogueRiverTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RogueRiverTribe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConferatedTribesOfSiletz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConferatedTribesOfSiletz</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Farmer-led research looks to create environmental sustainability <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/525335/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/525335/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AustinMinnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustinMinnesota</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BayerCropSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BayerCropSciences</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CompeerFinacial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompeerFinacial</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FarmingResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarmingResearch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MinnesotaCornGrowersAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinnesotaCornGrowersAssociation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MowerCountySoilAndWaterConservationDistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MowerCountySoilAndWaterConservationDistrict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NatureResourceConservationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureResourceConservationService</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NexusCooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NexusCooperative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nitrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nitrates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RiverlandCommunityCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiverlandCommunityCollege</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SteveLawler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveLawler</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SustainableAnwerAcre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableAnwerAcre</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TomCotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomCotter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedFarmersBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedFarmersBank</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UniversityOfMinnestoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfMinnestoa</span></a></p>
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federated.press/@ClimateNewsNow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ClimateNewsNow</span></a></span> </p><p>(Fully aware of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DevilInDetails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevilInDetails</span></a>, I still say:)</p><p>This is exactly the sort of approach we need to take to expedite large <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> projects </p><p> I wish I saw more attention to The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a>'s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PowerOfPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerOfPlace</span></a> approach to siting renewable power projects - a very similar strategy to identify and address key issues impacting locations for new infrastructure.<br> <a href="https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/power-of-place/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/ou</span><span class="invisible">r-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/power-of-place/</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p>I had a rare night out with the <a href="https://cville.online/tags/natureconservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>natureconservancy</span></a> tonight at Beer Run for their special tap takeover event. Lots of fun, some good conversation about conservation and a lot of silliness and some good drinks. I had the opportunity to say some good things about what the Virginia and New York programs have been up to. <a href="https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/events/taste-of-virginia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.org/en-us/get-involved/</span><span class="invisible">how-to-help/events/taste-of-virginia/</span></a></p>
Tyler Smith<p>Apparently I've been hired by the <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a>. At least that's what it says in the 'onboarding email' I received. </p><p>Not having applied for any positions there, I'm still waiting to learn what role I have. I would guess President?</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>How Returning Lands to Native Tribes Is Helping Protect Nature</p><p>From California to Maine, land is being given back to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmerican</span></a> tribes who are committing to managing it for conservation. Some tribes are using <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalKnowledge</span></a>, from how to support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> to the use of prescribed fires, to protect their ancestral grounds.</p><p>By Jim Robbins • June 3, 2021 </p><p>"Now the [Salish and Kootenai] tribes are managing the range’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bison</span></a> and are also helping, through co-management, to manage bison that leave <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YellowstoneNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YellowstoneNationalPark</span></a> to graze on U.S. Forest Service land. Their Native American management approach is steeped in the close, almost familial, relationship with the animal that once provided food, clothes, shelter — virtually everything their people needed.</p><p>"'We treat the buffalo with less stress, and handle them with more respect,' said Tom McDonald, Fish and Wildlife Division Manager for the tribes and a tribal member. The tribes, he noted, recognize the importance of bison family groups and have allowed them to stay together. “That was a paradigm shift from what we call the ranching rodeo type mentality here, where they were storming the buffalo and stampeding animals. It was really kind of a violent, stressful affair.'</p><p>"In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>, a land trust recently transferred 1,199 acres of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/redwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redwood</span></a> forest and prairie to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EsselenTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EsselenTribe</span></a>.</p><p>"There is a burgeoning movement these days to repatriate some culturally and ecologically important lands back to their former owners, the Indigenous people and local communities who once lived there, and to otherwise accommodate their perspective and participation in the management of the land and its wildlife and plants.</p><p>"Throughout the United States, land has been or is being transferred to tribes or is being co-managed with their help. In California, a land trust recently transferred 1,199 acres of redwood forest and prairie to the Esselen tribe, and in Maine, the Five Tribes of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiConfederacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiConfederacy</span></a> recently reacquired a 150-acre island with the help of land trusts. Other recent land transfers to tribes with the goal of conservation have taken place in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> and other states.</p><p>"The use of Indigenous management styles that evolved over many centuries of cultures immersed in nature — formally called Traditional Ecological Knowledge (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEK</span></a>) — is increasingly seen by conservationists as synergistic with the global campaign to protect <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> and to manage nature in a way that hedges against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a>, for example, one of the world’s largest conservation organizations, has institutionalized the transfer of ecologically important land with its Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Program in both the U.S. and globally."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-returning-lands-to-native-tribes-is-helping-protect-nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">e360.yale.edu/features/how-ret</span><span class="invisible">urning-lands-to-native-tribes-is-helping-protect-nature</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Landback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Landback</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestoreNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Salish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salish</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kootenai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kootenai</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiAlliance</span></a></p>
cs<p>Travis County to get new park as family donates 1,500 acres of prime Hill Country land<br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TravisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Park" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Park</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2024-05-20/travis-county-new-park-rgk-ranch-hamilton-pool-austin-texas-parks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kut.org/energy-environment/202</span><span class="invisible">4-05-20/travis-county-new-park-rgk-ranch-hamilton-pool-austin-texas-parks</span></a>?</p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> says a new <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> area north of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Cranbrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cranbrook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> will protect important <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BirdHabitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdHabitat</span></a> &amp; preserve <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/grasslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grasslands</span></a> in the province's southeast.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/conservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservancy</span></a> says money from <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GovernmentOfCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentOfCanada</span></a> &amp; private donors went to buying up 271 hectares of land in the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Skookumchuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Skookumchuk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Prairie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prairie</span></a> in the province's southeast corner.</p><p><a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/nature-conservancy-of-canada-buys-b-c-grasslands-for-new-conservation-area-1.6903343" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bc.ctvnews.ca/nature-conservan</span><span class="invisible">cy-of-canada-buys-b-c-grasslands-for-new-conservation-area-1.6903343</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NaturePreserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePreserve</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NatureFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureFirst</span></a></p>
Patrik 🐨<p>"It is unclear why sperm whales seem to defecate more in Dominica. Gero said it could be they are eating twice as much, or maybe there is something particular about the type of squid they are eating."</p><p>Lots of free whale poop in Dominica! 😆🐳</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spermwhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spermwhales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/natureconservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>natureconservancy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/13/caribbean-dominica-whale-reserve" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/nov/13/caribbean-dominica-whale-reserve</span></a></p>
Cory Doctorow<p>Think of how fake charities like the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a> make millions by promising not to log forests that can't be logged because they are wildlife preserves:</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/03/18/greshams-carbon-law/#papal-indulgences" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2022/03/18/gre</span><span class="invisible">shams-carbon-law/#papal-indulgences</span></a></p><p>Then there's the problem of monitoring carbon offsetting activity. Like, what happens when the forest you promise not to log burns down? </p><p>8/</p>
Cory Doctorow<p>The "offset" you buy might be a generated by a fake charity like the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a>, who use well-intentioned donations to buy up wildlife reserves that *can't* be logged, which are then converted into carbon credits by promising not to log them:</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2020/12/12/fairy-use-tale/#greenwashing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2020/12/12/fai</span><span class="invisible">ry-use-tale/#greenwashing</span></a></p><p>The credit-card company that promises to plant trees every time you use your card? </p><p>12/</p>
JL Johnson :veri_mast:<p>This is an INCREDIBLE 13-minute documentary about <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/AmericanPrairie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanPrairie</span></a>, a non-profit seeking to create a prairie reserve in Montana the size of Connecticut. Please watch and share. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PyKnFHcYk7E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/PyKnFHcYk7E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Prairie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prairie</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Bison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bison</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Buffalo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buffalo</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/GrowNative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowNative</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p>Devastating <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> fires made ‘much more dangerous’ by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GlobalHeating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalHeating</span></a> is causing vegetation to dry out, priming it as fuel for an outbreak of fire, says scientist at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NatureConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservancy</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/11/hawaii-fires-made-more-dangerous-by-climate-crisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/11/hawaii-fires-made-more-dangerous-by-climate-crisis</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a></p>
Steve Starer<p>American Goldfinch looks like he&#39;s got me in his sights.<br /><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bird</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/natureconservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>natureconservancy</span></a></p>