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Seagrass meadows are one of the planet's most valuable, yet threatened, ecosystems. In Kenya's coastal areas, local conservation projects such as Vanga Blue Forest are working towards protecting this fragile blue carbon sink and the communities that depend on it. #carboncredits #kenya #bluecarbon #oceans #seagrass Take a look;

The national recovery plan for the Nganamara is now in effect to ensure this culturally significant bird survives for generations to come. Shout out to all the Indigenous ranger teams and conservation groups who are working hard to look after Nganamara. https://lnkd.in/gGhrfwy5 Nganamara are a culturally significant and threatened species that live on mallee and mulga country in the Southern Deserts. Malleefowl populations have decreased significantly since colonisation, and are listed as vulnerable due to land clearing and continue to be threatened by wrong way fire and feral predators like foxes and cats. The national recovery plan recommends the research and management actions needed to maximise the Nganamara's long-term survival.

Expanding marine protected areas in South-east Asia

Today, #NOAA announced nearly $220 million in funding for transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience. Thanks to NOAA, Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana is poised to receive $10 million to start restoring the Chandeleur Islands! #CPRA, in partnership with Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries #LDWF, is working on a plan to restore these islands that are a treasured ecosystem to Louisiana, Mississippi, and the nation. These barrier islands have lost nearly 89% of their land mass since President Teddy Roosevelt visited them and subsequently created the Breton National Wildlife Refuge. Without action, these islands could be submerged, and the northern Gulf of Mexico would lose this critical fish, bird, and turtle habitat. Check out this video on the importance of restoring the Chandeleur Islands. https://lnkd.in/gpj2QXWP

Big news for African elephant conservation!🐘 We’re issuing changes under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) to better protect this threatened species: https://lnkd.in/giXG3jnA African elephant numbers in the wild have fallen from as many as 26 million individuals during the 18th century to about 415,000 today. Over the years, African elephants have faced numerous threats, including habitat loss and degradation, poaching for ivory, retaliative killing due to human-wildlife conflict, and more. In response to recent conservation threats, we’re amending the Section 4(d) rule of the ESA for African elephants to enhance the species’ conservation in the wild and ensure live African elephants in the U.S. are well cared for throughout their lifetimes. Our International Affairs Program works with public and private partners around the globe to conserve imperiled and at-risk plants and wildlife – including African elephants. Photo: A generation of African elephants by Matt Luizza/USFWS #africanelephants #conservation #wildliftrade

The Sarus crane Conservation Status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) नव वर्ष २०८१ सालको हार्दिक मङ्गलमय शुभकामना। Happy Nepali New Year 2081! The sarus crane (Antigone antigone) is a large nonmigratory crane found in parts of Southeast Asia, and Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), they are a conspicuous species of open wetlands in South Asia.

The Western Indian Ocean is a sanctuary for endangered sea turtles, dolphins, sharks, and vital ecosystems. To enhance marine protection for this region, WildAid recently traveled to Tanzania and Kenya to foster collaboration between the two countries. By sharing knowledge, resources, and strategies, together we are making significant strides in protecting the invaluable marine ecosystems of the Western Indian Ocean—learn more: https://lnkd.in/gSCWVD7a

This study by Jackie Sunde and Moenieba Isaacs analyzes five MPAs in South Africa. It finds that traditional fishing communities have to bear the costs of marine conservation, with few benefits flowing to them. Read more at https://bit.ly/3FkaMvS

If you are about #oceanhealth and #marineconservation, this is a great summary of new paper on #marinebiodiversity protection in the U.S.

https://lnkd.in/gZKNyExS https://lnkd.in/gixEcyvk If you believe in ocean conservation and acknowledge the importanceof apex shark species in our ocean, you'll take the time to read this summary on how South Africa is legally depleting the great white shark population. Since white sharks are migratory species. We might kill them all eventually. If that doesn't sound good to you, join the fight to have KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board put out of their primitive business.