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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Lessons from the Rocks
What do you think of when you look at a rock? Have you ever picked up a rock that caught your eye and decided to keep it for yourself? What is tugging at you to do that? When I pick up an interesting rock or gaze at a road cut that beautifully exposes the layers of rock, often twisted and…
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Returning Sea Otters to the Oregon Coast
Understanding the role of sea otters as a keystone species in marine nearshore environments provides an excellent example of species interconnections. In this post we’ll wade on into the coastal waters of Oregon and take a look at how a healthy kelp forest works to maintain a balance of the marine nearshore ecosystem, the role of the southern sea otter…
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