EcoSikh presents on Sikh Women and Biodiversity at SAFAR Conference, Toronto . Posted 26 September 2011, by Staff, EcoSikh, ecosikh.org . EcoSikh has been invited to make a presentation on Sikh Women and Biodiversity at a key academic conference on Sikhism and Gender at the University of Toronto on October 1, 2011. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘conservation’
27 Sep
Adieu, Earth Mother, Wangari
Adieu, Earth Mother, Wangari . Posted 28 September 2011, by Editor, Vanguard, vanguardngr.com . ON Sunday, September 25, 2011, one of the most famous African women in modern times took her exit from the planet earth which she served with distinction. Her name was Professor Wangari Muta Maathai (April 1, 1940 to September 25, 2011). [...]
23 Sep
Damage to shale-gas well pit investigated
Damage to shale-gas well pit investigated . Posted22 September 2011, by Sam Kusic, The Indiana Gazette, indianagazette.com . CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP — State police in Indiana are investigating what may be an act of sabotage at a controversial shale-gas well near Yellow Creek State Park. According to police, someone punched holes in the plastic [...]
22 Sep
Learn about beneficial rain gardens at free workshop
Learn about beneficial rain gardens at free workshop . Posted20 September 2011, by Brenda OReilly, West Lake/Bay Village Observer, westlakebayvillageobserver.com . A rain garden is an attractive landscaped area planted with perennial native plants which don’t mind getting “wet feet.” Built in a bowl shape, a rain garden is designed to increase infiltration [...]
22 Sep
Retrofitting The Auckland Bioregion
Retrofitting The Auckland Bioregion 19 November . Posted21 September 2011, by Staff, Auckland Permaculture Workshop, aucklandpermacultureworkshop.co.nz . Tutor – Gary Marshall, Finn Mackesy and Rilke de Vos “The question Where are we? has a deep, sustaining ring to it. It is a simple question with a deceptively complex answer”(Robert Thayer). This workshop [...]
21 Sep
Religion and ecology among China’s Blang people
Religion and ecology among China’s Blang people . Posted20 September 2011, by Staff (Queen’s University), PhysOrg, physorg.com . Fieldwork conducted by two Queen’s researchers could help develop culturally appropriate conservation efforts and environmental education programs in a remote mountainous area of southwest China where deforestation is a major environmental issue. James Miller, a professor in [...]
21 Sep
Website on marine reserve impact launched
Website on marine reserve impact launched . Posted 19 September 2011, by Kimberlee Meier, Port Lincoln Times (Fairfax Media), portlincolntimes.com.au . THE launch of a new website by the fishing industry aims to help address misconceptions about the health and sustainability of resources regarding the commonwealth’s marine reserve network planning process. The National [...]
19 Sep
Road Ecology: An Often Overlooked Field Of Conservation Research
Road Ecology: An Often Overlooked Field Of Conservation Research . Posted 19 September 2011, by Caitlin Kight, Science 2.0 (ION Publications LLC), science20.com . Earlier this year, the open access journal Ecology and Society had a special feature called The Effects of Roads and Traffic on Wildlife Populations and Landscape Function. The issue featured 17 [...]
19 Sep
NJ Article on BCPs and Biocultural Rights
NJ Article on BCPs and Biocultural Rights . Posted 18 September 2011, by Staff, Natural Justice, natural-justice.blogspot.com . Mikey Salter and Johanna von Braun (Natural Justice) recently wrote an article entitled “Biocultural Community Protocols: Bridging the Gap Between Customary, National and International Law” for the latest issue of the Effectius Newsletter. It begins by saying, [...]
