Category: South America
The Amazon: It is a Marvel to Behold
Written by Bill Ulfelder | January 24th, 2013
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Our blogger follows his grandfather’s advice and travels to the Amazon. But will it be there for his grandchildren to see?
60 Seconds with Edenise Garcia
Written by Darci Palmquist | October 16th, 2012
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Amazon conservation is her area of expertise, Alaskan malamutes are her favorite dogs–meet a Conservancy scientist helping lower global deforestation and secure indigenous rights.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, April 11
Written by Nicole Levins | April 11th, 2012
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Isn’t technology grand?
- An electric DeLorean is in the works (time travel not included). (EcoGeek)
- Here’s more on the connection between climate change and wacky weather. (DotEarth)
- A new study says shrinking numbers of large predators wreak havoc on forest ecosystems. (YaleE360)
- Might want to double-check– are you buying illegally harvested wood? (Mongabay)
- Research links pesticides to declining bee populations. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 19
Written by Madeline Breen | January 19th, 2012
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Sit back and enjoy a bowl of prehistoric popcorn.
- Climate change gets a $18 million boost. Thank you, Prince Charles. (TreeHugger)
- 6,700 year-old popcorn found in Peru. Yum! (Daily Mail)
- Wind farm threatens to blow Donald Trump’s golf course dreams. (Guardian)
- White-nose syndrome affects six times more bats than previously thought. (TIME)
- Here’s an interesting recycling story: butter sculpture becomes biofuel. (Green)
Traveling the Magdalena River: Last Stop, Dique Canal
Written by Madeline Breen | December 23rd, 2011
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For our final stop along the Magdalena River, we sail along the Dique Canal, which connects Colombia’s interior with one of its most important ports: Cartagena.
Nature Photo of the Week: South American Tanager
Written by Madeline Breen | December 23rd, 2011
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Birds can be tricky to photograph, but Flickr user Techuser makes it look easy with this breathtaking photo of a Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leveriana). Thanks for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group! See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you—at my.nature.org. And [...]
Greening Latin America: Investing in Nature for a Sustainable Future
Written by Mark Tercek | December 13th, 2011
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New allies in Latin America are showing businesses that improving sustainability has a positive impact on their bottom line, local communities and the lands and waters on which all life depends.
Traveling the Magdalena: Day 3, Zapatoza
Written by Madeline Breen | December 12th, 2011
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The team explores Zapatoza, the biggest freshwater marsh in Colombia, and spends a day talking to local fishermen about the loss of fish.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, December 9
Written by Madeline Breen | December 9th, 2011
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Santa Claus may be jolly, but he is certainly not green.
- Festive infographic calculates Santa’s carbon footprint. (TreeHugger)
- The proof is in the photos: Chilean glacier shrinks half a mile in 12 months. (Mother Nature Network)
- Warming temperatures drive polar bears to cannibalism. (BBC)
- Half of all vehicles will be hybrids by 2040. (Green Tech)
- Deforestation rates in Africa are accelerating. (Environmental News Service)
Traveling the Magdalena River: Day 2, Illegal Mining
Written by Madeline Breen | December 8th, 2011
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Colombia wants to be a top mining country, but is this country really prepared to assume such challenge? We travel to an illegal mine to learn more.
