Emmy Nekesa’s Post

Puneet Dwivedi Restoring Ecosystems is something we have to do in a big way!! In order to find knowledge that could help guide these Restoration efforts and describe what the 90 million acres looked like almost 100 years ago, could I suggest the following from 1930. This report describes rates of harvest and impacts of fires, and landscape changes. The innovative bit will come from taking forestry, logging, fire, and tree growth information and extracting or turning it into Ecological & Restoration Data. Timber Growing and Logging and Turpentining Practices in the Southern Pine Region: https://lnkd.in/greZcUqD I am happy to discuss this report and how the treasure trove of information it contains can be extracted or turned into Ecological & Restoration Data!!

Such great landscape scale, when established, vitally needed NFM, ecosystems engineers, nature based solutions, flood, drought, climate breakdown mitigation - soil and stored carbon protection. Now enable, afford, create, a 'National Freshwater Forest' - Wales Far better enable Beavers to deliver their natural, public services on a landscape scale, within the SFS with blended public, private financing - accountable biodiversity and carbon offsetting - and redistributive wealth taxes. Invest in freshwater quality, and far better climate breakdown deluge, by intercepting and appropriately lining, where ever freshwater flows with native trees. They can have multiple purposes, for farms, foods and product diversification, that will in a big part enable far stronger, climate resilient community economies. Site appropriate, short rotation coppice trees, as mulch, as a livestock feed and browse supplement, as biomass feed stock, biochar, freshwater management, as rapid carbon drawdown - need to be, strongly in this freshwater forest mix. Wales, be that exemplar of how inclusive communities & indigenous culture, can far better thrive in very precarious time, with very targeted additional tree cover, that compliments, and supports the growth of a newly developing Beaver population 💚 Never forget your working marginal, problematic land - this is not trees or food, or offsetting, it's multipurpose. #agroforestry #freshwater #agriculture #food #climateaction #wellbeingeconomy Abi Reader Dr Eurgain Powell Petranka Malcheva Rhiannon-Jane Raftery FRSA ,MIPM Ian Titherington David Ashford Pete Frost Llywodraeth Cymru Economi | Welsh Government Economy Lee Waters MS - do this now and you'll save The Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Future Generations so much, relatively fast, by tackling drought and flood naturally now.

Great infographic! The issues caribou across Canada are facing are multi-faceted and thus, the solution must also be multi-faceted. Theres no such thing as a one-fixes-all solution in our current system. Caribou are specialist species, however, they are capable of adapting to a small degree if they are given the space to adapt. This space is habitat. When the habitat is provided, human managment is the next piece. We must limit our hunting pressure on a species as well as consider if predator managment is necessary. This is one aspect of managment I am learning to understand more. When we are wanting to increase the population of a prey species, it will be affected by the amount of predators in the habitat. This is called population dynamics. The amount of predators are directly tied to the amount and type of prey available. Certian prey is preferred over others and each requires a certian amount of effort to hunt it. When a prey species is in low numbers, the predators will often find a new source of food. This keeps their numbers up and ties their population to a different species. A prey animal, like the Caribou, in low numbers may be facing a larger degree of fatalities due to predation. Now, one thing this is not accounting for is that animals do not have guns. They usually do not hunt healthy large prey that are capable of running and fighting. If the predation of a species is increasing, it is a safe question to ask: What is making the species more susceptible? WHAT IS THE HEALTH OF THEIR ECOSYSTEM? The idea that a predator should be killed because they kill is rejecting nature and is often based on human bias (ex: our desire to hunt). How can our human biases be accounted for? Can it be quantified? Beacuse if we want to sustain a species and promote a healthy, balanced habitat, predator managment is sometimes necessary for equaling the playing field. What are your thoughts on this?

Did you know that small waterbodies like ponds play a crucial role in supporting freshwater wildlife? 🌊🌱 These little gems are often teeming with special plants and animals, making them biodiversity hotspots. 🦋🌼 📝 Get Involved: You can help! Conduct a Priority Pond Assessment Survey (PASS) to identify potential priority ponds. 📊 Your observations about the pond’s physical characteristics (like surrounding land use) will contribute to this map. 🗺️🔍

Excellent news though I do take issue with the idea that these beautiful lizards are 'common' they are anything but a true wonder of nature. Even in 1912 these lizards were not common throughout England - the majority of which has no lizards. They are widespread and can be locally abundant but are still cannot be considered as common in the status sense. Nor are they dull - a host of colours and patterns exist throughout their range with many colour morphs across their range. They have essentially anti freeze in their blood to prevent succumbing to ice and frost, they live in the coldest place in the Northern Hemisphere and to me are an ideal candidate as a bio indicator species for nature recovery in England. From rewilding to Biodiversity Net Gain this species will feature as they spread out from their countryside refuges - as the anthills, grass tussocks, bramble edges, woodland edges arise from nature recovery so will the numbers of lizards - recording them on the ground will provide the evidence as to whether the action is working over the next 30 to 40years. Report sightings via the Record Pool www.recordpool.org.uk

Uganda’s national parks are famed for their natural beauty and wildlife, but for the nearby communities, the reality is more complex. Crop destruction, property damage tragic human encounters – all of these are risks associated with living in these areas. So what can be done? In this briefing we present the views of people living near four Ugandan national parks and wildlife reserves, looking at the dangers they face and the solutions they’d like authorities to implement. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dS3AfYbi

Just released: Our 2023 Annual Report! 🙌 Dive into the impact of your support on wildlife conservation at Limbe Wildlife Centre. Read all about it now 👇 https://lnkd.in/eSg2HUrM

Top tips for keeping the critters happy!

Some great tips on how to provide shelter for wildlife from this heat!

Dealing with wildlife in Irving? 🦉 Follow these tips to reduce conflicts: - Don’t feed wildlife. - Seal trash containers. - Feed pets indoors and clean up leftovers. Click the link for more information: https://lnkd.in/guE9Y2GD.