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Mopan and Bullet Tree Falls River Clean-up in Belize

Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD) joined hands with the Positive Environmental Group (PEG) in a river cleanup. The two groups canoed at Bullet Tree Falls gathering trash on the banks of the river. It was the PEG that invited FCD for the river clean-up, and the latter thanked the former for the invitation. The group continued to clean-up the Mopan River, and, as part of a project that began in November last year, the highway. On April 13 they were at it again installing more garbage drums along the Mopan River. According to the group's Facebook page "The FCD Environmental Youth Club was established by FCD which is an NGO" and was founded on April, 15, 2011.

Conservation and Wildlife Expo to Take Place at the Deering Estate

MIAMI — In celebration of Earth Day, the Deering Estate will host its Conservation and Wildlife Expo on Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities and programs for the entire family include conservation speakers, partner booths with hands-on activities and walking tours of the Estate's unique natural areas. Reduced admission is $10 for adults and $7 for ages 4-14.

City Breaks Ground on First Miami Forever Bond Resilience Project to Mitigate Effects of Sea-Level Rise

Miami, FL – Mayor Francis Suarez and City leaders marked a major milestone in Miami’s long-term climate resilience efforts today when they broke ground on the first Miami Forever Bond program project to combat sea-level rise and flooding. The Fairview Flood Mitigation project – with its’ focus on reducing flooding in a bayfront neighborhood – is a fitting start to the $400-million Miami Forever Bond program that Miami voters approved in November 2017. Miami Forever aims to make Miami the most resilient city in the world through innovative infrastructure investments and is being led by the City’s Office of Capital Improvements.

In lieu of the traditional shovel groundbreaking, (L to R) Miami City Commission Chairman Ken Russell, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Miami City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez perform the ceremonial water toss to mark the start of the first Miami Forever Bond project tackling flooding and sea-level rise. Photo: City of Miami Office of Communications

Mayor Francis Suarez, City Host Resilience Summit with Global Climate Leaders

Miami, FL - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and City leaders hosted former United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the recently-formed Global Commission on Adaptation this past Tuesday, February 19 for a day-long summit focused on the City’s ongoing resilience efforts. The Commission, which counts Secretary General Ban as one of its founding co-chairs, selected Miami as the site of its first-ever mission to the United States, an acknowledgement of Miami’s place on the frontlines of climate change and the City’s important role in mitigating its impacts

Former UN Secretary General and current Global Commission on Adaptation Co-Chair Ban Ki-moon (L) and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) discuss the City's resilience efforts on Tuesday, February 19

Scientists Create Largest Collection of Coral Reef Maps Ever Made

MIAMI—A study from scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science offers a new way to accurately map coral reefs using a combination of Earth-orbiting satellites and field observations. This first-ever global coral reef atlas contains maps of over 65,000 square kilometers (25,097 square miles) of coral reefs and surrounding habitats.

New Discoveries of Species of Snails in Belize

The fruit of a ten year study in Belize, malacologists Dan and Judy Dourson, along with Ron Caldwell, have discovered 17 species of land snails in Belize. These newly-identified species were named in honor of Belizeans who have contributed significantly to conservation in Belize, or, who have deep ties to the country.

photo credit: Breaking Belize News

Join Us at Baynanza 2019!

Baynanza Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day has brought our community together to keep the beaches and shorelines along Biscayne Bay clean for more than three decades. We invite you to celebrate Baynanza’s 37th anniversary alongside thousands of other volunteers on Saturday,April 13, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon at one of our 22 cleanup sites.

The State of Climate Change in Florida

Despite Florida’s vulnerability to climate change, a policy of inaction at the state level has left residents to their own devices. WMFE 90.7 environmental reporter Amy Green, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Executive Director Trevor Aaronson, journalist Tristram Korten and FIU research professor Dr. Randall Parkinson sat on a panel in the WMFE studio to discuss the consequences of climate change here in the Sunshine State.

From left: Amy Green, Matthew Peddie, Tristram Korten, Trevor Aaronson and Dr. Randall W. Parkinson. (Photo by Jenny Babcock/WMFE.)

Coming March 1st to a Beach Near You: Sea Turtle Nesting Season

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Summer time is near which means Broward will soon have thousands of visitors on our beaches – turtle visitors. March 1st officially marks the start of sea turtle nesting season in Broward. Last year, the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program documented 2,890 nests on the County’s 24-mile coastline including Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park. The program began monitoring sea turtle nests in 1981 and long-term trends suggest increases in local nesting populations.

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