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Karen Patkau participated in readings organized by First Book Canada at a school in Brampton and North Kipling. Copies of one of her Ecosystem series were also donated to the kids in the classes.
The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
bit.ly/2sfLWJL Supply chain professionals and their risk and insurance partners must consider not only traditional physical risks, but cyber risks as well, guarding their “digital ecosystem” from disruption, according to a panel of experts speaking during an Advisen webinar June 20.
ended up trudging a little further through the forest than i had planned to just to get a picture of this dam [which my dude was actually able to walk across despite my telling him not to] but yeah, i just thought it was kinda neat how nature works shit out on its own when its far away from the touch of humans
The land mass in the Arctic - Greenland and parts of Canada, Alaska, Russia and the Nordic countries - surrounds the Arctic Ocean. In the low Arctic, down to the temperate regions, the taiga coniferous forests represents a vast band of deep forests. North of the taiga, the tundra of the Arctic - with low vegetation, shrubs and various degrees of permafrosts spreads out. Beyond the tundra, there might be barren regions with only rock and few plants. Greenland, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya and the northern islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago are covered in ice - glaciers and the Greenland ice sheet.
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This photo has been graciously provided to be used in the GRID-Arendal resources library by: Riccardo Pravettoni
The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
Summit Park is home to one of the remaining Garry Oak ecosystems in the Greater Victoria Area. This site, historically managed by the Songhees Peoples for cultivating camas.
The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
Aambyvalley Rd.,Lonavala,Mah.,India
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HOLANDUCÍA Puerto Banus / The ecosystem consists of a lifechain ranging from wild flowers and mature trees that house and feed the seasons insects who in turn feed the birds, rodents and reptiles (who in turn feed the birds of pray).
80 % of the migrant birds of Northern Europe stop yearly in Andalucia on their way to or from Africa, the most famous resting, breeding and nesting reserve being the Doñana Park in Cadiz. Destroying ths ecosystem (planned by local authorities) would eliminate the natural predators of species we might consider a nuisance and could as a consequence modify the type and quantity of insects or rodents we live with here. As an example, eliminating the frogs who breed in the riverbanks and who feed on mosquitoes and flies would alter the natural balance of the insect colonies. Clearing fields of wild flowers would reduce the amount of caterpillars, butterflies and otherinstects on which the bird colonies are dependent for nesting and feeding. Cutting down trees ( some of considerable age) would destroy the habitat areas of all the mentioned species.
Covering such important surface with cement would alter and rise the local temperatures, since the humidity generated by its present plants cools the hot temperatures by night. This is one of the principles of global warming, but on local scale. This is one of the last such ecosystem in the area. This photo set is to show what we would lose if the area is destroyed by these impending building plans and projects. Proyecto La Herencia aims to raise awareness about the need for protection of this land with its ecosystem and create a debate about how best to do so. Please google the Proyecto La Herencia de Banus / Save Holanducia facebook-group and join our group for support . Thank you so much.
Lourdes Casanova, Senior Lecturer of Management, Johnson School of Business, Cornell University, USA; Global Agenda Council on Latin America at The Innovation Ecosystem Session. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Great job everyone! Thank you to our supporters: Team Rubicon and Wounded Warrior Project, and Mission BBQ for providing a delicious lunch.
Ambyvalley road,Lonavala,Mah.India
The coolest season has set in.Nights bitingly cold...gusty, howling wind blowing from the Himalayas in the north.
An unnamed tributary of Chester Creek, McIlwraith Ranges, KULLA National Park, Cape York Peninsula. Tristaniopsis exiliflora line the banks.
Atmospheric deposition currently accounts for roughly 12% of the reactive nitrogen entering terrestrial and coastal marine ecosystems globally, although in some regions, atmospheric deposition accounts for a higher percentage (about 33% in the United States). (Note: the projection was included in the original study and is not based on MA scenarios).
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Tuck Today · For an article about the iPhone vs. Nokia smart phones and how Apple's success is derived from their ability to offer a uniform platform for developers, whereas Nokia's broad range of phones makes it difficult to adapt software to each phone.
The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
Sea to Sea Regional Park is a beautiful protected section of the Sooke Hills, owned by the Capital Regional District (CRD) and covenanted by both TLC and Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT). Recently, the CRD created a fabulously marked trail network including trails for mountain bike use only, as well as multi-use trails for hikers and equestrians. With the views from atop Mt. Manual Quimper summit this park is a hikers dream. TLC staff and three volunteers took to the trails on June 25th to conduct monitoring activities. As it was a very hot day, 28°C in the shade, the group took the scenic route to the summit along the south western trails. This proved to be beneficial as they were able to experience many different ecotones, which are the transition zones where two different ecological communities meet and integrate. The group stopped at a Western hemlock –salal ecosystem which has characteristic plants such as sword fern, foam flower and Oregon-beaked moss vegetation. They completed ground inspection forms and created a new photo point for repeat photography of the area for upcoming years. The crew then continued up the mountain and noticed dramatic changes in the forest; with increasing elevation the vegetation changed from dominating Western red cedars to Douglas-firs. As they admired this change in vegetation a juvenile bear who was hanging out in the salal got spooked by the large and boisterous group and leaped into the air, totally clearing over the salal and fallen trees and ran away down the mountain. One of the volunteers yelled “dog!” Even though it wasn’t a dog it is good practice to talk to a bear so it knows you are human and then immediately leave the area – always remember you are in their backyard! For this little bear, it was a good sign it ran away from us as a habituated bear usually ends up being destroyed. TLC reminds our readers to be noisy when in bear country, and if you see a bear giving a few whoops and hollers will usually send them (and any momma bears!) on their way. After the bear encounter the hikers continued up the mountain and summited the rocky moss outcrop and enjoyed a well-deserved lunch. The view is almost 360°, a great reward for the hot trek up.
The crew came across many hikers on the trails; this is a very busy park in the summer. About a week after the visit, a wildfire broke out at the park consuming over a hectare of land. The fire department determined this fire was caused by humans. Please remember that smoking is not permitted in CRD Regional Parks but if you do choose to smoke at least put cigarette butts into a container and take them with you. TLC is ever thankful to the firefighting crews that contained the fire and we now welcome the chance to monitor revegetation of the area. The monitoring crew will be returning to the area once it is deemed safe to collect species data and set up repeat photography points, contributing to the scientific data on the area which helps inform the CRD’s understanding and management of this incredibly diverse and beautiful area. If you are interested in being a part of this research, please get in touch with Torrey at covenants@conservancy.bc.ca to find out how you can get involved!
You can help support the protection and monitoring of the Sooke Hills by donating to TLC’s Covenant Program. In celebration of TLC’s 20th year of conservation, Board Chair Frances Sloan Sainas is matching gifts towards the program up to $20,000. Donate online today!
The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
MASPALOMAS DUNES NATURE RESERVE. 💙
BEACH PROMENADE.
Views of the famous Dunes of Maspalomas from Passage Costa Canaria. ❤
Under UNESCO protection, the Dunes is a unique desert ecosystem.
The ‘Ecosystem-based Adaptation South’ project seeks to help the Seychelles, Nepal and Mauritania to adapt to climate change, in part by restoring natural habitats across all types of ecosystems. In the Seychelles, on-the-ground ecological restoration will rehabilitate 29 hectares of mangrove and wetland forests, thus providing natural flood barriers.
Photo credit: UNEP