Logo The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) challenges everyone to massively scale up restoration efforts that breathe new life into our degraded ecosystems. Also see: Ecosystem restoration Key Linksonebigrobot.com/IUCNdecadeonrestoration.orgiucn.org – international decades Questions What are the relevant hashtags? What are the connections among the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Decade of Indigenous …
Poster Kunming, China hosts a hybrid event, the 15th Biodiversity COP – cbd.int/meetings/COP-15 – with the theme “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth.” Delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Hashtags: #COP15, #SBSTTA, #Post2020 The first part of the meetings took place virtually from October 11-15, 2021, with the second part …
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Photo: National Guard, Virginia NG at the Capitol (Some rights reserved) Reflections on the January 2021 insurrection and riots in Washington, DC 2022 ReflectionsDonald Trump’s 6 January call logs show seven-hour gap – BBCThe Conspiracy Theory About January 6 and the FBI Doesn’t Make Any SenseHistorians Discuss Events of Jan. 6 on One Year Anniversary …
Logo Spotlight on the approved motion at this year’s IUCN Conference regarding travel and tourism: Motion 130 – Strengthening sustainable tourism’s role in biodiversity conservation and community resilience Latest version in this language:Version as sent to Plenary | Published on: 09 Sep 2021 CELEBRATING the value of wildlife and nature-based tourism in supporting communities around …
Twitter Avatar Former Nevada US Senator Harry Reid died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Henderson on December 28, 2021, at the age of 82. Jon Ralston is writing a biography on Harry Reid for Simon and Schuster Marquee takeover at Las Vegas resorts to honor Senator Harry Reid Hosted Clean Energy Summits Key …
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Photo: Ron Mader, Valley of Fire Petroglyphs (Some rights reserved) Questions What sort of climbing are we advocating? How can we do a better job of manifesting tourism – including climbing – that is managed and developed by Indigenous allies – the guides, the providers of accommodation and transportation, the cooks and farmers, artisans, and …
Photo: Ron Mader, Clark County Museum (Some rights reserved) Christmas 2021 celebrated around the world: HeadlinesMarvelous misunderstood mistletoeHow a strange bird from Mexico became a Christmas classic – BBCBart EhrmanLlegan turistas a la capital de Oaxaca para las fiestas navideñas EssayI am grateful. Let me say that in a quite hush. I am grateful for …
Poster: SECTUR Oaxaca Oaxaca City, Mexico – Cancelled by the governor due to Omicron, Noche de Rábanos, aka Radish Night, did not take place as normal in 2021. Instead of using the central meeting point of the town square (zócalo) to exhibit the plant-based dioramas, there has been a major pivot. The art pieces were …