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Protecting Neotropical Migratory Birds

Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $4.9 million in grants for 37 projects that support neotropical migratory bird conservation throughout the Western Hemisphere. Matched by more than $14.8 million in additional funds from partners, the projects will support habitat restoration, environmental education, population monitoring and other priority activities within the ranges of neotropical birds in the United States, Canada, Mexico and 27 Latin American and Caribbean...

Partners in Flight

"In 1990, an unprecedented effort was launched to preserve the western hemisphere's bird life." Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this collaborative effort to bird conservation. Its mission: To keep common birds common by protecting the core of avian diversity and maintaining the integrity of habitats and ecosystems across continents. To promote partnerships for birds, habitats, and people by working together to create solutions and supporting partnerships at every level. Watch...

Jaguar Corridors in the New York Times

In today's New York Times: To Help Jaguars Survive, Ease Their CommuteLAS LOMAS, Costa Rica — Héctor Porras-Valverdo tried to adopt a Zen attitude when he discovered recently that jaguars had turned two of his cows into carcasses....“I understand cats do this because they need to survive,” said Mr. Porras-Valverdo, 41, a burly dairy farmer. A few years ago, he acknowledged, his first reaction might have been to reach for...

Validating the Presence of Jaguars and Pumas

As top predators, carnivores are the keystone of any healthy ecosystem, but hunting and habitat loss threaten their survival in Nicaragua. Over the past few months, local farmers have reported numerous jaguar and puma sightings to Paso Pacifico biologists, while Paso Pacifico staff have directly observed large cat tracks and sighted smaller carnivores such as Ocelots and Jaguarundis. This year, Paso Pacifico will be working to validate the presence of...

Team Member Spotlight: Claudia Perla

A dynamo in the field, Paso Pacifico's Forester Claudia Perla manages the reforestation plans for Paso Pacifico's nine Return to Forest plantation sites, where over 200,000 native trees have been planted since 2007. When on site, Claudia has a reputation for being "tough as nails," frequently spending the entire day in the field, braving the elements and the mud, and managing her numerous male counterparts. Her no-nonsense approach combined with...

LAND

We've just received this trailer for a forthcoming documentary on "the tumultuous topic of land ownership and development in politically volatile Nicaragua" in the year 2006 (and leading up the Ortega's re-election in 2007). "The only thing we have is land," says a man at the outset. In a story of tourism vs. terrorism, one is never quite sure who has the upper hand nor if anyone is telling the...

Plastic Pollution: Good News & Bad News

The bad news is Nicaragua is a hotspot for plastic bottle pollution. The good news is that our outstanding community of coastal cleanup volunteers did an excellent job of picking them up at our coastal clean up last fall. This serves two purposes: first, volunteers got the plastic away from the coastline; second, knowing where the garbage is can help prioritize global cleanup efforts. From the International Coastal Cleanup Report:...

Earth Day at G2 on Abbot Kinney

Earth Day with Rob Caughlan Celebrate Earth Day's 40th Anniversary with environmental advocate and filmmaker Rob Caughlan, who will discuss A Brief History of the American Environmental Movement. Rob has been riding the waves of social change for 45 years. He co-founded Friends of the River and was the first President of the Surfrider Foundation.

Ocean Conservancy Report

Trash in Our Ocean has Become One of the Worst Pollution Problems We Face Threatening Ecosystems, Wildlife, and Coastal EconomiesData collected during the 24th annual International Coastal Cleanup provide the only global snapshot of the marine debris problem; 500,000 volunteers around the world removed 7.4 million pounds of trash from our ocean, lakes and riversWashington, DC – Today, Ocean Conservancy releases Trash Travels: From OurHands to the Sea, Around the Globe, and Through Time...

EL DlA DE LA TIERRA 2010

ECO TALLERES EN ALTERECO CELEBRANDO EL DlA DE LA TIERRA 2010 Carla taller es de 12.30 a 2 pm Almuerzos a precios cómodos estarán disponibles Del Hospital Monte España, 1c y media a llago, pegado a Mama Delfina 15 Abril Jardines FeIices con Abono Orgánico y Lombrices Kevyn Wightman y Ligia Belli Vivimos diariamente el problema de la basura. Desechamos una gran cantidad de residuos que se podrían aprovechar para...

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