LandScope America—a collaborative project of NatureServe and the National Geographic Society—is a new online resource for the land-protection community and the public. By bringing together maps, data, photos, and stories about America’s natural places and open spaces, our goal is to inform and inspire conservation of our lands and waters.
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Conservation News and Updates
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World: Gene-altered crops are escaping into the wild
Researchers find that 80% of canola plants along roadsides in North Dakota contain genes altered artificially to make them more herbicide-resistant. This is just one example among hundreds of genetically modified crops escaping cultivation and growing in wild habitats.
Environmental Health News, 27 January 2012 -
World: Researchers conclude easily extracted oil peaked in 2005
A new analysis looking at oil use and production trends finds that the earth's available reserves are no longer able to respond to increases in demand, and that extracting remaining reserves will become increasingly expensive, causing considerable damage to the global economy.
Scientific American, 25 January 2012 -
World: Ocean acidification a hundred times greater than natural variation
Researchers at the University of Hawaii found that calcium carbonate ion concentrations in seawater at many different sites worldwide are at their lowest levels in nearly a million years, endangering shellfish, corals, and other organisms that rely on calcium carbonate to survive.
Mongabay, 24 January 2012 -
WV: DOE slashes gas estimate for Marcellus Shale
The U.S. Department of Energy decreased its estimate of total natural gas reserves in the Marcellus Shale formation from 410 to 141 trillion cubic feet. The nation currently consumes about 24.1 trillion cubic feet every year.
Charleston Gazette, 23 January 2012 -
FL: Conservation easement protects important swamp ecosystem
The Suwannee River Water Management District has helped reach a deal with landowners that will protect 18,428 acres of wetland habitat around California Lake from development and logging.
Suwannee Democrat, 20 January 2012
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LandScope America receives support from ExxonMobil to enhance display of scientific information
October 13, 2010
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New National Website to Feature Florida's Apalachicola River
February 4, 2008 by Christiane Nascimento
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Colorado to Help Pilot $5 Million Online Guide to America's Natural Places
September 27, 2007 by Cristiane Nascimento
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NatureServe and National Geographic Society Form Alliance to Advance Conservation and Education
May 17, 2007 by Rob Riordan
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