Posts Tagged ‘ecosystem services’
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A family affair
Last week, CI scientist Robin Moore spent two days traveling in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, one of Mexico’s most ecologically diverse regions. This is what he found. Bolitoglossa salamander in the Sierra Gorda. © Robin Moore I am not sure what it is that makes the Sierra Gorda feel so magical; whether it is the golden sunlight that filters through fern-laden trees to a carpet of soft moss on the forest floor; the knowledge that jaguars slink silently and invisibly through the dappled light, or uncovering cryptic salamanders lurking in the bromeliads that drip from the trees. Whatever it is, ... -
Notes from WILD9: “The Wealth of Nature” takes over
The Wealth of Nature book signing brought the Wild9 crowd together! More than 200 people visited CI's booth to meet the photographers and scientists who made this amazing book possible. The authors greeted participants and shared stories about the important collaboration between science and photography to achieve on-the-ground conservation action. See photos after the jump! Read More... -
The Wealth of Nature
What makes our planet's natural treasures worth saving, and why should we care? With hundreds of stunning full-color photographs and more than twenty data-rich essays from some of the most well-respected intellects in the conservation movement today, this 17th publication in the CEMEX Conservation Book Series aims to provide some of these answers. More than twenty essays by some of the most distinguished scientists working in conservation are compiled in this publication to highlight that unsustainable economic growth has put a burden on nature's capacity to deliver clean water, fresh air, medicines and climate regulation, among other benefits. Assigning a financial ... -
CI Vice President Receives Conservation Award
Last week in New York City, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CI’s Vice President for Conservation Policy, received an award for his outstanding effort in the fight to conserve jaguar (Panthera onca) populations in Central America. The former Minister of the Environment and Energy in his home country of Costa Rica, Rodriguez has been instrumental to regional conservation efforts for many years. He has helped pioneer the concept of payment for ecosystem services, a system that CI is now implementing with local communities in ecosystems around the globe. The Rabinowitz-Kaplan prize was presented to Rodriguez by the Panthera Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated ...
