#protectedareas — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #protectedareas, aggregated by home.social.
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Man and the Biosphere Programme (Biomes 🌍)
The 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. Even though the MAB programme was officially launched...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme
#ManAndTheBiosphereProgramme #Biomes #Biodiversity #ProtectedAreas #BiosphereReserves #1971InTheEnvironment
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📰 New Protected Area Helps Indus River Dolphins Recover
🐬 Pakistan: A newly established protected area is providing greater protection for the endangered Indus River dolphin, one of the world's most threatened freshwater mammals.
🌊 Expanded habitat safeguards are helping conserve critical stretches of the Indus River, supporting the survival of a species found nowhere else on Earth, and deeply associated with the cultural and natural identity of the river.
🌱 This conservation success highlights the importance of protected waterways in preserving freshwater biodiversity. It also shows the importance of maintaining ecological connections across river systems.
#WildlifeWednesday #RiverDolphins #FreshwaterConservation #ProtectedAreas #Biodiversity #Conservation
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Mapping Multifunctionality In Remote Patagonian Forest Landscapes Reveals High-Value Ecosystems Beyond Protected Areas
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03515-x <-- shared paper
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H/T @Peter Potapov | Researcher at the World Resources Institute (WRI)
“This paper is] a strong example of multifunctionality analysis applied to conservation planning. The study mapped six ecosystem functions, including carbon storage, nutrient availability, water regulation, erosion control, habitat quality, and ecological connectivity. [The author] combined satellite data, field soil sampling, and spatial modeling for this comprehensive analysis.
Two findings stand out.
1. Old-growth forests had the highest multifunctionality index of any land cover type.
2. 78.5% of the top multifunctionality hotspots fall outside the region's protected areas, even though PAs already cover more than 54% of the territory.
Together, these results make a clear case for expanding conservation of the remaining Intact Forest Landscapes and primary forests in Patagonia and elsewhere…”
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“Remote forest landscapes provide critical references for understanding ecosystem functions (EFs) under low anthropogenic pressure, yet their capacity to sustain multiple EFs simultaneously remains poorly understood. [They] assessed landscape multifunctionality in western Patagonia by integrating satellite indicators, field data, and spatial modeling. Six EFs (carbon storage, nutrient availability, water regulation, erosion control, habitat quality, and ecological connectivity) were mapped, and their spatial relationships and hotspot distribution within and outside protected areas (PAs) were analyzed. Old-growth and secondary forests showed the highest functional performance. Strong synergies (ρ ≥ 0.6) between carbon storage and nutrient availability covered >50% of the landscape, whereas strong trade-offs (ρ ≤ –0.6) were spatially limited ( < 6%). Notably, 78% of multifunctionality hotspots occurred outside PAs, indicating that high-functional-value areas extend beyond formal conservation boundaries. These findings reveal spatial mismatches between multifunctionality and protection status and provide a replicable framework for integrating multifunctionality into conservation planning under global change…”
#Patagonia #chile #aysen #coyhaique #landcover #mapping #spatial #spatialpatterns #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #forest #vegetation #oldgrowth #secondgrowth #shrubland #grassland #steppe #ecosystem #habitat #nutrients #water #hydrology #erosion #multifunctionality #multifunctionalityanalysis #protectedareas #landuse #conservationplanning #conservation #ecology #carbonstorage #nutrientavailability #waterregulation #erosioncontrol #habitatquality #ecologicalconnectivity #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation #modeling -
10-Jul-2026
Why saving animals like #monkeys and #apes could be key to preventing a mass #extinction
How focusing efforts on protecting #umbrellaSpecies could halt #biodiversity collapsehttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1134326
This is about a new book: https://www.routledge.com/How-to-Think-Like-an-Ecologist-A-Non-Scientists-Guide-to-Saving-Our-Planet/McEuen/p/book/9781041210726 but there is also a ref. to a fairly recent paper.
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This Is My Earth (Biodiversity 🦗)
This is My Earth is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving biodiversity by using crowdsourcing to purchase lands in biodiversity hotspots. TiME was established in 2015 by Prof. Uri Shanas of the University of Haifa at Oranim, who continues to act as TiME's CEO. The organization is advised by an international team of scientists and environmen...
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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
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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
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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/cx24xy8zgp4oArchived version:
https://archive.ph/o15LD#WaterIsLife #UKNews #WaterPollution #WaterMonitoring #FactoryFarming #Drought #WaterLevels #Sewage
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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
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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/ -
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of #insects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/03/climate-species-collapse-ecology-insects-nature-reserves-aoe #science #biodiversity #ecology #extinction #conservation #protectedAreas
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Mongabay staff reporter Ashoka Mukpo traveled to several nations to assess the current state of conservation in key protected areas. He joined Mongabay’s podcast to describe what he’s seen in his reporting.
Mongabay’s new series, Beyond the Safari, examines conservation’s colonial origins in East Africa—and how rural communities are building a new future: https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2025/04/beyond-the-safari/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Africa #Podcast #ProtectedAreas
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The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure. Mongabay’s new series, Beyond the Safari, explores history, human rights, and biodiversity in East Africa.
Read the first article on protected areas and wildlife by Ashoka Mukpo
here: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like-you-i-fear-the-demise-of-the-elephants/#News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Africa #ProtectedAreas
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A new report has found that protected areas and Indigenous territories in the Amazon store more aboveground carbon than the rest of the rainforest.
Protected areas and Indigenous territories were also found to serve as significant carbon sinks between 2013 and 2022, absorbing 257 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
By Abhishyant Kidangoor
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/new-report-reinforces-critical-role-of-amazonian-protected-areas-in-climate-fight/ -
Geopark (Geology ⛰️)
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. In 2005, a European Geopark was defined as being: "a territory with a particular geological heritage and with a sust...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopark
#Geopark #Geology #Geoparks #EarthSciences #ProtectedAreas #GeographyEducation
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Indigenous iTaukei people across Fiji have historically protected their freshwater and marine areas in memory of chiefs and community members who have passed away. These are called aquatic funerary protected areas (FPAs).
By Sonam Lama
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/funerary-practices-in-fiji-protect-marine-areas-while-honoring-the-deceased/ -
Not sure that the notion of nature stewardship credits is realistic given the debacle that #carbon offsets is. But its nice to see connections between #Indigenous-led #conservation efforts in #Australia and northern #Canada. https://cabinradio.ca/221692/news/economy/can-the-nwt-sell-the-rest-of-the-world-credits-for-conservation/
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[PODCAST] As Africa eyes protected areas expansion of 1 million square miles, concerns over ‘brutal’ enforcement persist
Mongabay staff reporter Ashoka Mukpo traveled to several nations to assess the current state of conservation in key protected areas. He joins Mongabay’s podcast to describe what he’s seen in his reporting so far, and what he’s publishing next in the series.
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In Honduras communities race to establish protected area as La Mosquitia forest disappears https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/in-honduras-communities-race-to-establish-reserve-as-la-mosquitia-forest-disappears/ #Forests #ProtectedAreas #Honduras
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South Africa-based conservation NGO African Parks signed a long-term deal in December 2024 to manage Gambella National Park in Ethiopia.
The agreement brings the number of protected areas under management by African Parks to 23 in 13 countries.
By Ashoka Mukpo
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/african-parks-closes-deal-to-manage-ethiopias-gambella-national-park/ -
Environmentalists reach landmark agreement with Point Reyes National Seashore, ranchers https://localnewsmatters.org/2025/01/10/environmentalists-reach-landmark-agreement-with-point-reyes-national-seashore-ranchers/ #ProtectedAreas #LandUse #PointReyes
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There are nearly 9,000 inland protected areas across the African continent, covering 4.37 million square kilometers.
These protected areas are at the center of conservation policymaking by African countries hoping to safeguard nature and threatened wildlife.
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like-you-i-fear-the-demise-of-the-elephants/
The Mongabay Data Studio helps journalists visualize data and use it in their reporting. Check it out at studio.mongabay.com
#News #Conservation #Environment #MongabayDataStudio #ProtectedAreas #Africa
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New indigenous protected area proposed for Yukon https://thenarwhal.ca/ross-river-dena-yukon-indigenous-protected-area/ #ProtectedAreas #Indigenous #Yukon
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Indigenous protected area proposed to block pipeline https://www.burnslakelakesdistrictnews.com/local-news/gitanyow-propose-indigenous-protected-area-to-block-pipeline-projects-7673983 #Indigenous #ProtectedAreas #Pipelines
