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Key initiative: Climate change
Responding to the profound challenge of climate change is built into Woodstock Land Conservancy’s core mission: “We will adapt to climate change and learn to live sustainably. We will support local communities to do the same through outreach and education, local policy initiatives, and by operating by example.” (Vision 2020)
As a land trust, our protected lands, many of them forested, help absorb CO2 and offset greenhouse gases. Our conservation work can also reduce flooding impacts caused by the “new normal” of extreme weather events in our region…
Eastern Wildway, an effort to create a wildlife corridor from the Gulf of Mexico to eastern Canada
The Allegany Wildlands is home to a spectacular diversity of plants and animals, including black bear, bobcat, rare orchids, and even some of the last surviving American Chestnut trees. As an ever-increasing number of species goes extinct in a changing climate, saving intact forests like the Allegany Wildlands becomes critical to sustaining life as we know it in Western New York.
Therapists in Maine are treating more people for climate anxiety
‘What do you call a lobsterman when there are no more lobsters?’
The climate crisis is impacting all aspects of people’s lives, from rising temperatures outsides, to food supply, to even the money in people’s wallets. And it’s particularly worrying Maine residents who rely on consistent climates for a living — and their identity.
These World Heritage Forests have gone from removing carbon from the atmosphere to emitting it
Human activity and climate change-fueled disasters have turned 10 of the planet’s internationally recognized forests, also known as World Heritage sites, from carbon absorbers into carbon emitters, researchers have found. The report from UNESCO found these sites can absorb approximately 190 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year — roughly half the amount of the United Kingdom’s annual fossil fuel emissions.
Uniting the world to tackle climate change
The UK hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
New: Climate Action Plan
The Mississippi Valley Conservancy has developed an integrated climate action plan that is both community-oriented and action-based. They have taken a leadership position by recognizing their work will need to include nature-based solutions and renewable energy, to make a significant impact. This plan could be replicated by other land trusts.
Trees should be planted without plastic guards, says UK study
Since the 1970s, saplings have generally been planted in translucent plastic tubes to protect them from being eaten by browsing animals. However, the research — which analyzed the lifecycle of the plastic and trees — found it was better to lose a certain percentage of saplings than use plastic guards to protect them…
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe: Talking climate in a polarized environment
Join Katharine Hayhoe for the opening plenary for Climate Citizens Lobby’s February 2021 Regional Conferences as she untangles the science behind how our beliefs shape our identity and highlights the key role our values can play in shaping our conversations on this crucial topic…
Dramatic increase in public beliefs and worries about climate change
“Americans’ belief that global warming is happening has increased six percentage points since March. Americans who think that global warming is happening now outnumber those who think it is not happening by more than 6 to 1.”
Check out the maps and data. It might be something you could share with others.
What you need to know about the new Mass. climate law
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a sweeping climate bill into law on Friday, signaling a new era in Massachusetts’ plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, build a greener economy and prioritize equity and environmental justice…