FireDogLake posts on the continuing challenges of the gulf oil spill: The Pensacola News Journal states that heat indices of 114 have regularly been observed on the beach there. It should not be surprising then, that with the health of cleanup workers in mind, the efforts are being moved to nighttime, when conditions are much more tolerable. Sadly, however, lighting Florida beaches at night is a huge mistake, because hatchling...
From the AAAS Policy Alert:Representatives from 90 countries have joined together to approve the formation of an Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) by the UN General Assembly. IPBES will carry out high-quality peer reviews of the science on biodiversity and ecosystems to provide gold standard reports to governments and will outline policy options and responses making sense of reports and assessments conducted by United Nations...
We're pleased to be working with Pelican Eyes Hotel and Resort to reestablish populations of native Green Iguanas in the natural habitats surrounding San Juan del Sur, educate visitors and local population about the valuable role that these reptiles play, and the importance of wildlife protection.
Our friends at SeaTurtle.org remind us that there are a number of sea turtles that are being actively tracked by satellite in the Gulf of Mexico. They are also aggregating news on the oil spill: http://www.seaturtle.org/news/
Tropical forests store a fifth of the worlds carbon emissions, making our conservation efforts in Central America a particularly important climate change solution.Last month, we partnered with Nicaraguan NGO FUNDENIC to host a well-attended forum on the Climate Change-related Challenges and Opportunities for Biodiversity in Nicaragua. Our Executive Director, Sarah Otterstrom, presented on Components for Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts. Other presenters included Tim Lattimer, the US Department of State's...
Our friend and colleague, Teresa, blogs at Project Groundswell about Visualizing Climate Change on the Ventura Boardwalk:SLAP stands for the Sea Level Awareness Project, and it is one of a number of initiatives from the group Kids versus Global Warming, founded by 15 year old Alec Loorv. Alec and volunteers constructed and installed SLAP sticks all along Ventura’s Boardwalk back in 2008 to mark the point to which sea level...
Paso Pacifico Board Member Rick Smith just forwarded the latest article from the National Parks Traveler:Creature Feature: The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Faces an Uncertain FutureThe Kemp's ridley may be little as sea turtles go, but its got big problems. It was already the world's most endangered marine turtle before the mammoth Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatened to wreak havoc on its vital habitat.These are...
From this month's Pelican Eyes newsletter:Stones and Waves Vet Clinic continues to thrive, under the leadership of Elvis Cortez, and the financial support of World Vets. The next clinic is scheduled for this week at the Escuela Agricultura in Rivas. In addition, great progress has been made with the animals that previously lived at the hotel. All of the dogs and the majority of cats have been adopted out to...
"High fashion is going high-tech with designers creating this season's must-have accessory: a handbag that recharges your cell phone or Blackberry." ELLE magazine will be running an eBay auction on these high end handbags. Money will go to Paso Pacifico and our work with the Portable Light Project. Reuters has the video.
La Prensa has a preview of the newest installment of Survivor, filmed in the Paso del Istmo where we work: "Las playas en la costa sur del Pacífico de Nicaragua se convertirán en el nuevo escenario de Survivor... "El programa consiste en filmar la vida cotidiana de 20 concursantes que competirán por sobrevivir en las playas de San Juan del Sur, en el departamento de Rivas..." The beaches of Nicaragua's...
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