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The countryside in Hong Kong is very beautiful, thus we go out to one of the biggest wetland in North District here. We can see a lot of vegetables, birds, fish ponds and many many more fruits from the trees. Commentator: Gary Gustian Photo & Video: Kenji Angelo Visit: www.kenjiangelo.com
Meet Sara Kaweesa, A Rocha's National Director in Uganda. Sara lives at the A Rocha field base in the slums around Lubigi Wetland on the outskirts of Kampala. A Rocha Uganda is studying and protecting the wetland, important for many waterbirds and birds of prey, through their work with the local communities. Providing clean drinking water and finding new ways to dispose of sewage and rubbish is transforming lives, bringing health, dignity and hope to the people, whilst also reducing the pollution of the swamp. For a healthy wetland and healthy lives, donate to A Rocha Uganda today! www.arocha.org A Rocha is a Christian nature conservation organization, our name coming from the Portuguese for "the Rock," as the first initiative was a field study centre in Portugal. A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education.
The video shows a wetland and a saltlick created by the Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC) as part of the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Laos. The monitoring of their use -- counting tracks and collecting photos from infrared trip cameras -- is producing quantities of good data which over time will help identify the trends in population sizes of the ground animals to be calculated and the impacts of the management regimes assessed.
Six percent of the total area in Kenya comprises of wetlands, marshy areas and areas like river banks and lake shores where no developments should be erected. However with the population growing and illegal developments on wetlands coming up in various parts of the country, several wetland areas are threatened. Ecoscan explores what the environment watchdog NEMA is doing to protect the wetland areas in the country
William Mitsch, director of the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park and distinguished professor of environment and natural resources at The Ohio State University believes we have to let nature clean up the oil spill and that adding chemicals to the Gulf is the wrong thing to do. He also talks about levees and how some of them, if built, could be more disastrous to estuaries and the Gulf region than oil or hurricanes.
From stories of ancient Japan, India, and Israel...to the 19th century tales of Dickens, Wells, and Twain...and even the brilliant contemplations of Albert Einstein, the concept of time travel has fascinated people for centuries. Now the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation is trying its hand at manipulating time. But instead of using fanciful machines or theories of relativity, they're tackling time with bulldozers and backhoes. Wild Side Guide Ken Tucker takes us to some West Tennessee bottomlands along the Hatchie River, where the TWRF is turning back time by restoring lost wetlands. It's important to note that this restoration project has paid for itself. The site is called a wetland mitigation bank, which means the TWRF receives credits for the wetlands that have been restored. These credits can be sold to offset or mitigate permanent wetland impacts somewhere else. (Say you build a road that results in losing 1 acre of wetlands...that means you must restore or re-create that lost acre somewhere else.) That means no money from license sales went into purchasing the property, which will eventually become a Wildlife Management Area and opened to the public. To find out more about the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation and the many programs it's involved in, visit their website at www.twrf.net Here are some more Tennessee Wild Side episodes on wetlands and the Hatchie River watershed: www.tnwildside.com www.tnwildside.com www.tnwildside.com www.tnwildside.com To ...
LSU professor and wetland ecologist, Dr. Irving Mendelssohn, answers questions about possible oil spill effects on wetlands, mechanisms of damage to plants, and pros and cons of clean-up procedures. Mendelssohn has studied the coastal habitats along the Louisiana coast for over 30 years and has published more than 100 scientific articles on wetlands, 25 on oil spill impacts. For more information on wetlands: thewetlandfoundation.org
This films shows a peace of vital nature habitat being destroyed at this moment! Naturalist Jerry Ligon a long time resident of Bonaire explains you our first concerns and observations of the wrongdoing of Harbour Village Marina Bonaire. This weeks activities conducted without an impact study in -- and around the Salina opposite of Harbour Village by Harbour Village already resulted in the destruction of: a) a nesting colony of least terns ((Sternula Antillarum). 12 nests in total were destroyed by bulldozer, of a bird species officially protected under Antillean Law. With a global population size of 67550, this bird species has been given an endangered / threatened status by the National Audubon Society with a code red on the watch list. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has this bird species on their 2010 red list of threatened species. (Nests of 3 other bird species were destroyed in the same area: 1. Wilson's Plover, Snowy Plover and Black-necked Stilt) b) an area around 400 m2 inside the north side of the salina was covered with diabaas on the inside of the high tide line, covering shoreline with vegetation and destroying 30 % of intertidal mudflat of unique fiddler crab habitat resulting in loss of ao : - Crab habitat in general (attachment of listing of crabs will follow) - Vital feeding grounds for a large number of bird species (see attachment: combined listing of birds) and - a loss of the crab larvae, ( important part planktonic basis of ...
Vital nature habitat being destroyed at this moment! Naturalist Jerry Ligon a long time resident of Bonaire explains you our first concerns and observations of the wrongdoing of Harbour Village Marina Bonaire. This weeks activities conducted without an impact study in -- and around the Salina opposite of Harbour Village by Harbour Village already resulted in the destruction of: a) a nesting colony of least terns ((Sternula Antillarum). 12 nests in total were destroyed by bulldozer, of a bird species officially protected under Antillean Law. With a global population size of 67550, this bird species has been given an endangered / threatened status by the National Audubon Society with a code red on the watch list. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has this bird species on their 2010 red list of threatened species. (Nests of 3 other bird species were destroyed in the same area: 1. Wilson's Plover, Snowy Plover and Black-necked Stilt) b) an area around 400 m2 inside the north side of the salina was covered with diabaas on the inside of the high tide line, covering shoreline with vegetation and destroying 30 % of intertidal mudflat of unique fiddler crab habitat resulting in loss of ao : - Crab habitat in general (attachment of listing of crabs will follow) - Vital feeding grounds for a large number of bird species (see attachment: combined listing of birds) and - a loss of the crab larvae, ( important part planktonic basis of the food chain) an ...
See the damage a Mattamy Homes subdivision causes to the Forbes Watershed and a provincially significant wetland. The before and after footage is chilling and tells a story of what can happen when weak environmental legislation is combined with a ruthless developer and a City of Cambridge Planning Department and City Council who put the environment last on their list or priorities. The first 6 minutes of the video shows the wetland in 2000 the last three minutes show the subdivision in 2010 that wiped out the Forbes watershed and provincially significant wetland.
Probe launched into race track workMonroe News StarThe speedway was constructed in a non-wetland area, he said. "We've gotten everything they've asked us to get," Hobson said. "I knew what to do, ...and more »
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Wetland grant applications sought through May 20Fort Scott TribuneProposals for Wetland Program Development grants to develop effective, comprehensive programs for wetland protection and management will be accepted through ...
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Lonsdale Drive-In wetland work paid offValley BreezeDuring this time of heavy rains and flooding, there is a positive entity right in our own town of Lincoln: the Lonsdale Drive-In wetland replication project ...
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Interpretive centre to showcase wetlandsABC LocalThe cultural and environmental values of the Barren Box wetland are set to go on display in a new education centre. Long-term works are continuing to ...and more »
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Shops at Ithaca Mall looks to expandIthaca JournalThe Cornell Lab of Ornithology was consulted about how best to enhance an existing 1.4 acres of wetland and expand that area to make up for a quarter of an ...and more »
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Encroachers destroy Ntinda and Bweyogerere wetlandsDaily MonitorTwo wetlands- one in Ntinda Ministers' Village, Nakawa Division and another in Ntebetebe Zone, Bweyogerere in Wakiso ...
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Revamped wetland's fee blastedShanghai DailyBy Ni Yinbin | 2010-4-8 | NEWSPAPER EDITION DONGTAN Wetland Park on Shanghai's Chongming Island is set to open again at the end of this month after a ...and more »
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...DONGTAN Wetland Park on Shanghai's Chongming Island is set to open again at the end of this month after a decade's renovation. But whereas admission used to be free, it will now cost 200 yuan (US$29.30) per person. Netizens are in an uproar. About 64...
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Shanghai Daily
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201004/20100408/article_433569.htm
Bill allows landowners to find legal wetland on propertyPierce County HeraldA bill that's up for approval today would make it easier for landowners to find out if they have legal wetlands on their properties. ...Wis. panel to consider wetland confirmation billWBAYall 20 news articles »
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...contain a wetland. Under the bill, anyone who owns or leases land could ask the Department of Natural Resources to review its wetland maps. An applicant also could ask the agency to identify or confirm the wetland through field inspections. Every county or...
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WBAY-TV
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Town Meeting backs new wetlands protectionGloucester Daily TimesMANCHESTER — Residents approved a series of changes to Manchester's General Wetlands Bylaw as part of a busy Town Meeting on Monday ...
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Allies of wetland plan still hopefulPioneer PressUndated handout photo of restored wetland in Carver County. The WRP site that was restored in 2001. (Courtesy to Pioneer Press: Minnesota ...and more »
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... There are 292 species of plants in the nature reserve, with reeds, cattails, lotus and water lily making up the majority. The wetland is also home to 153 kinds of birds, many of which are nationally protected. Every year from March to May and from September...
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People's Daily Online
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LACEY – Construction of South Puget Sound Community College’s new Hawks Prairie campus calls for the complete or partial filling of 14 wetlands, the largest wetlands-filling project in recent Lacey history, according to city
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The Olympian
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Work commenced
today on Porirua City Council's southern Okowai Lagoon to
create a freshwater wetland that will restore the lagoon’s
appearance and improve water quality and habitat for its
freshwater species.
The small northern and
southern lagoons
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Scoop - New Zealand News
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...according to a 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the corps has no jurisdiction. A recent S.C. Supreme Court ruling on a solitary wetland issue in Murrells Inlet has given some hope to environmentalists and conservationists that solitary coastal wetland will...
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Myrtle Beach Sun News
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/03/11/1361853/sorting-out-soils-story.html
The media in Uganda has been awash with stories of land grabbing especially of wetlands, but Masaka district boasts of a success story in which Nakayima wetland, previously destroyed through encroachment, has been restored.
Talk by Robin M. Grossinger, scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute, given at the 2010 University of California Museum of Paleontology Short Course. Before development, the Bay's shoreline was a broad intertidal landscape comprising over 200000 acres of diverse wetland habitat types. While most were destroyed prior to 1900, their characteristics and spatial patterns are revealed in a remarkable array of historical documents. This talk will explore the historical landscape, its transformation, and how these data are contributing to contemporary restoration efforts.
Picture morphing compilation video showing the transformation of the Shamrock Wetland during The Nature Conservancy's restoration project at mccarran Ranch on the Truckee River, near Reno, NV.
Wetlands play an important role in sustaining biodiversity in our world. These ecosystems are critical for the survival of wildlife, water purification and reducing carbon in the atmosphere. See how you can help CWF conserve this valuable resource
Woods Bagot was awarded first place for the Xi Xi Wetland region Master plan by the Hangzhou Planning Bureau in China. The historic 3600 Hectare region located in the heart of Hangzhou City will combine with the famous Westlake to reposition Hangzhou as the leading cultural - eco tourism destination. The xixi park region will be recognized as an environmental leader with outstanding environmental performance and new green industries driving economic growth. The Xixi park region will reduce its carbon emissions with a network of green infrastructure to reduce energy, Wetland ecology, water demands, led by major renewal sites. Ian Hau - Urban Design Practice Leader Asia said, "Hangzhou will reposition as one of Chinas global cities and as a international gateway with its world class tourism attractions and sustained investment in cultural and creative infrastructure, icons and amenity. The xixi park region will be a catalyst for this global repositioning. The xixi park region will contain premium spaces for business activities and employment with a primary tourism focused. Also supporting social, cultural and recreational facilities to nurture and attract global investment and talent. The strategic plan will offer a visionary approach to reposition Hangzhou as a global, green and connected city. Xi Xi Park will act as a catalyst of regeneration in central Hangzhou, key to the project is the introduction of a mix of popular and local culture, unique architecture, wetland ...
Woods Bagot was awarded first place for the Xi Xi Wetland region Master plan by the Hangzhou Planning Bureau in China. The historic 3600 Hectare region located in the heart of Hangzhou City will combine with the famous Westlake to reposition Hangzhou as the leading cultural - eco tourism destination. The XiXi park region will be recognized as an environmental leader with outstanding environmental performance and new green industries driving economic growth. The Xixi park region will reduce its carbon emissions with a network of green infrastructure to reduce energy, Wetland ecology, water demands, led by major renewal sites. Ian Hau - Urban Design Practice Leader Asia said, "Hangzhou will reposition as one of Chinas global cities and as a international gateway with its world class tourism attractions and sustained investment in cultural and creative infrastructure, icons and amenity. The XiXi park region will be a catalyst for this global repositioning. The XiXi park region will contain premium spaces for business activities and employment with a primary tourism focused. Also supporting social, cultural and recreational facilities to nurture and attract global investment and talent. The strategic plan will offer a visionary approach to reposition Hangzhou as a global, green and connected city. Xi Xi Park will act as a catalyst of regeneration in central Hangzhou, key to the project is the introduction of a mix of popular and local culture, unique architecture, wetland ...
On the Mike and Sue Sibson farm outside of Howard, SD, the Keystone I pipeline didn't just cross a field of corn or soybeans (which is bad enough!), but across many different landscapes--farmland, grazing land, native prairie and ecologically sensitive wetland. This video is courtesy of landowners Mike and Sue Sibson.
On the Mike and Sue Sibson farm outside of Howard, SD, the Keystone I pipeline didn't just cross a field of corn or soybeans (which is bad enough!), but across many different landscapes--farmland, grazing land, native prairie and ecologically sensitive wetland. This video is courtesy of landowners Mike and Sue Sibson.
Ginini Flats Wetland Complex - RAMSAR site Location: Namadgi National Park, ACT Shot: December 2008 This is a short video compile of a the The Ginini Flats Wetland Complex Ramsar site, located in Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory. The site is made up of a series of interconnected flats known as Ginini Flats and Cheyenne Flats.It is is one of the largest, deepest and least disturbed subalpine Sphagnum bogs in mainland south-eastern Australia. It is also important habitat for the nationally threatened Northern Corroboree Frog:a rare species confined to the Southern Highlands of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. For more information on this and other wetalnds and RAMSAR sites please visit: www.environment.gov.au/water/topics/wetlands/
Wetlands help filter and clean earth's water in addition to providing habitats for wildlife. Aquascape's patented Snorkel Vault and Centipede Module help to filter wetlands naturally and efficiently.
Wetlands help filter and clean earth's water in addition to providing habitats for wildlife. Aquascape's patented Snorkel Vault and Centipede Module help to filter wetlands naturally and efficiently.
The European Union is asking Spain why one of its precious wetland reserves has been allowed to dry up so much that the peat which lies beneath the surface is on fire. Ecologists blame the mismanagement of water resources and over-irrigation for the environmental tragedy. Alan Fisher reports from the Tablas de Daimiel National Park in La Mancha.
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MEDIA RELEASE
– for immediate release
Watching native
plants flourish and birds thrive is one of the rewards of
restoring wetlands. While forests can take decades or
centuries to develop, wetlands can be created or restored
over a number of months or
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Offered by Mississippi State University's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Wetland Ecology and Outdoor Sports Camp includes activities such as fishing, fly-tying, seining, electro-fishing, bow fishing, canoeing, water quality, fish trapping and sampling, aquatic mammals, and invertebrates. Cooperators and sponsors include the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks; Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services; US Fish and Wildlife Service; Starkville School District; Delta Wildlife; and the universitys College of Forest Resources and Extension Service.
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Fitzroy’s new wetland was created to help manage stormwater runoff from nearby streets – but it’s also helping students understand environmental science.
St John Bosco School has taken the Peringa Park wetland under its wing as part of the students’
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Yes this video is 2 days early, but I might have had my computer wiped and I didn't want to risk losing the video. I might move weekly videos to Sunday so I have more time to edit and stuff =D I liked this exhibit, but the elevated path turned out wonky. That's why I only use them for rooves now :D Although I might not make videos for a while, I do have quite an interesting project coming up with some other ZT players and you might be interested, but that's all I can say for now (: Downloads used: Wooden Fences by Sophie sites.google.com Songs used: TMU - Bay Theme
A Wetland is described by the plant species that live in it. If an area is wet enough for long enough to support a majority of plants that are adapted to wet conditions then you have a wetland. We've created a whole tag on this at: www.untamedscience.com
This short movie describes how Vetiver grass has been used very successfully in western Ethiopia for the restoration of dried up wetlands. The workw as carried out by the Ethiopian Wetland Society
www.ntv.co.ke Environmental activists on Saturday morning demolished and set ablaze an estate under construction in Nairobis Spring Valley estate, which is said to be in a wetland area. The activists say they had registered a complaint to authorities and since nothing had been done, they were prompted to take matters into their own hands. Water and Irrigation Minister Charity Ngilu watched as the activists destroyed the property, saying she had also registered a complaint and no action had ...
Final permit in place for NH boat launchWCAX... require users to pay a fee or have limited parking. The Department of Environmental Services recently approved a wetland permit application for the project.and more »
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New wetland planned in MarcyUtica Observer DispatchBy the time construction of Route 49 connecting Utica to Rome was completed in 2004, nearly 14 acres of natural wetland vegetation had ...
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Voice of AmericaArgentine Rodent Devastating US WetlandsVoice of AmericaFor the last seven years Mario Eusi has been out here in the wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay, (on the East Coast of the United States), trying to control one ...
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Volunteers sought to help restore rare wetlandChicago TribuneAP CHESTERTON, Ind. - State wildlife officials are looking for volunteers to help restore a rare northern Indiana wetland area damaged by an invasive plant. ...and more »
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