China and Central Asian countries unite to combat desertification, creating more oases and promoting ecological development

Research from West Bengal shows that physical proximity to wild species may not produce detailed ecological knowledge when a species is solitary, nocturnal and rarely encountered.

Applicant presented a continued notice-of-intent for maintenance and improvement dredging in Lower Green Pond, including a proposed -5 ft maintenance depth, a 2,750 sq ft footprint, a silt curtain and $2,000 shellfish mitigation; staff supported maintenance dredging but raised concerns about the improvement footprint and precedent. The commission continued the hearing to Oct. 14 to allow plan revisions and a response from a shellfish expert.

Speakers discussed mineral operators' evaporative ponds, the minerals they extract, and industry moves toward water savings and lithium-extraction technologies while stressing the need to balance mineral production with lake protection.

The board approved Resolution 27-02 to conserve approximately 35 acres commonly known as Assam Sedge Prairie in Lafayette Township, using donation funds and a payment structure managed through the Outdoor Alliance of Story County; staff said the site is a rare remnant sedge meadow.

The Pasco Conserves chapter would shift from categorical wetland lists to a function‑based framework that emphasizes ecological function, connectivity and water‑quality benefits; residents urged retention of strong protections and staff agreed to clarify language and coordinate with state/federal permits and the Land Development Code.

Martin County proposes four targeted acquisition zones to enhance conservation efforts and land protection.

Multiple public commenters urged the Middleton Common Council to exclude Quarry Hill Conservancy and adjacent wooded parcels from a proposed tax‑increment district, citing ecological, recreational and wildlife concerns. Staff outlined legal and timing constraints; the council directed staff to retain the original TID maps and add project‑plan language to protect conservancy‑designated land.

WDFW ecosystem services manager Cara Whitaker told the Thurston County Planning Commission that critical area updates should use site-potential tree height and a 100-foot minimum to set riparian management zone widths, apply protections across all stream types, and adopt monitoring to achieve 'no net loss' of riparian functions.

Local landowners voice concerns over proposed mining area impacting Lake St. Clair's environment.

Amendments focus on protective measures for shorelines and wetland impacts.

An amended, solar‑only site plan for a large ground‑mounted installation at 0 Route 25 was re-opened on remand from land court. The board incorporated the prior record, discussed updated stormwater calculations and decommissioning estimates, and continued the hearing to June 22 to finalize conditions and peer review.

Officials discuss the ecological status and mosquito conditions at protected recreational areas.

Appalachian Power told the Board that the Smith Mountain water management plan has moved to Trigger 2, lowering downstream releases while retaining mandated minimum flows; residents asked whether future industrial water withdrawals (for example for data centers) could be approved during droughts.

Ecuador’s Amazon trees face extinction risks as seed-dispersing animals vanish. 14% are critically endangered, and 47% may go extinct.

House Bill 286 outlines principles for sustainable growth with community, ecological, and resilience focus.

New York's DEC bans horseshoe crab harvesting to safeguard species and support biomedical innovation.

Lawmakers approved measures redirecting some brine-shrimp assessment revenue to sovereign-lands accounts for lake-focused projects and passed voluntary water-leasing and dedicated-water processes to prioritize flows to the Great Salt Lake.