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Forest Protection Boosts Income for Viet Nam Farmers

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40253-023: Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project in Viet Nam | 41062-012: Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam by Asian Development Bank

K’ho rangers take a breather after spending a day out in the forests. Around 4 to 5 villagers accompany full-time forest rangers on regular patrols that involve general conservation and law enforcement work.

The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.

Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction (MEPR) is a financed by the Poverty and Environment Fund (PEF) that promotes accelerated learning and innovative approaches on poverty-environment linkages.

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Forest Protection Boosts Income for Viet Nam Farmers

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K’ho villagers from the Da Chais commune prepare to go out on patrol with forest ranger Pham Huu Nhan at a Forest Protection Station in Giang Ly town.

The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.

Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction (MEPR) is a financed by the Poverty and Environment Fund (PEF) that promotes accelerated learning and innovative approaches on poverty-environment linkages.

Video:

Forest Protection Boosts Income for Viet Nam Farmers

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Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project

40253-023: Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project in Viet Nam | 41062-012: Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam by Asian Development Bank

K’ho villagers from the Da Chais commune prepare to go out on patrol in Da Nhim.

The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.

Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction (MEPR) is a financed by the Poverty and Environment Fund (PEF) that promotes accelerated learning and innovative approaches on poverty-environment linkages.

Video:

Forest Protection Boosts Income for Viet Nam Farmers

Read more on:

Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project

40253-023: Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project in Viet Nam | 41062-012: Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam by Asian Development Bank

Forest rangers pose beside a replanted pine tree in Da Chais commune. Conservation, protection and police work comprises the work of these individuals.

The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.

Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction (MEPR) is a financed by the Poverty and Environment Fund (PEF) that promotes accelerated learning and innovative approaches on poverty-environment linkages.

Video:

Forest Protection Boosts Income for Viet Nam Farmers

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Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project

Onondaga County, NY Department of Water Environment Protection 2005 Sterling LT9511 water tanker - truck No. 1738_1 by JMK40

Tasmania's Temperate Rainforest by Oliver Sesemann

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Taken during another heavy downpour, this pic shows the lush greens of Western Tasmania's beautiful temperate rainforest (note the unavoidable water and steam on the lens). This natural wonder was once in danger from the wood industry, making Tasmania one of the nuclei of the environment protection movement. An important factor in triggering the local population's support for the protection of Tasmania's rainforests was the fantastic photography by the late Peter Dombrovskis. Today, a quarter of Tasmania is a World Heritage site.

(Fuji Velvia, scanned)

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Engine: Mercedes MBE4000 six cylinder diesel

Transmission: Eaton-Fuller 8LL

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Elegant Leopard Floater by Andreas Metz

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Marsa Alam, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt

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Joshua Tree Geometry Wall by Bill Wight

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Break out your protractors and measure all the angles on this rock pile in Joshua Tree National Park. The park brochures say that these incredible rock piles are the result of millions of years of erosion and weathering. I think they are the artistic invention of ancient aliens. ;>)

General Shots: Nauru by Asian Development Bank

Topside is the central plateau of Nauru, where phosphate deposits were formed and mined.

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Sick Diver by Andreas Metz

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Red Sea Diving

Ras Mohammed, Yolanda/Shark Reef

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First Encounter with the Guitar Ray by Andreas Metz

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Marsa Alam, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt

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the White House Earth Day with President Barack Obama by SpiderVal

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The nobility of a President is the one to follow its citizens in a common action.

I leave you to look at the video below, in which the President Barack Obama asked to the American citizens all together to think about our Earth, during the Earth Day; this event, who created in April 22, 1970 thanks to Gaylord Nelson and that became a planetary movement.

While adopting all together a green behavior, we offer to the Earth Day the most beautiful gifts, the one to see the Citizens of the Earth to grow everyday a little more…

Think about the future generations while acting in the present to preserve our environment…

When did Earth Day begin?‏

The White House Earth Day web page

www.whitehouse.gov/EarthDay

The Obama Administration's Agenda on Energy and the Environment

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Vice President Biden Kicks Off Five Days of Earth Day Activities with Announcement of Major New Energy Efficiency Effort

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Earth Day Volunteer Activities and Events

www.epa.gov/earthday/events.htm

The Earth Day Take Home Kit

www.epa.gov/earthday/takehomekit.htm

The Environmental Impact of Your Energy Use

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La noblesse d’un Président est celle de suivre ses citoyens dans une action commune.

Je vous laisse regarder la vidéo ci-dessous, dans laquelle le Président Barack Obama demande aux citoyens américains de penser tous ensemble à notre Terre, durant le Earth Day ; cet événement, qui a vu le jour le 22 avril 1970 grâce à Gaylord Nelson et qui est devenu un mouvement planétaire.

En adoptant tous un comportement vert, nous offrons au Earth Day le plus beau des cadeaux, celui de voir les Citoyens de la Terre grandir tous les jours un peu plus…

Pensons aux futures générations en agissant dans le présent pour préserver notre environnement…

When did Earth Day begin?‏

answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.p...

The White House Earth Day web page

www.whitehouse.gov/EarthDay

The Obama Administration's Agenda on Energy and the Environment

answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.p...

Vice President Biden Kicks Off Five Days of Earth Day Activities with Announcement of Major New Energy Efficiency Effort

apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=317

Earth Day Volunteer Activities and Events

www.epa.gov/earthday/events.htm

The Earth Day Take Home Kit

www.epa.gov/earthday/takehomekit.htm

The Environmental Impact of Your Energy Use

answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.p...

Onondaga County, NY Department of Water Environment Protection 2004 Autocar WX Kahn 41 yd. front load trash packer - truck No. 1771_1 by JMK40

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Engine: Cummins ISL 330 HP six cylinder diesel

Transmission: Allison 4500RDS-P five speed automatic

Photo courtesy of Auctions International.

bees by Etching Stone

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Solitary bees, also called hermit bees, build their nests and feed their brood alone.

One very common wild bee you can see in spring is the Horned Mason Bee , osmia cornuta. The females body is black and the abdomen rusty red furred and has two small horns hidden between the hairs at the front of the head.

Males are a little smaller, wear white facial hair and no horns.

They are among the first on air in spring. [sic]

The females look for sunny walls for nesting places: Cracks in walls, holes of all kinds. They need about 1 cm diameter. I always take planks and drill holes in them. I lay the boards on top of each other on the windowsill, which creates many nesting places in a small space. Old holes are rarely used, so I drill through the old unused tubes after the season.

As a protection against birds I put netting wire in front.

Earth Day by US Fish & Wildlife Service by SpiderVal

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Earth Day 2010 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

www.fws.gov/home/feature/2010/EarthDay10/

The Wildlife Without Borders Programs

www.fws.gov/international/DIC/dic_home.html

The woodland monitored by Olgierd Rudak

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Some "you're under surveillance" shit may be found even in the forest... But who cares?

logo design - Green Sports by inezdesign

logo design for association that join with open-air sports

Building a Sand Castle by Andreas Metz

Marsa Alam, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt

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Air pollution by Andy Qiang

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Please protect our environment!!保护环境吧!

Gaoqiao Industrial Park by Huangpu river, Shanghai, China. By Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR.

Sea Tongue by Andreas Metz

Marsa Alam, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt

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Milkweed Seed Parachutes_08617 by tjwilli222

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From late October through early November milkweed plants open their seed pods with seeds attached to fluffy white plumes that look like tiny parachutes. The wind captures the seed plumes and some manage to land in suitable locations for planting. This series of images illustrates that beautiful succession of reproduction.

Common Milkweed [Asclepias syriaca] is a U.S. native prairie-grassland plant. It is commonly found in roadside ditches and park preserves, along the borders of farm fields and is becoming popular in residential gardens.

Milkweed is the only source of egg-laying for the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and the only food source for the monarch caterpillar larvae. Monarch butterflies feed on the nectar from many flowers and plants, but lay their eggs only on the milkweed. The hatched larvae [a striped caterpillar] feed on the milkweed leaves. Successful pollination and propagation of the milkweed provides nurseries for future generations of monarchs. Ironically this symbiotic interdependence threatens the existence of both the monarch and milkweed. Milkweed plants and monarchs are disappearing due to loss of habitat, stemming from land development and widespread use of herbicides and pesticides on agricultural land and gardens.

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Equipment used: Sony SLT-A58 with Sony AF 75-300mm lens on tripod.

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Joshua Tree Artist Wall and Marble by Bill Wight

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Coast Guard Station Atlantic City by Coast Guard News

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Coast Guard Station Atlantic City's main building faces the city April 23, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. The station is crewed by 52 active duty men and women, as well as 22 enlisted reservists. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Hoey

Onopordum acanthium by Ruta & Zinas

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Name of this healing plant:

Latin: Onopordum acanthium

Lithuanian: dygliuotoji kardažolė

English: Scotch-thistle, cotton-thistle

German: gemeine Eseldistel, gewöhnliche Eseldistel

French: pet d'âne, onopordon à feuilles d'Acanthe, chardon aux ânes

Spanish: cardo borriquero

Rusian: татарник колючий

Photo by Zinas (Z. Zolubas)

Coast Guard Station Atlantic City by Coast Guard News

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The American flag and POW/MIA flag fly high above Coast Guard Station Atlantic City on April 23, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. The station, originally called a Lifesaving Station, was constructed in Atlantic City in 1849 and was located at Pacific and Connecticut avenues. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Hoey

Environmental Statistics and the Consequences That Affect the Future of the Earth by GraphsDotNet

The New Ecologist attempts to highlight some of the environmental issues and concerns that have an impact on all of us as a result of what we do and what we don’t do to the Mother Earth.

www.thenewecologist.com/2011/06/environmental-statistics/

Friends of the Earth - fund-raising/publicity badge (1980’s / 1990’s) by Stuart

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Friends of the Earth (FoE) is an international network of environmental organisations across 76 countries. The FoE considers environmental issues in their social, political and human rights context so would also be involved in other campaigns relating to economic development, sustainability and protection of biodiversity.

The FoE organisation was founded 1969 in San Francisco by David Brower. In 1971 his organisation went international which included the setting up of a national branch for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FoE EWNI). Scotland has its own independent branch of the FoE. National branches of the FoE work independent of each other for national and local campaigns but will cooperate on issues of international importance.

References:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_the_Earth (Friends of the Earth Wikipedia article).

www.foe.co.uk/ (Friends of the Earth – England, Wales, Northern Ireland website).

www.foei.org/ (Friends of the Earth international website).

Enamels: 3 (blue, dark green & light green).

Finish: Gilt.

Material: Diecast alloy.

Fixer: Pin.

Size: 1” diameter (26mm).

Process: Diecast moulded.

Imprint: No maker’s name or mark.

Torres_081226_F(45) by emily polar

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Torres Del Paine; Chile; Travel; Landscape; Huge granite peak; mountains; Lush forest and snow covered granite moutains; Patagonia; Environment protection

After planting trees: H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria and Mr. Gedu Andargachew, President of Amhar by Tana Forum

Tana Forum, 2015

After planting trees: H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria and Mr. Gedu Andargachew, President of Amhar by Tana Forum

Tana Forum 2015

bees by Etching Stone

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Solitary bees, also called hermit bees, build their nests and feed their brood alone.

One very common wild bee you can see in spring is the Horned Mason Bee , osmia cornuta. The females body is black and the abdomen rusty red furred and has two small horns hidden between the hairs at the front of the head.

Males are a little smaller, wear white facial hair and no horns.

They are among the first on air in spring. [sic]

The females look for sunny walls for nesting places: Cracks in walls, holes of all kinds. They need about 1 cm diameter. I always take planks and drill holes in them. I lay the boards on top of each other on the windowsill, which creates many nesting places in a small space. Old holes are rarely used, so I drill through the old unused tubes after the season.

As a protection against birds I put netting wire in front.

H.E Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria planting trees in Bahirdar, Tana Park by Tana Forum

Tana Forum 2015

klub 9 a by zjayan

ആലുവായിൽ പെരിയാർ നദി നികത്തി എടുത്ത സ്ഥലത്തു നിർമ്മിച്ച ‘മഴവിൽ റെസ്റ്റോറന്റ്‌ ‘. പരിസ്ഥിതി പ്രവർത്തകരും ജില്ലാ ഭരണകൂടവും തമ്മിൽ നടന്ന, സുപ്രീം കോടതി വരെ നീണ്ട, നിയമയുദ്ധത്തിനൊടുവിൽ 2009 നവംബർ 28 -ന് ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടു.

Onondaga County, NY Department of Water Environment Protection 2005 Sterling LT9511 water tanker - truck 1738_2 by JMK40

Engine: Mercedes MBE4000 six cylinder diesel

Transmission: Eaton-Fuller 8LL

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Mylapore Festival by Balu Velachery

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Today was the last day of the Mylapore Festival. This boy seen with fan toy carried by his father

Mylapore Festival by Balu Velachery

An actor in a street play on Environment Protection staged by the students of Madras School of Social Work at Mylapore Festival

Mylapore Festival 2010 by Balu Velachery

One of the actors of the street play enacted by students of Madras School of Social Work on Environment Protection at Mylapore Festival on the last day at Chennai

Mylapore Festival 2010 by Balu Velachery

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On the final day, the students of Madras School of Social Work enacted a street play at the Mylapore Festival.

The actors posed for a group photo

Olongapo City Environment Protection by Jong Cortez

Mr. Getu Andargachew, President, Amhara Regional state, Ethiopia delighted by the planting of tress in the Tana Park, Bahir dar by Tana Forum

Tana Forum, 2015

40253-023: Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project in Viet Nam | 41062-012: Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam by Asian Development Bank

Hillside in Da Nhim shows some evidence of logging. Despite its status as a protected area, the cutting of trees is still permitted on a very limited scale at the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.

The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.

Mainstreaming Environment for Poverty Reduction (MEPR) is a financed by the Poverty and Environment Fund (PEF) that promotes accelerated learning and innovative approaches on poverty-environment linkages.

Video:

Forest Protection Boosts Income for Viet Nam Farmers

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Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project