Biodiversity

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

"Organisms In Ballast Water Increasing Despite Discharge Measures" [1]

"Ships arriving in Chesapeake Bay ports bring more than just cargo — in 2013 they also inadvertently released an estimated 10 billion live zooplankton from other parts of the world, a finding that surprised the researchers who recently reported the results."

Biodiversity [2]

Water & Oceans [3]

Public [4]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]

Source: Bay Journal [6], 06/08/2017

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With NOAA Cuts, Will Trump Starve Climate Messenger? [7]

Proposed budget reductions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could undermine the work of agencies as varied as National Weather Service and Sea Grant, as well as a satellite network informing much climate research. The latest TipSheet outlines NOAA stories that may emerge ... or vanish.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [8]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [2]

Disasters [9]

Environmental Politics [10]

Environmental Studies [11]

Government [12]

Journalism & Media [13]

Science [14]

Technology [15]

Water & Oceans [3]

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National (U.S.) [16]

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Public [4]

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Enviro, Energy Reporters Look at Prospects for Beat in 2017 [17]

Veteran journalists gathered in Washington, D.C. last Friday, Feb. 3, to share insights into how environment and energy policy may unfold in the year ahead — and to urge colleagues to prepare for possibly dramatic shifts ahead. Key takeaways, plus video, audio clips and a presentation by SEJ's president. Photo: Washington Post reporter Daryl Fears; courtesy of Schuyler Null/Wilson Center.

SEJ Publication Types:

SEJ News [18]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [2]

Climate Change [19]

Energy & Fuel [20]

Environmental Politics [10]

Journalism & Media [13]

Laws & Regulations [21]

Natural Resources [22]

Policy [23]

Science [14]

Water & Oceans [3]

Region:

National (U.S.) [16]

International [24]

Asia [25]

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Public [4]

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November 15, 2021

DEADLINE: EJN Biodiversity Story Grants [26]

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is offering reporting grants of $1,000-2,000 to support the production of in-depth stories that highlight previously untold threats to global biodiversity or explore new conservation-based solutions. Deadline is Nov 15, 2021.

Awards and Grants [27]

Visibility:

Public [4]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [2]

Journalism & Media [13]

How Open Source Seed Producers Are Changing Global Food Production [28]

"Around the world, plant breeders are resisting what they see as corporate control of the food supply by making seeds available for other breeders to use."

Agriculture [29]

Biodiversity [2]

Economy & Business [30]

Technology [15]

Public [4]

International [24]

Source: Ensia [31], 12/14/2016

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Creating a Learning Community Through Community Journalism [32]

SEJ Publication Types:

EJ Academy [33]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [2]

People & Population [34]

Region:

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]

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Public [4]

Read more about Creating a Learning Community Through Community Journalism [32]

Newly Leaked: CRS Explainers To Help Environmental Journalists [36]

The Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy publishes leaked copies of Congressional Research Service research papers. Here are a few recent ones of use to environmental journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [37]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [29]

Biodiversity [2]

Climate Change [19]

Energy & Fuel [20]

Health [38]

Technology [15]

Visibility:

Public [4]

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September 27, 2016

The Swarm Inside: Making Sense of the Microbiome [39]

Please join us Tuesday, either online via live webcast or in person at New York University, for a lively conversation about the myriad microbes that make us tick with science writer (and now bestselling author) Ed Yong and the eminent microbial geneticist and museum curator Susan Perkins.

Professional Meetings [40]

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Public [4]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [2]

Region:

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]

September 10, 2016

DEADLINE: EJN's Biodiversity Media Initiative Fellowship Program to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity's COP13 [42]

Journalists (especially indigenous and those from developing countries) are invited to apply to Earth Journalism Network's Fellowship program during the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Cancun, Mexico, in December 2016.

Workshops and Fellowships [43]

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Public [4]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [2]

Region:

Mexico [44]

"Dredging of Miami Port Badly Damaged Coral Reef, Study Finds" [45]

"The large-scale dredging of Miami’s port to accommodate the newest generation of freighters, an undertaking that prompted a long-running battle with environmentalists, caused widespread damage to a portion of the area’s fragile and already distressed coral reef, according to a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."

Biodiversity [2]

Transportation [46]

Water & Oceans [3]

Public [4]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]

Source: NY Times [47], 05/02/2016

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DEADLINE: EJN Biodiversity Story Grants [26]

The Swarm Inside: Making Sense of the Microbiome [39]

DEADLINE: EJN's Biodiversity Media Initiative Fellowship Program to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity's COP13 [42]

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