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With just 5 years to go, the world is failing on a vital deal to halt biodiversity loss
Failing to restore a specific percentage of land and sea.

"Our findings were disappointing. Only 36 countries (less than one quarter of signatory nations) submitted a plan. Australia was one of them."

"As species and habitats are lost, ecosystems become less stable. This damages human health and wellbeing, as well as economies. Biodiversity loss also undermines vital cultural and spiritual connections to nature" >>.
theconversation.com/with-just-
#biodiversity #GBF #KunmingMontreal #restoration #Australia #degradation #ecocide #deforestation

The ConversationWith just 5 years to go, the world is failing on a vital deal to halt biodiversity loss
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#PétrusseValley to undergo second phase of #rewilding

The Pétrusse rewilding project and redesign of the adjoining park aim to be finished for the 2027 school year

10/02/2025

"The second phase of the rewilding of the Pétrusse valley, extending from the #BourbonLock to #RuedAnvers in #Luxembourg City, is set to begin in spring.

"The valley has already been #rewilded along a section extending from Rue St. Ulric to the Bourbon lock during the first phase of the larger project, which began in 2020.

"The City of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Ministry of the #Environment, #Climate, and #Biodiversity, held a press conference on Monday outlining the details of the second phase, which includes the installation of stands and balconies along the route and a new multi-purpose sports field.

"'The rewilding of the Pétrusse valley represents an exceptional project for the City of Luxembourg, aiming to enrich our environment while improving the quality of the citizens’ lives,' Mayor Lydie Polfer said.

"The rewilding initiative came just days after a European Commission report on water quality showed rapidly declining results in Luxembourg.

"The first report, in 2009, indicated that 7% of the country’s surface waters were in good ecological condition, before falling to 3% in 2015 and finally reaching 0% in 2021. The ecological status is influenced by water quality such as #pollution and #habitat #degradation. It is used to define the overall status of water bodies.

"The #EuropeanUnion wants all surface waters to be in good condition by 2027. Under the #EuropeanWaterFrameworkDirective (#WFD) – which sets markers for water quality, the country has to see its standards improve.

"'#Restorations are perfect measures to adapt to the increasing challenges of #ClimateChange while contributing to the improvement of #biodiversity, #WaterQuality and increasing the quality of life of our citizens,' Environment Minister Serges Wilmes said."

luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/petruss
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #GreenBathing #GreenSpace #RewildingLuxembourg #Restoration

Luxembourg Times · Pétrusse valley to undergo second phase of rewildingThe Pétrusse rewilding project and redesign of the adjoining park aim to be finished for the 2027 school year

#Siletz Celebrate Historic #LandBack Deal

Tribe’s focus will be #restoration, #preservation and #cultural uses like #FirstFoods for the 2,000-acre site at the base of #TableRocks in Southern #Oregon.

by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore + ICT January 17, 2025

"The property was purchased directly from the previous landowner. The #NatureConservancy preserves a #ConservationEasement on the land. The Siletz will continue to work closely with The Nature Conservancy and the BLM across the properties in the region to emphasize conservation and restoration.

Expanding access to first foods

"Moving forward, the tribe’s goal is to create opportunities for Siletz tribal members to access the historically significant land while safeguarding its character. The nation plans to work on preservation and restoration, focusing on protecting the natural area rather than developing it.

“'There will be big opportunities for restoration and enhancement of the food plants themselves,' [Robert] Kentta said. '[And] also enhancing tribal members’ access to use of and reconnection with those resources that we’ve been separated from.'

"Kentta mentioned some important first foods of the region that he hopes will become a focus at the property, including #camas, #tarweed and #yampah root. The land will also be used for other cultural purposes.

"Chairman Pigsley spoke of her hope that future generations of Siletz people will be able to go up to the rocks, hearing important stories and learning about the plant and animal relatives all around."

Read more:
underscore.news/land/siletz-ce
#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #Restoring #Nature #NativeAmericanNews #RogueRiverTribe #ConferatedTribesOfSiletz

Underscore Native News · Siletz Celebrate Historic Land Back DealBy Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore + ICT

For Tchida, seed saving is a natural outcropping of her lifelong exploration of finding ways to support the environment.

“This is such an obvious and easy way,” she says. “The connection you make intrinsically with the plants throughout their whole growth process is so much fun.”

rewildingmag.com/the-group-spr

Rewilding Magazine · The Group Spreading Native Seeds, One Packet at a TimeMinnesota's MnSeed Project is boosting biodiversity by collecting, saving and planting native seeds – and teaching others to do so, too.

Click for the fascinating exploration of how live in today (and what the future might hold), stay for the photos of not just bison, but other prairie creatures like prairie dogs, burrowing owls and pronghorn antelope.

rewildingmag.com/the-return-of

Rewilding Magazine · The Return of the BisonEuropean settlement drove plains bison out of the North American prairies. Can rewilding bring them back?

“It’s hard to imagine the scale of the reefs that were lost,” says Dominic McAfee, a marine ecologist at Australia’s University of Adelaide.

Worse still, McAfee adds that “with the loss of those reefs, there was social amnesia that they ever existed. Very quickly, people forgot about them.”

hakaimagazine.com/news/the-aus

Hakai Magazine The Australian Oyster Reef Revival | Hakai MagazineA successful restoration project on the Adelaide coast is raising hopes for the future of a long-lost ecosystem.

"Across the world, are slowly being re-wiggled, to return them to their natural course. In the UK, the rewards are starting to pay off, with fish, birds and invertebrates flocking back to rivers in Cumbria and West Sussex."

bbc.co.uk/future/article/20240

BBC · How restoring rivers' natural curves can prevent floodingBy Frankie Adkins

"Seed banks are 'biodiversity reservoirs,' as one recent study described and are found in ecosystems globally.

"Across the West, they’re present from wetlands to deserts, sand dunes and sagebrush steppes. The plants wait until conditions are just right to reappear."

hcn.org/issues/56-3/undergroun

High Country News · Underground seed banks hold promise for ecological restorationBy Josephine Woolington

“I have never seen anything that has so many tricks up its sleeves for getting through changing conditions,” Linders says.

“They’re very behaviorally adaptive. It really speaks to how strong the force of life is. Life doesn’t give up easily and I think these guys are just a prime example of that.”

Thanks to @hakaimagazine for sharing this story with us!

rewildingmag.com/how-to-save-a

Rewilding Magazine · How to Save a ButterflyScientists, volunteers and incarcerated women are helping the Taylor's checkerspot butterfly expand its range – and finding hope along the way.