This Land: Stewarding for the Common Good
First, there was the land. Well, technically, the Earth began as a sphere of hot, molten material with an atmosphere comprised of volcanic gases. But eventually the Earth cooled and formed a solid crust and liquid water, and once the plate tectonic motors began grinding away, there were continents. Next came life on the land. Well, first there was life…
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Know your Estuaries
Estuaries are one of the “in-between” places, a liminal space, a place where there’s a mixing of elements, a necessary cooperation among those who call them home, a toughness of spirit to live in conditions outside the norms. They are vital to the health of marine ecosystems. They hold the space where a river meets the ocean. They hold a…
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COP15 Summary: The World Coming Together for Biodiversity
The UN Biodiversity Conference including the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) recently concluded in Montreal, Canada. The main objective of this meeting was to adopt the post-2020 global biodiversity framework — a strategic vision and global roadmap for the conservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems for the next decade. This is critically important work that…
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