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The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is a conservation organization based in the United States, supporting a "global community of restoration professionals that includes researchers, practitioners, decision-makers, and community leaders". [1] The organization was founded in 1988. [1]
Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) September 23 in 2008, but receding World Gorilla Day [129] [130] [131] September 24 World Environmental Health Day [132] September 26 since 2011 [133] World Cassowary Day [134] [135] September 26 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste [136] September 29 World Rivers Day [137] Last Sunday ...
Transformational ecosystem restoration requires strong commitment, and the efforts of countries, the international community, civil society, the private sector, and other actors. Achieving the Bonn Challenge objective of restoring at least 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes by 2030 [ 6 ] could realize up to $9 trillion in net benefits ...
This study examines the role of ecological threat in shaping the U.S. environmental movement. … Declines in wildlife populations are associated with the foundings of wildlife and wilderness protection organizations while increases in air pollution are associated with the foundings of organizations focused on ecosystem well-being and public ...
Restoration Ecology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on restoration ecology. It was established in 1993 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Society for Ecological Restoration. The editor-in-chief is Stephen Murphy (University of Waterloo).
The Society for Ecological Restoration defines restoration as "the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed." [1] Restoration ecology is the academic study of the science of restoration, whereas ecological restoration is the implementation by practitioners. [21]
The initial impetus for the Society was the need to respond both to the then extensive impact of current and historic surface mining for coal, and the Surface Mining and Control and Reclamation Act which passed in 1977. [2] The first issue of the society's magazine, Reclamation Matters, was published in the Spring of 2004. Published bi-annually ...
World Environment Day in India. World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment.It is supported by many non-governmental organizations, businesses, government entities, and represents the primary United Nations outreach day supporting the environment.