Category: Grasslands
Nature Brains: The Key to Protecting Grasslands?
Written by Darci Palmquist | February 2nd, 2012
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What’s the best way to protect the world’s dwindling grasslands from conversion to agriculture or parking lots? A new study holds some answers.
Xin Nian Kuai Le! (Happy New Year!)
Written by Charles Bedford | January 20th, 2012
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Find out 5 reasons why the Conservancy had a great Year of the Rabbit and why the Year of the Dragon could be even better for conservation in China.
Nature Brains: Conserving Grasslands Can Help Millions of People
Written by Darci Palmquist | December 22nd, 2011
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Can saving nature also help lift people out of poverty? A new Conservancy study finds a simple and scalable solution for grassland communities around the world.
Brazil’s Forest Code: Fact, Fiction and a Forecast
Written by David Cleary | November 10th, 2011
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Brazil’s Forest Code and its rules on deforestation will soon be updated. David Cleary looks at both sides of the debate and makes a bold prediction about the most likely outcome.
2 New Bee Species Discovered on Oklahoma Preserve
Written by Brad Parker | August 6th, 2011
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Insect heritage biologist Mike Arduser explains the vital role that bees play and the important discovery on a Nature Conservancy preserve.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, July 27
Written by Nicole Levins | July 27th, 2011
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Don’t mess with Texas…if something happens to the rest of the world, we could all be living in it.
- Nash Prairie is a “beautiful representation of what Texas really looked like,” says our Texas state director. (Houston Chronicle)
- A new documentary explores how disappearing glaciers devastate communities. (Grist)
- If the entire world lived at New York City’s density level, we could all fit into the state of Texas. Crazy! (Treehugger)
- Warming Arctic temperatures are releasing long-buried, long-frozen toxins, which could eventually reach our food and water supplies. (YaleE360)
- Can you trust your local drinking water? (The Daily Green)
Defending Conservation in the Federal Budget
Written by Bob Bendick | July 19th, 2011
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Conservation in America is facing a major crisis which has forced the Conservancy to take unprecedented action. Bob Bendick explains what we’ve done and why.
Cutting Conservation Cannot Fix the Deficit
Written by Mark Tercek | July 15th, 2011
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A hundred years ago Theodore Roosevelt said, “There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.” Mark Tercek explains why this is still true.
Wielding Words to Protect Australia
Written by Michael Looker | May 6th, 2011
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For our inaugural Nature Writing Prize in Australia, we solicited essays that celebrate both nature writing and the country’s magnificent landscapes. Meet the winner and read her essay.
The 2011 State of the Birds Report
Written by Dave Mehlman | May 3rd, 2011
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This year’s report takes a look at U.S. public lands and their critical importance as bird habitat. Dave Mehlman, the Conservancy’s migratory bird expert, contributed to the report and shares his insights.
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