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La Biodiversità si può costruire ... anche in giardino. Un numero di specie di piante elevato attira un numero ancora maggiore di animali e lo splendido gioco è fatto. A volte, tuttavia, non si coglie immediatamente la relazione che viene a instaurarsi tra le specie esotiche di piante e gli animali autoctoni. Mettendo a dimora il Goji, una solanacea orientale, ho pertnato scoperto che i suoi fiori sono assai graditi ad api e farfalle ..... ..
A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall. Rainforests are Earth’s oldest living ecosystems, with some surviving in their present form for at least 70 million years. They are incredibly diverse and complex, home to more than half of the world’s plant and animal species—even though they cover just 6% of Earth’s surface. This makes rainforests astoundingly dense with flora and fauna. Rainforests’ rich biodiversity is incredibly important to our well-being and the well-being of our planet.
Pieris napi & Melanargia galathea
Schachbrettfalter & Grünader-Weißling
Origanum vulgare
Gewöhnlicher Dost/Oregano
De la familia Myrtaceae, este bello arbusto es de la misma familia de la murta, de cuyos frutos se realizan múltiples preparaciones para repostería. También sus frutos son comestibles, pero la fructificación es muy menor. Tiene usos ornamentales,
Laguna Nimez Reserve is an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA). It has a variety of 80 species of birds, both Patagonian residents and migratory, including waterfowl, landbirds, and shorebirds.
The vegetation is typical of Patagonian steppe, composed of fescue grasslands with alternating varieties of Berberis sp. and Senecio sp.. In the zones that are often covered by the flooding waters of Argentino Lake (Lago Argentino) there are reed beds (Schoenoplectus californicus).
Laguna Nimez, El Calafate, Lago Argentino, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Samburu National Reserve has some unique species. Its giraffes have different patterns than those in Nakuru (see 3 of 3) a hundred miles away.
Estancia Rincón del Socorro. Paraje Uguay, pcia. de Corrientes, Argentina.
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Rhea americana: el ñandú, el ave más grande de Sudamérica.
Las crías pequeñas de ñandú son llamadas “charitos”, y los ñandúes jóvenes (a los que se les atribuye mucha torpeza) son llamados “charavones” (o “charabones”). En la actualidad el nombre «ñandú» abarca tanto a esta especie como a la especie Rhea pennata.
The Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus) is a vibrant gem of the Andean cloud forests, and capturing this species at La Minga Ecolodge near Cali, Colombia, was a rewarding experience. The soft morning light filtered through the dense canopy, illuminating the tanager’s striking yellow plumage contrasted by its deep black facial markings. Perched against a natural backdrop of lush green foliage, the bird’s pose reflected both elegance and alertness, creating a visually dynamic scene.
From a technical perspective, I relied on a fast shutter speed of 1/350 sec to freeze the tanager’s subtle movements, while an aperture of f/6.7 provided a shallow depth of field, beautifully separating the subject from its surroundings. An ISO setting of 400 allowed for optimal detail retention without introducing unwanted noise, essential in the low-light forest environment. The interplay of natural light and thoughtful exposure choices helped emphasize the bird’s vivid coloring while preserving the surrounding environment’s atmospheric mood. This photograph reminds me of how patience, preparation, and respect for nature converge in a perfect photographic moment.
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"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland." - Isaiah 43,19
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Dependent ecosystems!
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70-200mm f/2.8 lens
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Close-up of budding and blue blooming cornflowers in the foreground of a Dutch field border to promote biodiversity. Bright yellow flowers bloom in the background. It's a sunny day in springtime.
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Samburu National Reserve has some unique species. Its zebra's marks do not close at the belly, or at the butt, unlike those at other reserves a hundred miles away in Kenya or other places. (Check the other 2 in the series)
30 by 30 by 2030: the target of protecting 30% of lands and 30% of waters by 2030. In 2022, at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montréal, 196 countries agreed to protect 30% of the world’s lands, oceans, coastal areas, and inland waters by 2030 and 50% by 2050, through the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This idea originated from biologist Edward Osborne Wilson, who was dubbed “Darwin’s natural heir” and “a Darwin for the modern day.” Wilson believed that half the earth needed to be conserved in order to protect 80 percent of the planet’s species. This framework aligns with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. “Tackling this issue is both a moral duty and an economic imperative.”
The 30 by 30 (30 x 30) agenda is being implemented in Canada without a vote, and the public has almost no information on the subject. The Canadian government has signed over 60 agreements with Indian bands across Canada to preserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030 and to preserve 50% of lands and waters by 2050. “Canada, BC, and First Nations governments have joined the United Nations in committing to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030.” The dialectic: problem, reaction, solution. On May 27, 2021, a Kamloops Indian band publicly declared the discovery of an Indian residential school mass grave site. Of course, the mass grave site has no bodies, so they have never dug it up. The United Nations urged the Canadian government to promptly investigate the supposed graves. The mass grave hoax was the excuse needed for the federal government to rally the troops to introduce legislation concerning the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We must get this fast-tracked! On June 21, 2021, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was put into law. The provincial government of British Columbia had already beaten the federal government to the punch. They had already passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) into law, on November 28, 2019, which established the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Currently, British Columbia is a test site for the implementation of the UNDRIP agenda. Therefore, British Columbians are afraid of losing their private property rights. This United Nations governmental framework is a ploy to abolish private property―AKA communism. Why did a supposedly sovereign nation adapt the laws of an international body? If you are too dull to understand, the United Nations was put into place to bring about a one-world government. The United Nations loves to market global governance as ‘Sustainability.’ Propaganda: UNDRIP has been marketed to Canadians as ‘Truth and Reconciliation.’ The end result of this Truth and Reconciliation: you will own nothing and be happy. Of course, we have also been marketed multiculturalism (decolonialism): you will be replaced and be happy. Part of the 30 by 30 agenda is decolonialism. This means that the Indian’s will be given control of the land.
According to a Canadian constitutional lawyer, there seems to be a caveat in these United Nations agreements. If the Indians mismanage the land, then the United Nations can legally step in to manage the land. The United Nations will then be the ‘guardians’ of the land! Some Indians are afraid that they may lose their land (both present and future lands). If the government can take the land of the majority and give it to the few, they can also take the land of the few. Indeed, Indian bands are famous for corruption and mismanagement. It’s a guaranty that many Indian bands would lose their land. Of course, they will take the land from the Indians. They are pawns! “More broadly, some Indigenous organisations have criticised the way 30 by 30 has been promoted and negotiated, arguing that it risks appropriating Indigenous lands under the guise of biodiversity conservation. The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs described aspects of the initiative as having ‘all the hallmarks of green colonialism,’ citing the marginalisation of Indigenous titles and rights in international conservation processes and warning that expanding protected areas without secure recognition of Indigenous jurisdiction could further entrench colonial patterns of land control.” Indeed, the globalists are the original colonialist gangsters/banksters. The United Nations is just a front organization. Those who make the rules globally will control the world.
The United States of America wasn’t a voting member in the negotiations of the Biodiversity Conference in Montréal, because it didn’t ratify the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1993. However, there is a workaround! Joe Biden issued an executive order for an initiative called Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. “The benefits of this executive order include improving the resiliency of our Nation’s infrastructure and placing the Nation on a more sustainable path for a carbon-free future.” This initiative also included a campaign called Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful. “The first-ever national conservation goal by a President—a goal of conserving at lest 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.” Does this sound familiar? “In total during his first two years in office, President Biden took more conservation actions and protected more lands than any other 21st century President by channeling more than $10 billion to local land conservation. His efforts have conserved millions of acres of lands and waters through designations of national monuments, wildlife refuges, wilderness areas, farm bill conservation programs, and more. The President has demonstrated his commitment as a modern conservationist to aggressively pursuing the challenge of conserving at least 30 percent of American lands and waters by 2030.” Straight from the horse’s mouth! “In 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that put into motion a plan to conserve 30% of the state’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. Since launching the so-called 30 x 30 initiative, the state has safeguarded 26.1% of its lands and 21.9% of its coastal waters, according to a new report.” Thank you Los Angeles Times. Now to Europe! The European Commission’s Biodiversity strategy for 2030 is an essential part of the European Green Deal. Huh, the Green (New) Deal? Sound familiar? “It [the European Green Deal] aims to cut emissions by at least 50% by 2030, rising towards 55%, while legally binding the 2050 neutrality goal through the European Climate Law.” The Biodiversity strategy for 2030 includes the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The European Parliament, despite great opposition from policymakers, introduced measures to restore nature on a fifth of land and sea by 2030. “The law passed narrowly with 336 votes for, 300 against, and 13 abstentions.”
A one-world government is the end goal. In the Book of Revelation, we see a one-world digital currency system implemented with a Mark—the Mark of the Beast (some sort of barcode, QR code, or embedded chip-type technology that will generate a unique transaction code). The Tribulation Period will be a time of totalitarianism, wars, famines, and plagues. Satan and his New World Order minions want to take away your lands and freedom, and then they will kill you with wars and famines and plagues.
This is not a great shot in terms of detail, but I post it because it shows the great biodiversity of the brazilian Pantanal. Only in a small pond like this one, we can see, at least, nine bird species, beyond the capybaras, and the water was an authentic caiman soup! See large, if you can :)
Pantanal - Mato Grosso - Brasil
Plants of Silurian Grasslands event at Wenlock Edge with Ruth Dawes
Hairy St. John'swort at Wenlock Edge
The hillsides below Salt River Summit, Wyoming support a mix of environments. The open spaces covered with arrowleaf balsamroot are across from hills of sagebrush and grass. There are also huge aspen groves and a lodgepole pine forest. There is a lot for photographers to enjoy during the brief spring wildflower season.
Last year I requested Cardiff Council not to mow all the emerging orchids from this patch of meadow near our house, but to add it to their list of managed biodiversity areas. This year we’ve counted over 100 mainly CSO’s plus various other bee loving flowers & butterflies. Success!
A Zínia elegans, originária do México e membro da família Asteraceae, foi fotografada no Festival Internacional de Jardins de Ponte de Lima, evento anual português que visa promover a arte nos jardins e a consciência ambiental. Esta planta herbácea anual destaca-se pela sua floração prolongada do verão ao outono e pela variedade de cores vibrantes, atraindo polinizadores como borboletas e abelhas. As zínias são frequentemente utilizadas em composições paisagísticas do festival devido à sua facilidade de cultivo, resistência ao calor, diversidade cromática e capacidade de atrair insetos polinizadores. A sua estrutura floral característica, com pétalas dispostas em camadas concêntricas e um centro rico em estames amarelos, contribui para a polinização cruzada e biodiversidade. A sua durabilidade como flor de corte e a adaptação a solos bem drenados e exposição solar plena tornam-na uma escolha comum tanto em jardins domésticos como em projetos de educação ambiental.
Zinnia elegans, native to Mexico and a member of the Asteraceae family, was photographed at the Ponte de Lima International Garden Festival, an annual Portuguese event that aims to promote art in gardens and environmental awareness. This annual herbaceous plant stands out for its prolonged flowering from summer to autumn and for the variety of vibrant colors, attracting pollinators such as butterflies and bees. Zinnias are often used in the festival's landscape compositions due to their ease of cultivation, heat resistance, chromatic diversity and ability to attract pollinating insects. Its characteristic floral structure, with petals arranged in concentric layers and a center rich in yellow stamens, contributes to cross-pollination and biodiversity. Its durability as a cut flower and adaptation to well-drained soils and full sun exposure make it a common choice in both home gardens and environmental education projects.
This photo was taken in the northern coastal area of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, in Maranhão, Brazil. The scene shows a flat beach with shallow water channels and a group of shorebirds, including laughing gulls (Leucophaeus atricilla), standing and flying over the wet sand. In the background, sand dunes rise under a mostly clear sky. This zone marks the transition between the Atlantic shoreline and the dune system, and is part of a protected area known for its seasonal lagoons, wind-shaped terrain, and coastal biodiversity.
Cette photo a été prise dans la zone côtière nord du parc national des Lençóis Maranhenses, dans l’État du Maranhão au Brésil. On y voit une plage plate avec des chenaux d’eau peu profonds et un groupe d’oiseaux côtiers, dont des mouettes atricilles (Leucophaeus atricilla), posées ou en vol au-dessus du sable humide. À l’arrière-plan, les dunes s’élèvent sous un ciel majoritairement dégagé. Cette zone marque la transition entre le littoral atlantique et le système dunaire, et fait partie d’un espace protégé connu pour ses lagunes saisonnières, ses reliefs sculptés par le vent et sa biodiversité côtière.
la Nebbia - sospinta dal Vento - veniva riflessa dall' imperturbata Acqua del Lago...
che idillio in quelle ore trascorse sulle sue sponde!
avvertivo una Silenziosa e pacifica convivenza con la Natura circostante.
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La Vallée d'Aoste à ma guise - La Valle d'Aosta a modo mio - Aosta Valley in my own way
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Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste
(Une Montagne d'émotions...)
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Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM II
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Treppiede Manfrotto 190 X Prob
Testa Manfrotto a sfera compact nera con attacco rapido 496RC2 con frizione
Piastra a sgancio rapido 200PL
Telecomando infrarossi Canon RC-6
Telecomando Rollei Schermo LCD e Retroilluminazione
in Ombra insieme al Branco...
Raccolgo solo candide e pure Emozioni!
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ProteggiAMO tutto questo!
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La Vallée d'Aoste à ma guise - La Valle d'Aosta a modo mio - Aosta Valley in my own way
Vivre en Montagne, au quotidien, pour satisfaire la Curiosité de la Photographie de la Nature...
Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste
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Clickalps Photography - Troise Carmine - Washi
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Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM II
Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Treppiede Manfrotto 190 X Prob
Testa Manfrotto a sfera compact nera con attacco rapido 496RC2 con frizione
Piastra a sgancio rapido 200PL
Telecomando infrarossi Canon RC-6
Telecomando Rollei Schermo LCD e Retroilluminazione
"Landgoed Buitengewoon" is an estate in Groesbeek, the Netherlands, where volunteers are working hard to increase biodiversity.
Since 2016, the meadows and fields (formerly farmland) have been redeveloped. Plants and animals that are on the Red List and at risk of extinction in the Netherlands are supported as much as possible.
The rainbow symbolizes what "Landgoed Buitengewoon" stands for: the promise of a better future for nature and the environment.