The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, founded in 1988 by Jody Allen and the late Paul G. Allen, supports ocean health, conservation, arts, and communities. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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🎙️ Tune in to a special rebroadcast of an interview on KUOW Public Radio with our co-founder Aza Raskin and the late Dr. Karen Bakker, author of the “Sounds of Life.” We were so fortunate to share space with Dr. Bakker and we’re grateful for the impact her work is still having in the field of bioacoustics. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/d_vgFk2h #AI #AnimalCommunication #EarthSpeciesProject #bioacoustics
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The Earthshot Prize is a great representation of the creativity happening worldwide to curb climate change. Looking forward to celebrating these innovators in September!
We are thrilled to support The Earthshot Prize nominee Wetility, a South African organisation helping to make energy supply affordable and reliable with ground-breaking innovations ⚡ #UKwithSA #GoFarGoTogether
There is an intrinsic connection between the arts and public health. Storytelling and creativity are essential to individual and community well-being.
When we talk about conservation, it's imperative that we center the voices of indigenous people. By listening and learning from local communities, we help create better relationships, gain place-based knowledge, and take steps towards a better future for everyone.
Some important research on the potential co-benefits and trade-offs of natural climate solutions in climate change mitigation. ⬇ Feat. our Director of Science Yuta Masuda and others.
After a couple years of work, I am so excited that one of the main global results of our work modelling the co-benefits of natural climate solutions is published! The take home is that while there are win-win sites of high carbon sequestration and local ecosystem service benefits (including adaptation benefits), you have to target your efforts to achieve them. There are many sites that only achieve one or the other. And there are some clear trade-offs to a natural climate solutions approach, including potential problems with water availability in some basins.
Thriving arts and culture means thriving communities. The arts are critical to our collective well-being, and people across Washington need programming, access, and space to engage with the arts and each other.
Congrats! Your LinkedIn feed now has 100% more pangolin videos! ⬇ These grantees working on Operation Pangolin will generate much-needed data to inform conservation strategies for one of the world's most trafficked mammals.
In part with Operation Pangolin, our team has been developing a low power thermal camera trap to designed to detect nocturnal activity of arboreal species. The footage below highlights the prototype of this camera working to detect the signature of a white-bellied pangolin. Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Florida International University Zoological Society of London (ZSL) University of Oxford University of Maryland University of Southern California #Tech4Wildlife WILDLABS Community
Listen to our friend and grantee Luke Warwick discuss how sharks play an integral role in healthy marine ecosystems. Without sharks, a chain of impacts would reverberate through our oceans, impacting both human well-being and wildlife survival. Sharks, we need 'em!
WCS Wild Audio podcast Summer Series, Part 4: Can We Ride the Wave of Momentum in Time to Help Sharks? As top predators, sharks help maintain healthy and productive ocean ecosystems. They also play important roles in coastal livelihoods and food security through fisheries and tourism. But time is running out to save them says Luke Warwick, Director of the WCS Sharks & Rays program. In Part 4 of our WCS Wild Audio marine-themed Summer Series, Luke argues that we must turn recent international policy progress into concrete results to protect these vulnerable species. To learn more about WCS's shark and ray conservation efforts, listen here: apple.co/46smDnH Reporting: Dan Rosen Guest: Luke Warwick
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This important study emphasizes why shark conservation is so critical to ocean health. Without sharks, marine ecosystems collapse. The research collected and shared by these scientists gives the world the data needed to implement meaningful conservation solutions, consider how technology can have a role in the effort, and galvanizes decision-makers to take action. Read more ⬇
🚨🦈 New study published in Science Magazine reveals the outsized role #sharks play in maintaining #biodiversity and ecosystem health. Sharks, often misunderstood, are critical to the health of marine environments. From the tropics to polar waters, and from the surface to the #deepsea, there are over 500 species of sharks that play a variety of roles in the ocean. 🌎 Recent research highlights how these magnificent creatures act as ecosystem architects. For example, the largest shark species help maintain healthy seagrass ecosystems, making them more resilient to extreme climate events. This vital role underscores the importance of sharks in the ocean's complex web of life. Unfortunately, sharks are in trouble. Overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change threaten their populations. The global commitments to fisheries reform and #30x30 provide a unique opportunity to include them as key components of biodiversity restoration efforts. By protecting sharks, we protect the ocean. Check out the new Shark Conservation Fund and Florida International University infographic and study to learn more about the many roles sharks play as ecosystem architects: https://lnkd.in/dcaW-9Sw #SharkConservationFund #SDG14 #MPAs FIU College of Arts, Sciences & Education Michael Heithaus Yannis Papastamatiou Simon Dedman