https://www.islandconservation.org/island-conservation-30th-anniversary/
"A lot can happen in 30 years. In 1994, Amazon.com was officially launched and
has now grown into an e-commerce powerhouse; The pilot episode of
Friends
released and has transcended generations as one of the most iconic American
sitcoms of all time. This is also the year Island Conservation started as an
idea by University of California, Santa Cruz professors Don Croll and Bernie
Tershy after witnessing the impacts of invasive species on islands in Mexico
first-hand while conducting their seabird research.
30 years ago, the two professors (then grad students) saw invasive rats were
eating native seabird eggs, resulting in near- ecosystem collapse. They
traveled to islands expecting them to be full of seabirds and instead – they
were full of invasive rats. They set off on a mission to remove invasive
species from islands to bring back their beloved seabirds. The results were
dramatic as they witnessed island ecosystems recovering first-hand.
Over the last 30 years, we’ve continued this work and witnessed not just
seabirds coming back, but the cascading benefits they bring with them. We have
seen communities flourish with improved food security, coral reef and marine
ecosystems bounce back from near-collapse, innovation change the game for
island restoration around the globe, and so much more."
Via
Fix the News:
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https://fixthenews.com/good-news-malaria-india-tolerance-africa-deforestation-brazil/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
