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🔥🌿 Ever wondered how we can better prepare for wildfires and protect our communities? Check out the crucial role of a Wildfire & Land Use Planning Specialist. Their expertise is shaping a more resilient future! 🌲 👉 Click the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gVZHPMZj We want to hear from you! How can we improve land use planning to combat wildfires? Share your thoughts in the comments below. 👇 #Environment #Sustainability #Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange #AmplicamAI #USDA #USA #Canada

Over the past two decades, wildfires in western North America have greatly increased in frequency, magnitude and severity. Scientists have documented three main causes— a century of suppression and inadequate forest management, climate change, and the spread of urbanization. Less well known are the environmental and social implications associated with the acceleration of these trends.   Our new resource summarizes a workshop that explored the history, current state, and anticipated future of wildfire science and policy across the western United States and Canada.   Learn more: https://ow.ly/XT5O50Upe5s   #Wildfire #ClimateChange #Environment #SocialScience #Canada #UnitedStates #NorthAmerica

Today is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. It is a way to remember the need on reclaiming degraded land and transforming it into a healthy environment. Although technology plays a crucial part in this regard, with solutions from #VodafoneBusiness as #Smartagriculture in #VodafoneAlbania or #smartwater , nothing is more important than the individual responsibility, awareness and action. We are eager to put our solutions into the protection of our own #Planet. What about you? #VodafoneBusiness #togetherwecan

Wildland Fire Management 🔥 Fire is essential to forests, but today’s wildfires are more frequent and severe, threatening forests, wildlife, and communities. What’s driving this crisis? 1️⃣ Longer fire seasons due to climate change. 2️⃣ High fuel loads from past land management practices. The solution: Restoration. By thinning overgrown forests and using controlled burns, we can reduce wildfire risks, restore ecosystems, and protect communities. Together, we can build healthier, more resilient forests. See our latest position statement here: https://lnkd.in/eDjzdfE4

🔥 Did you know that wildfires have been increasing in frequency and intensity around the world? Learn more about this pressing issue in the latest report from Our World in Data. Click the link in our bio to read more and share your thoughts in the comments below! 🌍🌳 #Environment #Sustainability #Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange #AmplicamAI #USDA #USA #Canada Link: https://lnkd.in/dstfgxqR

#Oregon's #wetlands are more than just marshes and swamps. They are a network of bogs, fens, and shallow waters that filter our water, prevent floods, and provide a haven for countless species of plants and animals. Here's why wetlands matter: 🔵 Crystal Clear Water: Wetlands act as nature's kidneys, filtering pollutants and sediments before they reach our rivers and streams, providing clean drinking water for communities across the state. 🔵 Flood Protection: During heavy rain and snowmelt, wetlands act like sponges, absorbing excess water and mitigating floods that threaten homes, businesses, and infrastructure. 🔵 Wildlife Paradise: Oregon's wetlands are a haven for countless species. From salmon and frogs to rare birds and pollinators, these ecosystems provide critical breeding grounds and habitat, ensuring the health and biodiversity of our state. 🔵 Climate Change Champions: Wetlands store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, helping to combat climate change and its devastating impacts. In the last few days of May, #AmericanWetlandsMonth, will you consider making a gift to The Wetlands Conservancy to keep us protecting one of Oregon's greatest assets? https://lnkd.in/egwMVjaB

As the world observes the #WorldDaytoCombatDesertificationandDrought, we at CSI want to underscore the critical role of healthy land in our fight against climate change. With the growing threat of desertification and drought, we must collectively strive to protect our land and promote sustainable land management practices. The theme for this year's observance, "Restore Land, Secure Our Future," highlights the urgent need to restore degraded land and prevent further damage. This is essential not only for our environment but also for the livelihoods of millions who depend on it. As a community dedicated to climate action, let's use this opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of land restoration. Let's encourage and support initiatives that promote sustainable land management and conservation, ensuring a more resilient and secure future for generations to come. Join us in our commitment to #RestoreLand and create a greener, healthier planet for all. Together, we can make a difference! #WorldDaytoCombatDesertificationandDrought #ClimateAction #CombatDesertification #Drought #LandDegradation #SustainableLandManagement #UNCCD

🌎 Let’s protect our future and build a resilient California together by voting YES on #Prop4 This climate bill invests $10 billion in essential environmental projects for a cleaner, safer California: ⚡ $850 million - Clean energy projects 💧 $1.9 billion - Clean drinking water for our communities 🌊 $3.8 billion - Water quality, flood, and drought protection 🔥 $1.95 billion - Wildfire and extreme heat protection 🌳 $1.9 billion - Parks, natural lands, and wildlife conservation 🐋 $1.2 billion - Coastal and ocean protection 🌾 $300 million - Agricultural sustainability Join GreenWealth in voting #YES on Prop 4 for climate action! 🗳️ #VoteProp4 #California #ClimateAction #GreenWealthEnergy #CleanEnergy

Decolonizing Wildfire Management 🤔 Contrary to its negative stigma, forest fires in the right proportion could help clear litter from the forest floor, recycle nutrients into the soil, open up gaps in tree stands to promote new growth, and kill invasive species and forest pests. In a healthy amount, the heat from forest fires is even needed by some trees for regeneration. For millennia, Indigenous communities have understood the tricky relationship between fire and forests. They’ve practiced numbers of delicate cultural burns based on their local wisdom to fulfil their needs. The changes to the #climate , driven largely by the demands of urbanization, are forcing Indigenous people to adapt to new times, and especially much more uncontrollable and unpredictable wildfires. Thus, it is about time to include indigenous knowledge and communities in the discussion on forest fire management, as they are often the most vulnerable and most impacted. Go to our Instagram page to read more about Decolonizing Wildfire Management and similar topics. https://lnkd.in/e4GFxJwV

Beaver can be an incredible nuisance when it comes to mature trees and infrastructure. That said, they are becoming a major tool in combating climate change. Take a look at the B.C. Wildlife Federation initiative of 10,000 wetlands where they are using beaver dams and beaver dam analogues (BDA's) to help build climate resilience throughout British Columiba Last spring, we petitioned the District of North Vancouver to consider not removing dams on lower MacKay Creek from May to October in light of our hotter, drier summers. According to Parks Canada beaver dams are known to benefit the environment through: - creating wetland habitat for other species including refugia for salmonids - increasing #biodiversity - improving water quality - storing water during droughts - minimizing flood risk and mitigating flood peaks We'll continue monitoring the results with salmon returns beginning but lower MacKay Creek was a summer oasis in 2024.