jtolisano
@marvida.bsky.social
Conservation biologist, writer, NYU Professor, wanderer in wild places, committed to sustaining stories that ground us in nature and community
War offers no benefits to anyone in the real world, and takes us away from the work that can instead improve everyone's life. The nation of Jordan has begun looking for shelter to hide from exploding ordinance instead of focusing on its plans to protect its unique Red Sea coastline.
June 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
War offers no benefits to anyone in the real world, and takes us away from the work that can instead improve everyone's life. The nation of Jordan has begun looking for shelter to hide from exploding ordinance instead of focusing on its plans to protect its unique Red Sea coastline.
www.propublica.org/article/nih-.... There should be no surprise about this, only more frustration, disappointment, and sadness that we have a government that doesn't seem to care what happens to its people.
NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...
www.propublica.org
March 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
www.propublica.org/article/nih-.... There should be no surprise about this, only more frustration, disappointment, and sadness that we have a government that doesn't seem to care what happens to its people.
When each day brings deeper layers of confusion, uncertainty, and conflict, we need community more than ever - the people immediately around us and those in our wider global community. We need voices to help us breathe, adapt, and resist. Here is an essential one: www.meditationsinanemergency.com
Meditations in an Emergency
Essays and analyses by Rebecca Solnit
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When each day brings deeper layers of confusion, uncertainty, and conflict, we need community more than ever - the people immediately around us and those in our wider global community. We need voices to help us breathe, adapt, and resist. Here is an essential one: www.meditationsinanemergency.com
There is very little to celebrate in this moment, but this is certainly one - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison: ‘Finally free’
Native American activist moves to home imprisonment after Joe Biden commuted sentence at end of presidency
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
There is very little to celebrate in this moment, but this is certainly one - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Congratulations to the government of The Bahamas, The Bahamas Protected Area Fund, the IDB, TNC, and other partners for the long, passionate efforts to craft and complete the Bahamas Debt Conversion for Marine Conservation. So much more to do, but now the ship can sail! opm.gov.bs/bahamas-debt...
The Bahamas Launches Historic Debt Conversion Project for Marine Conservation - Office of the Prime Minister
Nassau, The Bahamas — Under Prime Minister Philip Davis's leadership, The Government of The Bahamas has launched the groundbreaking The Bahamas Debt Conversion Project for Marine Conservation, demonst...
opm.gov.bs
November 24, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Congratulations to the government of The Bahamas, The Bahamas Protected Area Fund, the IDB, TNC, and other partners for the long, passionate efforts to craft and complete the Bahamas Debt Conversion for Marine Conservation. So much more to do, but now the ship can sail! opm.gov.bs/bahamas-debt...
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Last summer, Heiltsuk fully implemented a new AI counting system at their fish weir on the Koeye River, in the Great Bear Rainforest. It can count exactly how many salmon are passing through 24 hours a day, and even identify specific species.
Using AI to track salmon could be a ‘game-changer’ | The Narwhal
First Nations are using artificial intelligence (AI) to count salmon — setting a new standard for accurate and up-to-date data in B.C.
thenarwhal.ca
January 10, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Last summer, Heiltsuk fully implemented a new AI counting system at their fish weir on the Koeye River, in the Great Bear Rainforest. It can count exactly how many salmon are passing through 24 hours a day, and even identify specific species.
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"MPAs are an essential tool to help recover ecosystems, rebuild fisheries, and support coastal communities."
Great op-ed in the Vancouver Sun on the benefits of Marine Protected Areas and what that means for the #GreatBearSea:
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Great op-ed in the Vancouver Sun on the benefits of Marine Protected Areas and what that means for the #GreatBearSea:
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Daniel Pauly: Marine sanctuaries are essential to combat overfishing
Over the past 30 years, once abundant populations of rockfish, salmon and herring have been reduced to a shadow of their formers selves
vancouversun.com
February 2, 2024 at 6:56 PM
"MPAs are an essential tool to help recover ecosystems, rebuild fisheries, and support coastal communities."
Great op-ed in the Vancouver Sun on the benefits of Marine Protected Areas and what that means for the #GreatBearSea:
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Great op-ed in the Vancouver Sun on the benefits of Marine Protected Areas and what that means for the #GreatBearSea:
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
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Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.
We need to get back to reading and critical thinking
Because 2024 feels different from 2016.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.