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Sonoran Desert GEORGE GENTRY/FWSGEORGE the Sonoran Desert Has 2,000 Endemic Plant Species—More Than Anywhere Else in North America
in the shadow of the wall: borderlands conservation hotspots on the line Borderlands Conservation Hotspot 2. Sonoran Desert GEORGE GENTRY/FWSGEORGE The Sonoran Desert has 2,000 endemic plant species—more than anywhere else in North America. hink deserts are wastelands? A visit to one of the national monuments or national wildlife refuges in the Sonoran Desert could change your mind. These borderlands are teeming with plants and animals impressively adapted to extreme conditions. T During your visit you might encounter a biologist, a volunteer or a local activist in awe of the place and dedicated to protecting it. The Sonoran Desert is so important to the natural heritage of the United States and Mexico that both countries are vested in conservation lands and programs and on a joint mission to preserve it. “A border wall,” says one conservation coalition leader, “harms our mission” (Campbell 2017). The Sonoran Desert is one of the largest intact wild areas mountains, where they find nesting cavities and swoop in the country, 100,387 square miles stretching across the between cactuses and trees to hunt lizards and other prey. southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. This Rare desert bighorn sheep stick to the steep, rocky slopes of desert is renowned for columnar cactuses like saguaro, organ isolated desert mountain ranges where they keep a watchful pipe and cardón. Lesser known is the fact that the Sonoran eye for predators. One of the most endangered mammals in Desert has more endemic plant species—2,000—than North America, Sonoran pronghorn still occasionally cross anywhere else in North America (Nabhan 2017). -
Geographical Names and Sustainable Tourism
No. 59 NOVEMBERNo. 59 NOVEMBER 2020 2020 Geographical Names and Sustainable Tourism Socio- Institutional cultural Sustainable Tourism Economic Environmental Table of Contents The Information Bulletin of the United Nations MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON ............................................... 3 Group of Experts on Geographical Names (formerly Reconsidérer notre mobilité ......................................................... 3 UNGEGN Newsletter) is issued twice a year by the Secretariat of the Group of Experts. The Secretariat Reconsider our mobility ............................................................... 4 is served by the Statistics Division (UNSD), MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARIAT ................................................. 5 Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Secretariat of the United Nations. Contributions “Geographical names and sustainable tourism ............................ 5 and reports received from the Experts of the Group, IN MEMORIAM ................................................................................ 7 its Linguistic/Geographical Divisions and its Working Groups are reviewed and edited jointly by the Danutė Janė Mardosienė (1947-2020) ........................................ 7 Secretariat and the UNGEGN Working Group on SPECIAL FEATURE: GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES AND SUSTAINABLE Publicity and Funding. Contributions for the TOURISM ......................................................................................... 9 Information Bulletin can only be considered when they are made -
37Th World Heritage Committee Session Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 16-27 June 2013
Enhancing the IUCN World Heritage Programme II – Focus Europe 7-11 November 2013, Vilm, Germany 37th World Heritage Committee Session Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 16-27 June 2013 Boris Erg IUCN The 37th Session of the World Heritage Committee took place in the Kingdom of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap-Angkor, from 16th to 27th June 2013. It was organized by UNESCO and the National Commission of Cambodia with the support of the Office of the Council of Ministers. World Heritage Committee The Committee is a governing body responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. It decides on new inscriptions on the World Heritage List. It examines State of Conservation reports and also decides on the inscription or deletion of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger. World Heritage Committee (ctd.) The 21 States Parties of the current World Heritage Committee are the following: Algeria, Cambodia, Colombia, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, and United Arab Emirates. During the 19th session of the General Assembly (19-21 November 2013), 12 seats will have to be filled. Outgoing members in 2013 are: Cambodia, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Iraq, Mali, Mexico, Russian Federation, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates. IUCN’s advisory role Ahead of the annual World Heritage Committee meeting, IUCN submits its recommendations regarding the inscriptions of new sites following a rigorous evaluation process through which it works with members on the ground, scientific experts, independent feedback and desk reviews. IUCN also submits “state of conservation” reports for sites under threat or sites that are already on the danger list or that it considers should be. -
Redalyc.Bacterias Promotoras De Crecimiento De Plantas Autóctonas Y Su Efecto En Prosopis Chilensis (Molina) Stunz
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas ISSN: 2007-0934 [email protected] Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias México Villegas-Espinoza, Jorge Arnoldo; Rueda-Puente, Edgar Omar; Murillo-Amador, Bernardo; Puente, María Esther; Ruiz-Espinoza, Higinio; Zamora-Salgado, Sergio; Beltran Morales, Félix Alfredo Bacterias promotoras de crecimiento de plantas autóctonas y su efecto en Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stunz Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas, vol. 5, núm. 6, agosto-septiembre, 2014, pp. 1041-1053 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias Estado de México, México Disponible en: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=263131532011 Cómo citar el artículo Número completo Sistema de Información Científica Más información del artículo Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal Página de la revista en redalyc.org Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas Vol.5 Núm.6 14 de agosto - 27 de septiembre, 2014 p. 1041-1053 Bacterias promotoras de crecimiento de plantas autóctonas y su efecto en Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stunz* Native plant growth promoting bacteria and their effect on Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stunz Jorge Arnoldo Villegas-Espinoza1, Edgar Omar Rueda-Puente2, Bernardo Murillo-Amador3, María Esther Puente3, Francisco Higinio Ruiz-Espinoza1, Sergio Zamora-Salgado1 y Félix Alfredo Beltran Morales1§ 1Departamento Académico de Agronomía- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur. Carretera al sur km 5.5, A. P. 19-B, C. P. 23080. La Paz, Baja California Sur, México. Tel. (612) 123 88 00. Ext. 5518, 5507, 5110 y 5509. ([email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]). -
Invasion of Non-Native Plants
Changes in the Pinacate Reserve Ecosystems: Invasion of Non-Native Plants Denise Z. Avila-Jiménez Centro de Datos para la Conservación (CDC), Instituto del Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo Sustentable del Estado de Sonora (IMADES), Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Abstract—Over the years, humans have modified the Sonoran Desert by introducing invasive plants that prosper in disturbed and non-disturbed habitats. These invaders modify the dynamics and structure of populations and the composition of communities, which in turn can result in radical changes in wildlife habitat. The natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert is characterized by extensive valleys with parallel and discontinuous arrangements of narrow ranges (Shreve and Wiggins, 1964). Within this ecosystem is the heart of the Sonoran Desert called the Pinacate Reserve (Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar). The Pinacate Reserve registers 97 invasive plant species, of which 18 are altering the natural ecosystems. In 2002 the Sonora Conservation Data Center (CDC) started this area, the Reserve personnel, students, and social workers a project to identify and map invasive species in Sonora and have made some first attempts to control the Sahara mustard implemented a pilot program in the Pinacate Reserve. This by mechanical and manual efforts. The results have not yet project found a total of 97 invasive species in the Reserve, 18 of been impressive since it is a task that will require a long-term which represent the greatest threat to the natural habitat of the commitment. area (table 1). Salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima), buffelgrass Exotic plants invade both the low parts of the Reserve and (Pennisetum ciliaris), and Sahara mustard (Brassica tournefor- the core zone known as Sierra Pinacate, where there are records tii) have been considered the primary concerns for the Reserve of some invasive species already established, like red brome area (CDC, 2002). -
Docent Manual
2018 Docent Manual Suzi Fontaine, Education Curator Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum 7/24/2018 Table of Contents Docent Information ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Dress Code................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Feeding and Cleaning Procedures ........................................................................................................................... 10 Docent Self-Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Mission Statement .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Education Program Evaluation Form ...................................................................................................................... 22 Education Master Plan ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Animal Diets ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Mammals .................................................................................................................................................................... -
21, 2021 All Times Eastern Zone Co-Chairs: M
Species of common conservation concern working table Trilateral Meeting May 17 – 21, 2021 All times Eastern zone Co-chairs: Maricela Constantino (FWS, USA), Jose Eduardo Ponce Guevara (CONANP, Mexico), and Craig Machtans (Environment and Climate Change, Canada) Facilitators: Joshua Daskin (FWS, USA) & Angelica Navarez (CONANP, Mexico) Contents Monday, May 17, 2020 ................................................................................................................................. 4 2:15 – 2:55pm Table welcome, co-chair reports ....................................................................................... 4 2:55 – 3:15pm Grassland and Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Conservation .................................................... 4 3:30 – 3:50pm Black-footed ferret recovery update for Mexico, Canada, and the United States ............ 5 3:50 – 4:10pm Genetic Rescue for the Black-Footed Ferret ................................................................... 10 4:10 – 4:30 USFWS Species Range Project ........................................................................................... 12 4:45 – 5:05 Population and trophic ecology of the Sonoyta mud turtle at remaining populations in Sonora, Mexico ....................................................................................................................................... 13 5:05 – 5:25 North American Management of Feral Swine and Rabies .................................................. 14 Tuesday, May 18, 2021 .............................................................................................................................. -
Ambystoma Mexicanum (Caudata, Ambystomatidae)
Ann. Zool. Fennici 47: 223–238 ISSN 0003-455X (print), ISSN 1797-2450 (online) Helsinki 30 August 2010 © Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2010 Urban aquatic habitats and conservation of highly endangered species: the case of Ambystoma mexicanum (Caudata, Ambystomatidae) Ernesto Recuero1, Juan Cruzado-Cortes2, Gabriela Parra-Olea3,* & Kelly R. Zamudio4 1) Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain 2) Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, Tercer Circuito exterior s/n, Cd. Universitaria, C.P. 04510, México, D. F., México 3) Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Tercer Circuito exterior s/n, Cd. Universitaria, C.P. 04510, México, D. F., México (*corresponding author’s e-mail: [email protected]) 4) Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA Received 27 May 2009, revised version received 7 Jan. 2010, accepted 2 Feb. 2010 Recuero, E., Cruzado-Cortes, J., Parra-Olea, G. & Zamudio, K. R. 2010: Urban aquatic habitats and conservation of highly endangered species: the case of Ambystoma mexicanum (Caudata, Ambystomatidae). — Ann. Zool. Fennici 47: 223–238. Species with highly restricted distributions are vulnerable to extinction, and modifica- tion of natural habitats within their small ranges is a primary threat to their persistence. Expansion of urban development significantly impacts natural habitats and, therefore, threatens local diversity. The Mexican axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, is a strictly aquatic species that persists currently in two highly threatened and isolated populations. The current habitat remaining for these species are remnants of a historically extensive lacustrine system that occupied the entire Valley of Mexico, but has been destroyed by the growth of Mexico City. -
Diapositiva 1
Biodiversity in Cities A Biodiversity Exhibition Project Among Leader Cities Annex 2: Exhibition Initial Draft Biodiversity Biological diversity - or biodiversity - is the term given to the variety of life on Earth and the natural patterns it forms. The biodiversity we see today is the fruit of billions of years of evolution, shaped by natural processes and, increasingly, by the influence of humans. It forms the web of life of which we are an integral part and upon which we so fully depend. This diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms. So far, about 1.75 million species have been identified, mostly small creatures such as insects. Scientists reckon that there are actually about 13 million species, though estimates range from three to 100 million. Biodiversity also includes genetic differences within each species - for example, between varieties of crops and breeds of livestock. Chromosomes, genes, and DNA-the building blocks of life-determine the uniqueness of each individual and each species. Yet another aspect of biodiversity is the variety of ecosystems such as those that occur in deserts, forests, wetlands, mountains, lakes, rivers, and agricultural landscapes. In each ecosystem, living creatures, including humans, form a community, interacting with one another and with the air, water, and soil around them. Biodiversity in Peril Species have been disappearing at 50-100 times the natural rate, and this is predicted to rise dramatically. Based on current trends, an estimated 34,000 plant and 5,200 animal species - including one in eight of the world's bird species - face extinction. -
Granite Landscapes, Geodiversity and Geoheritage—Global Context
heritage Review Granite Landscapes, Geodiversity and Geoheritage—Global Context Piotr Migo ´n Institute of Geography and Regional Development, University of Wrocław, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland; [email protected] Abstract: Granite geomorphological sceneries are important components of global geoheritage, but international awareness of their significance seems insufficient. Based on existing literature, ten distinctive types of relief are identified, along with several sub-types, and an overview of medium-size and minor landforms characteristic for granite terrains is provided. Collectively, they tell stories about landscape evolution and environmental changes over geological timescale, having also considerable aesthetic values in many cases. Nevertheless, representation of granite landscapes and landforms on the UNESCO World Heritage List and within the UNESCO Global Geopark network is relatively scarce and only a few properties have been awarded World Heritage status in recognition of their scientific value or unique scenery. Much more often, reasons for inscription resided elsewhere, in biodiversity or cultural heritage values, despite very high geomorphological significance. To facilitate future global comparative analysis a framework is proposed that can be used for this purpose. Keywords: geoheritage; geodiversity; granite landforms; landform classification; World Heritage 1. Introduction Geoheritage is variously defined in scholarly literature, but notwithstanding rather subtle differences there is a general agreement that is refers to elements of the Earth’s geo- Citation: Migo´n,P. Granite diversity that are considered to have significant scientific, educational, cultural or aesthetic Landscapes, Geodiversity and value and are therefore subject to conservation and management [1,2]. Geodiversity, in Geoheritage—Global Context. turn, means the natural range of geological (rocks, minerals, fossils), geomorphological Heritage 2021 4 , , 198–219. -
El Pinacate Y Gran Desierto De Altar, Municipios De Plutarco Elias Calles, Puerto Peñasco Y San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
PROGRAMA DE MANEJO RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL PINACATE Y GRAN DESIERTO DE ALTAR, MUNICIPIOS DE PLUTARCO ELIAS CALLES, PUERTO PEÑASCO Y SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, SONORA, MEXICO. SISTEMA DE AREAS NATURALES PROTEGIDAS DEL ESTADO DE SONORA (SANPES) HERMOSILLO, SONORA, AGOSTO DE 1994. RESPONSABLES: GRUPO BASE: Biol. Carlos Castillo Sánchez (Centro Ecológico de Sonora) M.C. Peggy J. Turk-Boyer (Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Oceános) M.C. Raúl F. Venegas Cardoso (Universidad Autónoma de Baja California) Dr. Francisco Paz Moreno (Universidad de Sonora) Arqlga. Elisa Villalpando Canchola (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia) C. Fernando Valentine (Tohono O'odham Nation) COLABORADORES: Biol. Leonardo Varela (Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente de la SEDESOL) Biol. Germán Daniel González (SEDESOL) C. José García (Tohono O'odham Nation) M.C. Rosa Imelda Rojas Caldelas (UABC) M.C. Thalía Gaona Arredondo (UABC) Lic. Onésimo Cuamea Velazquez (UABC) C. Lena M. Enas (Tohono O'odham Nation) C. Fernando Corral Chavira (Confederación Nacional Campesina, Puerto Peñasco) Ecol. Isabel Granillo Duarte (Centro Ecológico de Sonora) AGRADECIMIENTOS: A los C. Presidentes de los Municipios de Plutarco Elías Calles, Prof. Armando Luis Celaya Duarte; Puerto Peñasco, C. Fernando Martínez Vásquez y San Luis Río Colorado, C. Ing. Gilberto Madrid Navarro, por su apoyo directo o indirecto en la elaboración de este documento. A los presidentes de los Comités de la Confederación Nacional Campesina de Plutarco Elías Calles, Puerto Peñasco y San Luis Río Colorado, C. Jose Faustino Avendaño, C. Eduardo Acedo Reyes y C. Fernando Arellano García respectivamente, así como al C. Javier Padilla ejidatario de la Sierrita del Rosario y a Don Jesús Valencia Oros del ejido Los Norteños por su apoyo durante la organización de las reuniones informativas y de concertación llevadas a cabo en Puerto Peñasco y San Luis Río Colorado. -
Sonorensis 2015
Sonorensis ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM 2015 SAVING SPECIES Sonorensis CONSERVING Life ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM 2015 INTRODUCTION Kim Franklin, Ph.D. Conservation Research Scientist, Volume 35, Number 1 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Winter 2015 Cynthia Rubio, PNS Photo (http://myd.as/p6142) Ryan Hagerty, FWS NCTC The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Our dependence on clean air and water needs no explana- Co-founded in 1952 by Arthur N. Pack and William H. Carr tion, but why save species? When Congress passed the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), it recognized the “esthetic, Craig Ivanyi ecological, educational, recreational, and scientific value” Executive Director of biodiversity. Biodiversity is the foundation of life itself. Debra Colodner It provides us with functional ecosystems in which funda- John Clecker, FWS NCTD John Clecker, Director, Conservation Education FWS NDTC McMorran, Robert mental processes such as photosynthesis, decomposition, and Science Department and nutrient cycling take place, providing us with essential Bob Orsillo Michael Woodbridge, FWS NCTC B. Moose Peterson, FWS NCTC Kane513 Kim Franklin Contents services such as filtration of air and water. Co-Editor Above, and clockwise: monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus); Kemp’s ridley hatchlings (Lepidochelys kempii); California condor (Gymnogyps californianus); least bell vireo at nest (Vireo bellii); peninsular pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis); Although the ESA was groundbreaking protection legislation masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi). Linda M. Brewer 1 Introduction in the United States, it was not the first. The Lacey Act of 1900 was Co-Editor Kim Franklin, Ph.D. passed to address growing public concern over the imminent de- Martina Clary mise of the passenger pigeon.