Embedded below is a great Ted Talk about the Everglades from March 2015. The photos and narrative are terrific, as expected from a Ted Talk, but I found the quote below to be the most illuminating:
So my job, then, is to use photography as a communication tool, to help bridge the gap between the science and the aesthetics, to get people talking, to get them thinking, and to hopefully, ultimately, get them caring.
He goes on in great detail about the internconnectedness of the Everglades, it's history of mistreatment and its future.
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Mac Stone: Stunning photos of the endangered Everglades
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Wetlands in the News
29 March 2024
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How Much Can Wetlands Fight Climate Change? A New Carbon Atlas Has The Answers.
The Coastal Carbon Atlas and Library map how wetlands store carbon around the world—and put open data to work for the environment.
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Wetlands are disappearing quickly across the United States
A new report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reveals wetlands — 95% of which are freshwater — covered less than 6% of the lower 48 states as of 2019. That is half the area they covered...
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As feds stand down, states choose between wetlands protections or rollbacks
For 200 miles, the Wabash River forms the border between Illinois and Indiana as it meanders south to the Ohio River. On the Illinois side, lawmakers are scrambling to pass a bill that would protect...
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Kennedy, Heinrich introduce bipartisan bill to protect Louisiana’s wetlands
Louisiana’s wetlands are a big part of our state’s outdoor sportsman culture and geographical beauty. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act is an important step to preserve our wildlife and...
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Beaver Creek homeowners mount challenge to developer seeking to build homes on a parcel long thought to be undevelopable wetlands
A long-forgotten parcel at Beaver Creek is being eyed by a developer who seeks to build on land that nearby homeowners have previously understood to be undevelopable wetlands. The 13.8-acre parcel,...