Thinking like an island: Pelee farm merges ecological forethought with farm sense

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The Pelee Island, in lake Erie, was once covered with a mix of woodland, savannah, and marshes but now more than 80 percent of the island's 10,000 acres is used for farming. Historian, naturalist and farmer, Ron Tiessen, and the Pelee Island Heritage Center's vision for the Meadowlark Organic Farm is firmly rooted in the design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems.

North America, Administration of Conservation Programs, Endangered Species, Protection and preservation, Agricultural systems, Great Lakes region (North America), Pelee Island

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Remodelling Fundy's forest

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The Fundy Model Forest program integrates sustainable forestry for the Fundy National Park. The park's ecosystem has been threatened by concentrated logging activities on the peripheral area. A land swap proposal by several groups, including the Canadian Nature Federation, hopes to save the park.

Management, Public participation, Forest management, Fundy National Park, Nova Scotia

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Made in the shade: birdlovers who drink coffee should choose their brands carefully

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Modern coffee plantations, which use cleared forested farms instead of the traditional forest canopy plantations, are detrimental to the environment. Bird lovers and other nature lovers should ensure that the coffee they drink do not come from such environmentally degrading plantations.

Coffee (Beverage), Coffee

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