The Nature Conservancy: December 2024 / Nature News from Around the World

December 2024: Nature News

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STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD In the Peruvian Andes, Eufronio Obispo Rojas is a community leader restoring an ancient water management system. © Ciril Jazbec Channeling the Past to Face the Future —————— In the Andes Mountains of Peru, communities are restoring a traditional water-management system that goes back 1,400 years. See How They’re Using Nature to Make Every Drop Count ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nearly Extinct, the Guam Kingfisher Goes Wild on Palmyra Atoll Called sihek by the Indigenous CHamoru people, Guam kingfishers survived only in zoos and wildlife facilities since the 1980s. Now, after spending nearly a month in aviaries at a TNC preserve and research station within a national wildlife refuge at Palmyra Atoll, nine birds are safely living in the wild. See Why Palmyra Atoll Brings Hope for This Bird ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Big State and Local Wins for Climate and Conservation in the U.S. Twelve state and local ballot initiatives that will provide $18 billion for climate action and conservation were approved by U.S. voters last month. See How Voters Across the U.S. Passed Conservation Victories ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check Out These Cool Green Books Looking for a nature book for yourself or a loved one? Cool Green Science’s Matt Miller reviews new titles on birding, backyard nature and an amazing cowgirl conservationist. See the Cool Green Book Review ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHOTO OF THE MONTH © Michael Nichols ———— Michael Nichols captured this remarkable scene of a dark-maned male lion known as C-Boy keeping watch in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. See More Amazing Photos in David Banks’ Essay, Going Big on Biodiversity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRENDING NEWS A Year in the Life of a Leaf TNC Conservation Ecologist Andy Finton explains the science behind cyclical color changes of deciduous trees in this illustrated feature from “The Washington Post.” See the Post’s Beautifully Illustrated Story ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HAPPENING NOW A Big Thanks to Skechers! For three years, Skechers®️ has worked with TNC to raise environmental awareness, contributing $800K to conservation and educating consumers through its Our Planet Matters®️ collection. Learn More TNC x Carhartt: Protecting Working Lands Carhartt is supporting TNC’s efforts to preserve land that hardworking people in Montana & Michigan rely on, including our innovative “grassbanking” program. Dig Deeper ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PHOTOS: Stories from Around the World – Eufronio Obispo Rojas stands on Peru’s Marcahuasi plateau. © Ciril Jazbec; A male sihek, or Guam kingfisher. © Mollie Ginther/TNC; A person jumps across water at a sunset coastal scene. © John Nordstrand; Montage of six new nature books. © TNC. Happening Now – Colorful flowers and a mountain backdrop. © Gary Grossman-TNC Photo Contest 2019; Person on horseback during sunset at Montana Grassbank Project. © Ami Vitale.——————————————————–

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