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Protect This Place

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Voices

Protect This Place: Oregon’s Twin Lake

A proposed high-voltage power line threatens a mountain lake and its surrounding wetlands.
January 9, 2023
by
Karen Antell
A proposed high-voltage power line threatens a mountain lake and its surrounding wetlands.
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Voices

Protect This Place: Italy’s World Heritage Beech Forests 

Even protected places face threats from climate change and encroaching development. 
August 12, 2022
by
Olivia Box
Even protected places face threats from climate change and encroaching development. 
Langkawi
Voices

Protect This Place: The Langkawi Archipelago, an Ancient Jewel

This nature haven, an important area for marine mammals, is losing its luster as developments come at a price to the ecosystem and wildlife.
May 20, 2022
by
Sandra Teoh Zhi Yi and Saliza Bono
This nature haven, an important area for marine mammals, is losing its luster as developments come at a price to the ecosystem and wildlife.
Voices

Protect This Place: Lianyungang, an Underrated Pearl in the Yellow Sea

Shrinking tidal flat habitats in eastern China threaten critical stopover sites for migratory shorebirds.
May 6, 2022
by
Ziyou Yang
Shrinking tidal flat habitats in eastern China threaten critical stopover sites for migratory shorebirds.
Rapa Island
Voices

Protect This Place: Rapa Island, Home of Rare Seabirds and Beautiful Forests

The most remote inhabited island in French Polynesia is the habitat for several rare indigenous plants and animals, but it’s severely threatened by invasive introduced species.
April 22, 2022
by
Tehani Withers
The most remote inhabited island in French Polynesia is the habitat for several rare indigenous plants and animals, but it’s severely threatened by invasive introduced species.
Kinangop
Voices

Protect This Place: Kenya’s Kinangop Grasslands

Saving these privately owned grasslands is the key to protecting endangered birds and other unique biodiversity.
April 6, 2022
by
Martin Mwangi
Saving these privately owned grasslands is the key to protecting endangered birds and other unique biodiversity.
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Protect This Place: Tallahassee’s Towering English Forest Faces Imminent Destruction

Home to one of the city’s last intact forests, this privately owned gem could soon face bulldozers and construction.
March 4, 2022
by
midori okasako
Home to one of the city’s last intact forests, this privately owned gem could soon face bulldozers and construction.
Burley Lagoon
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Protect This Place: Burley Estuary, Threatened by Industrialized Aquaculture

Acres of plastic and gear for an industrial geoduck installation jeopardize a small, fragile lagoon in the Salish Sea.
February 18, 2022
by
Wendy Ferrell
Acres of plastic and gear for an industrial geoduck installation jeopardize a small, fragile lagoon in the Salish Sea.
Voices

Protect This Place: The Fragile and Enchanting Costa dos Corais

The coral reef ecosystems in Brazil’s largest coastal Marine Protected Area need defending against overfishing, tourism and global warming.
February 4, 2022
by
Gislaine Vanessa de Lima
The coral reef ecosystems in Brazil’s largest coastal Marine Protected Area need defending against overfishing, tourism and global warming.

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