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By Troy Darr
Public Affairs Officer
Joint Task Force-East
NOVO SELO, Bulgaria — U.S. and Bulgarian military personnel joined together for two symbolic ceremonies Sept. 27 and 28 as exercise Lion Strike came to an end.
First, Joint Task Force-East celebrated the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a humanitarian project at a kindergarten in Mokren, Bulgaria. Eleven U.S. Navy personnel from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, otherwise known as SeaBees, finished an extensive renovation of the school during the exercise.
The children from the school, along with parents, teachers, school director, local officials and U.S. and Bulgarian military personnel, crowded the small courtyard during the ceremony.
"We say in the United States that the children are our future," said Army Lt. Col. Bruce Sones, commanding officer for JTF-E "Lion Strike".
"We hope through the efforts of those involved in this project that the improved environment created for teaching the children will contribute to the children's development as they grow and become leaders in your society."
The school director, Margarita Nicolova, thanked the SeaBees and then presented them with a picture painted by the children, a CD of Bulgarian folk music, a photo of the children and a glass vial filled with Bulgarian soil.
Of the soil, she said, "Wherever you go, you know you'll have a piece of Bulgaria with you."
The school children then sang several songs for the audience and the ribbon was cut. But, there was another surprise for the children, a HMMWV full of gifts. All of the soldiers, sailors and airmen participating in the exercise had contributed money to buy much-needed school supplies and educational toys for the school.
"We will maintain what you have done, and promise to continue with improvements," said Emil Enchev, mayor of Mokren. "Hopefully we will continue working together in the future."
The next day, all JTF-E "Lion Strike" participants, both U.S. and Bulgarian, came together again, this time to commemorate the end of the exercise during the closing ceremony.
During the ceremony Sones and Col. Biser Kalinov, chief of Training, Bulgarian Land Forces, presented certificates of achievement to 14 U.S. Soldiers and 16 Bulgarian soldiers for their efforts during the exercise.
"During this training, we had the opportunity to gain military experience from the leading force in NATO - the United States Military, and to show that while representing a small army, the Bulgarian officers, Non-commissioned officers and soldiers are honorable partners and excellent professionals," said Kalinov, who spoke first during the ceremony.
He was followed by Sones, who echoed Kalinov's feelings.
"This closing ceremony does not mark the end of a training opportunity or a farewell to relationships fostered," said Sones.
"In our minds, it marks the hopeful commencement of future training opportunities to be conducted between our nations."
"We can truly say the professionalism and generosity of the Bulgarian Land Forces is unrivaled," he continued.
"We know the strong relationship between the United States and Bulgaria, as demonstrated during this exercise, will continue to grow, and we look forward to training and serving with you in the years to come."
Aaditya Thackeray, Environment Minister in the Maharashtra Region of India, speaking at the Building Back Better: Accelerating Deep Collaboration in the Built Environment event at the SEC for COP26, Glasgow, 11/11/2021. Photograph: Justin Goff/ UK Government
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A family waiting by the sea, hoping to have a better luck of fish this time. But increasing environment degradation and unbridled fish-hunting has left them with worse luck.
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Birds having no boundaries. Protect and preserve their habitats -Shakil
Kakvi World Migratory Birds Day Celebrations organized by Friends of
Environment centre and Kainat Foundation, Qatar at Al-Khore in which local
school students, Qatar scouts and guides association, MES Indian School,
Shantiniketan Indian School, Pakistan Education Centre, Philippine school,
Qatar , Member, officials , chairman of kainat Foundation, Shakil Ahmed
Kakvi, officials and Chairman of Friends of Environment Centre, Dr.Saif
Al-Hajari , officials of Bihar Foundation and World Bihar Organisation,
Chapter Qatar took Part. Shakil Ahmed Kakvi , chairman, Kainat Foundation
expressed gratitude to Government of Bihar for declaring “Sparrow ” as
state Bird of Bihar and praised Government of Qatar for having Three birds
on the Qatar currency one Riyal. This shows the farsightedness of leaders
toward the protection and preservations of Birds. During World Migratory
Birds Day Function, shakil Kakvi said “Bihar state bird Sparrow Chirping in
Qatar emotionally connect us with our homeland Bihar and remind our
village. Birds having no boundaries. Protect and preserve their habitats "
Thanking to Friends of the environment centre shakil kakvi stressed the
involvement of young students in WMBD celebrations and said “ youth are our
hope for protecting our fragile environment” Addressing the children on the
occasion, Dr Saif stressed the need of spreading awareness about
conservation of birds using current technologies such as social media. He
extended special thanks to teachers, students and programme co-coordinators for
their commitment to return something back to nature. Dr Saif also lauded
the efforts of Shakil Ahmed Kakvi, chairman of Kainat Foundation, and his
team, towards organization of the event. Reem Said, coordinator at FEC,
explained to the invited children the significance of bird protection. She
said: “The main idea of starting bird clubs in school is to educate
children about conservation”. Mr. Dileep Anthikad of (QBC) delivered a
lecture on Qatar birds and bird watching techniques at the camp. Students
will prepared for an early morning bird watching trip to Arkaya Farms,
close to Doha for watching migratory birds, guided by two experts Dileep
Anthikad and Gordon Saunders. Students presented papers on (WMBD) and birds
of Qatar took part in Quiz,painting and essay writing program followed by
cultural event and poem recitation . Under the slogan of “Bird Networking &
Catch them Young”, the Friends of the Environment Center (FEC) , Kainat
Foundation (KFD) and Qatar Bird Club (QBC) during celebrations of the World
Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2013 motivated school students to start a bird
club in their respective schools and make a networking. ‘bird houses’ and
feeding trays were given to all the participating schools to encourage them
to establish bird clubs in their respective schools and spread the message
of conservation. . The main objective behind World Migratory Bird Day
celebrations this year is to focus on bird networking through establishing
school bird clubs (SBCs) as branches of (QBC).
About KAINAT FOUNDATION
A NPO based in Kako, It aims to eliminate poverty with the help of the
enthusiastic youth. Kainat International, our first school, serves to be an
example of what the dreams of a few can achieve.
Mission
Our most innovative project focuses on making children not only subjects of
change but also agents of change. We are trying to improve the basic
conditions of the children at the lower rungs of the ladder of the
society-the street children, those forced into child labour and children of
other downtrodden social classes. By working at the very grass root level,
the Kainat strives to bring about a change not only in the tangible
conditions of the living and sanitation , but also the prevalent attitude ,
thoughts and views of the entire community for the children of today who
are the leaders of tomorrow.
Description
Kainat foundation is a NPO (Non-profit-organisation) Led by our mentor and
philanthropist Mr. Shakil ahmed Kakvi, with the dreams and motives of our
young students to help create a better world.
General Information
To give hope of a better tomorrow to children who have none. To inculcate
knowledge, qualities, skills, attitudes and capacities that enable them to
be socially responsible and active participants in the systematic process
of building a new world order aiming for a better tomorrow. To work
together to achieve this better tomorrow. To spread the message of
universal brotherhood and peace.
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This lucky bag washed up on the shore of a tropical island! Plastic bags that are littered or blow out of landfills wash down streams and gutters into the ocean.
Historic Environment, registered park and garden, designed landscape, arts and crafts, Northumberland.
Credit: © Natural England/Hannah Rigden 2019
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This picture is great ! Really funky knitted planters ! All is there, colors, seed bombing, urban environment !
Found here
Photo credit: Elena Olivo
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The Fall 2010 Student Hackathon brought in hundreds of students from 30 universities to NYU's Courant Institute for 24 hours of creative hacking on New York City startups' APIs.
Selected startups presented their technologies at the beginning of the event, and students formed groups to brainstorm and begin coding on their ideas. Many students worked into the night, foregoing sleep to fulfill their visions.
On Sunday afternoon students presented their projects to an audience including a judging panel, which selected the final winners.
hackNY hosts hackathons one each semester, as well as a Summer Fellows Program, which pairs quantitative and computational students with startups which can demonstrate a strong mentoring environment, a problem for a student to work on, a person to mentor them, and a place for them to work. Startups selected to host a student are expected to compensate student Fellows. Students enjoy free housing together and a pedagogical lecture series to introduce them to the ins and outs of joining and founding a startup.
For more information on hackNY's initiatives, please visit www.hackNY.org and follow us on twitter @hackNY
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2 June 2013. Abu Shouk: Technician Ibrahim Youssif Adam, staff member of the Groundwater and Wadis Directorate in the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and working for the Integrate Water Resources Management, monitors the level of water in a water pump in Abu Shouk camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), North Darfur.
Abu Shouk is one of the main priorities in North Darfur to implement projects on water due to the difficult terrain to find and keep the water and due to the big number of IDPs (more than 50,000) who use the water for domestic purposes and economical activities (like bricks fabrication).
The average of water consumption in the IDP camps in North Darfur is around ten liters per person a day.
Disputes over scarce water resources have been cited regularly as one of the root causes of the conflict in Darfur.
5 May is the World Environment Day.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
Photo courtesy of EAD-Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. www.ead.gov.ae/
Petrogypsic soils have a surface or subsurface soil horizon cemented by gypsum so strongly that dry fragments will not slake in water. The cementation restricts penetration by plant roots. This is a diagnostic horizon in Soil Classification.
For more information about soil classification using the UAE Keys to Soil Taxonomy, visit:
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It is estimated that exported timber only represents 5% of the wood cut in tropical forests. 10% is timber used locally and the majority - 85%- of wood is for fuel. While exports are generally the preserve of large scale enterprises, the domestic market is dominated by small forest enterprises. In many countries the forest sector constitutes mainly small forest enterprises - employing from 10 to 100 full-time employees. They create more than half of the jobs in the forest sector and are responsible for over 50% of the government revenues. While small and medium enterprises are important for local wealth creation, at the same time local environmental accountability is strengthened as they are part of the local life.
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World Environment Day 2014
This collection presents a breathtaking journey through diverse terrestrial biomes, reimagining the raw beauty of our planet through a synthetic lens. From the ethereal golden mists of a waking forest and the crystalline clarity of alpine rivers to the jagged, volcanic scars of primordial lands and the vibrant, sun-drenched cathedrals of coral reefs. Each environment is a study in light, texture, and atmospheric depth, blending hyper-realistic detail with a touch of the sublime. These landscapes explore the intersection of classical nature photography aesthetics and the boundless possibilities of modern generative tools, offering a contemplative look at worlds both familiar and imagined.
These images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
The Chesapeake Executive Council meets at the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach, Va., on Oct. 1, 2021. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam served as chair, with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Diana Esher of the Environmental Protection Agency and Chesapeake Bay Commission Chair David Bulova gave remarks and signed a climate directive. Council members took a boat on the Lynnhaven River to hear speakers Imani Black of Minorities in Aquaculture speak, as well as Chris Moore and Andrew Button of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Back on land, students from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's environmental education programs gave instruction to the council on climate change and environmental issues impacting the Bay. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Title: Climatic atlas of the United States.
Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1983.
Subjects: United States --Climate --Maps.
Location: Babbidge Map Library Double Oversize-NonCirculating-Level 4
Call Number: G1201.C8 U55 1983
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We were joined on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, by Monique Pool of Green Heritage Fund at our 10:30 school screening. In addition to the door prizes, Cornelis Van Sypersteyn School was given a set of student encyclopedias for being the first new school to register for this year's festival. In the evening, Amb. Nolan opened the public film festival, delivering remarks before the screening of "Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science.
Julie Lawson, Director of Trash Free Maryland, and Stiv Wilson, Campaign Director of The Story of Stuff Project, lead a research effort to collect microplastic samples from the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland on Sept. 4, 2015. The team used a manta trawl for the study, which sought to find out how much plastic waste is in the Chesapeake Bay, what kinds of plastic it is, and where it is coming from. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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