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June 26, 2019

DEADLINE: IJNR's Bristol Bay Institute [1]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists on an expenses-paid learning expedition to Alaska, Aug 31-Sep 7, 2019, to explore topics including mining in the Bristol Bay watershed; fisheries management; Indigenous sovereignty and resources management; climate change and its impacts on the region; land use issues; and more. Apply by Jun 26.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [5]
Diversity [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
Alaska and Hawaii [13]
June 19, 2019 to June 21, 2019

At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience Building in the Coastal Zone [14]

Organized by the Climate Adaptation Initiative at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, this conference in NYC will address a range of issues facing coastal communities in the US and around the world as sea levels rise and coastal flooding becomes more frequent and intense.

Other Events [15]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [20]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [21]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [22]

La. Town: 'Almost Every Household Has Someone That Has Died From Cancer' [23]

"From her front porch in Reserve, Louisiana, Mary Hampton looks in every direction and sees ghosts."

Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [18]
People & Population [10]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: Guardian [26], 05/07/2019
July 21, 2019 to July 25, 2019

International Congress for Conservation Biology [27]

The Society for Conservation Biology's 2019 ICCB, a global forum for addressing conservation challenges and presenting new research in conservation science and practice, will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Complimentary registration is offered to credentialed journalists who work for a news service or broadcast outlet and who cover the environment, science or related news.

Professional Meetings [28]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [29]
Climate Change [4]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [21]
Wildlife [30]
Region: 
Asia [31]
June 25, 2019 to June 26, 2019

Africa Blue Economy Forum [32]

The second annual forum in Tunis, Tunisia will focus on opportunities and innovations in emerging and frontier sectors of the Blue Economy and how they can help accelerate Africa’s transformation.

Other Events [15]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Diversity [6]
Economy & Business [17]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
Africa [33]

Cyclone Slams Indian Temple Town After A Million People Flee Homes [34]

"A cyclone barreled into eastern India on Friday, bringing down trees and power lines and “extensively” damaging the tourist town of Puri, but there were no early reports of casualties with a million people evacuated before it made landfall."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [16]
People & Population [10]
Public [3]
Asia [31]
Source: Reuters [35], 05/03/2019

New Mexico Official Stops New Oil, Gas Drilling On State Land Near Chaco [36]

"State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has put a halt to new oil and gas leasing on some 73,000 acres of state trust land near the Chaco Culture National Historic Park in Northwest New Mexico, saying the move will help protect archaeological and cultural resources of the state’s pueblos and tribes."

Energy & Fuel [37]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [10]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Source: Santa Fe New Mexican [40], 05/02/2019

Between the Lines: Forging a Future for a ‘Forgotten River’ [41]

Washington, D.C.’s long-neglected Anacostia River bears both tragedy and beauty. And author Krista Schlyer plumbs its depths in her most recent book, “River of Redemption.” In this Between the Lines, she speaks of her connection to the urban waterway, as well as her latest reporting on the environmental impact of the border wall.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [43]
Agriculture [44]
Biodiversity [29]
Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [10]
Policy [21]
Pollution [45]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [46]
California [47]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
International [49]
Mexico [50]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Indigenous Women Lead Untraditional Fight For Land Rights In Brazil [51]

"Brazil’s indigenous women have been overturning tradition to step into the spotlight and lead an international push to defend their tribal land rights, which are up against the greatest threat they have faced in years under right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro."

Activism [43]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [10]
Public [3]
South America [52]
Source: Reuters [53], 04/30/2019

As Rains Break, Aid Workers Rush To Reach Mozambique Cyclone Victims [54]

"Aid workers in northern Mozambique scrambled planes and helicopters packed with aid to communities cut off, sometimes without any supplies, for at least two days after Cyclone Kenneth brought torrential rain to the region."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [16]
People & Population [10]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [3]
Africa [33]
Source: Reuters [55], 04/30/2019

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