Ocean Conservancy’s Post

Six conservation groups filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) on March 5, 2024 to request the implementation of legal protections for five populations of the western burrowing owl as a threatened or endangered species under the California Endangered Species Act. If the burrowing owl is granted such protections, it will have far-reaching impacts on development projects in south and central-western California; the San Francisco Bay Area; and the Central, Coachella, and Imperial Valleys. 🔗Read more about this story and our other notable updates mentioned below in this week's Sustainable Development & Land Use Update: https://hubs.li/Q02DM4-y0 ✔️ Affordable housing construction underway in San Francisco ✔️ California lawmakers exempt their new office building from state environmental law ✔️ San Diego built more housing last year than it did in the past 17 years #SustainableDevelopment #Housing #LandUse #California

🌟 As a real estate and marketing professional, how do legal battles impacting wetlands permitting authority affect our industry and environment? 🌿 - Florida's motion for a stay highlights the significant effects on water resources, wildlife, and land use, emphasizing the state's sovereign interests. - Moss' denial of the stay request underscores the need for a balance between efficiency and sovereignty in regulatory administration. - The case's outcome has far-reaching implications for businesses, environmental groups, and regulatory frameworks, with diverse stakeholders taking positions on the matter. Let's reflect on how this legal dispute may shape the future of wetlands permitting and environmental conservation in Florida. #RealEstate #EnvironmentalImpact #LegalBattle #FloridaRegulations #WetlandsConservation #RegulatoryFramework

Follow our friends at California Lawyers Association who we're working with to share some #SharkWeek #SharkLaw facts, all week long!

Today, the USFWS (the Service) issued a final rule to list the North American wolverine as threatened. Fewer than 300 of these mighty mustelids roam wild in the contiguous United States, and as alpine critters, they have been heavily impacted by climate change, habitat loss, and trapping. Wildlands Network was proud to join as a plaintiff represented by the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) to defend this iconic North American species. "After two decades of politicizing the decision of whether to list the wolverine as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, science has finally prevailed with today's decision," said Greg Costello, senior advisor for Wildlands Network. "The wolverine, as Wildlands Network's logo suggests, is emblematic of wild, free-willed animals on the move in a changing world, dependent on our resolve, as demonstrated to protect, reconnect and rewild Nature across the North American landscape." Western Environmental Law Center #endangeredspecies #climatechange #biodiversity #species #wolverine

Pls s/s. We must protect our wildlife, and precious lands, plus our laws, because if we do not, noone will. We need you to speak up, and save 29 protected species. Protected means what? Nothing? Law is law, and to build this hwy, and bulldoze precious, PROTECTED by law species, is not upholding the law.

Recently, #PortofTacoma environmental staff joined in Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s efforts to strategically place and study mussels in Commencement Bay. What are they hoping to learn? Watch this video, produced by WDFW, to find out!

🎉 The Piedmont Environmental Council reports that in 2023, 6,315 acres of land in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties were permanently protected with 52 new conservation easements. The new easements bring the total acres conserved within this region to 446,096. While these nine counties represent PEC’s primary service area, the easements reflect the partnership of landowners in this region with not only PEC, but also the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, Albemarle Conservation Easement Authority, Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority, Land Trust of Virginia and other land trusts and conservation agencies. Find county-by-county totals: https://lnkd.in/edAbVWn5

https://lnkd.in/g8K7AUQw An interesting lecture on Environmental, Nature and Wildlife Crimes and the Role of International Law with Mr John Scanlon AO.

#Strategic #Partnerships for: 1. Production of Environmental Conservation Education Materials 2. Promoting Learning 3. Mobile Education 4. Environmental Advocacy 5. Capacity Building https://lnkd.in/ehQdbp3E

📸 When whales appear in certain locations like the UK, they often cause a media spectacle. Shifting baseline syndrome has gradually changed what we perceive to be normal. The more this baseline shifts, the greater the risk of losing beautiful and vital elements of our natural environment forever. One of the most effective ways of safeguarding marine life like whales is to adopt an Ecocide law that will activate a law to protect the ocean. 👀 Join the call to support the inclusion of Ecocide law into international criminal court: https://lnkd.in/eEDhDVYn Ed Goodall Whale and Dolphin Conservation #StopEcocide #Ocean4EcocideLaw #oceanconservation #shiftingbaselinesyndrome #cetaceans #whales #endecocide #ecocide #climatesolutions #biodiversity #biodiversityloss