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What can businesses and humans learn from nature? An inspiring post from Wouter van Noort with a video by Stefano Laniro about a project on ecosystem restoration, shows how nature rebuilds itself in just 8 months. Can you imagine how the world would look like if we just apply these ‘simple’ rules to business? There is so much to learn from nature if we pay attention to it. If we open our hearts and our minds to it. What can we learn? Patience and observation: Restoring an ecosystem takes time, but by being patient and observing the process, we can see how nature heals and balances itself. If we become less focused on short term wins most of our problems will resolve itself if we build the right infrastructure for it. The importance of connections: The success of the restoration process is due to the connections between different organisms and their environment. This highlights the importance of creating and maintaining connections in our own environments. (Bio)diversity: Restoring an ecosystem leads to an increase in biodiversity, which is essential for promoting resilience and stability in ecosystems. This underscores the importance of protecting and preserving (bio)diversity, also in business. Harnessing natural processes: By harnessing natural processes such as predation, reproduction, and competition, the restoration of an ecosystem can be accelerated and strengthened. Focus on going back to the original state of being human, not on fixing the burn-out, well-being problems or talent gap. Sustainability: The restoration of an ecosystem demonstrates how resilient and dynamic nature can be. This emphasizes the importance of sustainable practices that support natural processes rather than disrupting them. Finding an intrinsic motivation to support sustainability instead of a side process/project as nice to have. Overall, the rapid restoration of this ecosystem shows that with the right approach and care for nature, we can bring about positive changes and improve our surroundings. #ecocentric #naturemindset #backtoroots #naturalleadership #sustainability #innovation Based on a project by videomaker Stefano Ianiro, more on YouTube at @stefanoIaniro: https://lnkd.in/eH9XXHS5

remember your CHILDHOOD DREAM? mine was to be a wildlife presenter. now, what I do goes way beyond that dream - I never thought it could be possible 🧚♂️ today, I work in sustainability, conservation, and content creation. I help GREENfluencers and GREENpreneurs learn how to use social media for spreading important messages about wildlife 🐝 life is full of of surprises, and I'm grateful to be part of something I'm really passionate about. how about you? did your childhood dreams shape what you do now?🌍 #childhoodmemories #sustainablebusiness #sustainabledevelopment #sustainability #passionandpurpose #passiondriven

Lots happening in the world of REDD today. Time to start the fight back and underline the good that these projects do, rather than give in to the poor science and disinformation #climateaction #climatejustice #indigenouspeoples

Festive season commences. If you're looking for a conservation-related stocking filler, I enjoyed reading Mark Avery's new book: 'Reflections: What Wildlife Needs and how to provide it'. Reasons to read - 🌳 Plain speaking. Plain English. No obfuscation and little jargon. 🌳 Credible proposals for recovering wildlife to our depleted Isles. Chapter 6 is great. 🌳 A whole chapter on conservation success stories (there are some). The author lists things we oft take for granted, like SSSIs and nature reserves and Fonseca's Seed Fly (you'll have to read it...). 🌳 It's about wildlife not biodiversity (hurrah). Avery argues for more public land ownership and suggests that the best performing NGOs are part of the solution. Interestingly, there are many things in the contemporary conservation scene (e.g. the Environment Act '21, BNG, the EIP and LNRS) that feature no where. An active ommision??? Do read and share your thoughts on what wildlife needs.

Happy World Chimpanzee Day! Today, we celebrate the incredible chimpanzees and their significance to our planet. As we marvel at their capabilities, let us also reflect on our responsibility to protect them and raise awareness about the importance of their conservation. Chimpanzees are endangered, with only a few numbers of species left in the wild. WABiLED is working with partners in the landscapes to support the implementation of the Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of the Western Chimpanzee. This will ensure coordinated efforts in Chimpanzee conservation and enhance the protection and management of their habitat. Together, we can ensure a brighter future for chimpanzees. What action will you take today to make a difference? #ChimpanzeeConservation #SaveTheChimps #GetInvolved #EndangeredSpecies

Earth Day is Project Forest's biggest day of the year. And 2024 is shaping up to be Project Forest's biggest year yet. Watch for some new projects and efforts coming online in the next few months!

Summary: Rattlesnakes need love too! Join Kiersten as she talks about what threatens the survival of our scaly friends and how we can help.   For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean   Show Notes:  America’s Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake by Ted Levin “Snake Fungal Disease” Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, https://lnkd.in/gDHbQHUU IUCN Red List, https://lnkd.in/g2AxePTx “Timber Rattlesnakes” Pennsylvania DCNR, https://www.dcnr.pa.gov “Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake recovery plan” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, https://www.fws.gov “Rattlesnake Roundup: a Texas tradition runs into criticism” by Evan Garcia, Reuters March 22, 2023. https://www.reuters.com  Conservation Societies:  The Orianne Society: https://lnkd.in/gtUchC-Z The Rattlesnake Conservancy: https://lnkd.in/gxMFsk2z   Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript  (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano music stops) Welcome to Ten Things I Like About… I’m Kiersten, your host, and this is a podcast about misunderstood or unknown creatures in nature. Some we’ll find right out side our doors and some are continents away but all are fascinating.  This podcast will focus ten, ten minute episodes on different animals and their amazing characteristics. Please join me on this extraordinary journey, you won’t regret it. This episode concludes rattlesnakes. Those of you who have been enjoying this journey with can probably guess which episode this will be. I do have a bit of a pattern, but talking about conserving these wonderful animals for future generations is always the tenth thing I like about them. Welcome to rattlesnake conservation. Some of you may be thinking, are rattlesnakes in need of conservation? Does a venomous animal really need our help to survive? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes. Across their native range their numbers have been steadily declining for generations. And, as always, we are the main cause of their problems. Let’s take a look at the challenges they are battling, how we’re helping, and how we can continue to help. One of the major challenges rattlesnakes are facing is loss of appropriate habitat, especially along the east coat of North America. The Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake is found in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada. Sounds like a lot a places right? Researchers have confirmed that less than half of their historical populations exist today, and most of that is found in Michigan and Ontario. That excludes eight states out of their original range. Now they are still found in those states but in such low numbers, they are considered rare.  The eastern massasauga relies on wetland habitat and the adjacent upland

Deforestation and forest degradation are both significant conservation issues. Charities around the world including international conservation charity Fauna & Flora and Barney Swan’s nature regeneration charity ClimateForce are starting to use advanced technologies. Cath Everett investigates their work and takes a look at how technologies such as AI and remote sensing are helping them to get on top of the challenge: bit.ly/3PlLimp #deforestation #ForestDegradation #biodiversity #conservation #AItechnology

Sobering but not unsurprising findings of the latest State of Nature Report. Lots going on around nature recovery thanks to the work of our excellent The Wildlife Trusts but more of us need to reconnect with nature give nature a central role in our live become #EcologicalCitizens there is much to do https://lnkd.in/eanJSNZG

Our world is complex and interconnected. Climate action is not just about carbon. #sustainability #lighting #lightingdesign #environment #biodiversity