Search results for: “Habitat Restoration”
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Biden’s $1.1 B Everglades Restoration Plan
The Florida Everglades, a vast ecosystem that nearly covered 11,000 square miles1 of Southern Florida, was given another chance when the Biden administration granted $1.1 billion of a $14 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill 7 towards its restoration. At over a billion dollars, it is the largest single investment in the Everglades7. This funding is part…
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Restoring Our Planet: Innovative Strategies to Achieve SDG 15 Goals
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Ideas for Us: Tackling Land Degradation and Biodiversity Loss through SDG 15 Initiatives United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 calls for the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, the sustainable management of forests, combating desertification, and halting and reversing land degradation and biodiversity loss. Ideas for Us, an environmental non-profit organization, actively…
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Faceless Marketing And IDEAS For Us Are Advancing Environmental Action by 2030
The 2020’s have been off to a rough start. Back in January of 2020, Australia was on fire, Russia was invading Ukraine, and the risk of World War III was quickly overshadowed by the emergence of a new and deadly virus out of Wuhan, China. No one could have known that now almost two years…
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Pollinator Garden at the Hindu Society of Central Florida
IDEAS For Us installed a beautiful Pollinator Garden on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at the Hindu Society of Central Florida. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who came out to help! IDEAS For Us is advancing sustainability around the world by empowering communities to implement local solutions to global environmental problems, such as this…
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Toxic Algae in Your Florida Pond: How to Stop It
Toxic Algae in Your Florida Pond: How to Stop It Toxic algae in your Florida pond. Cypress trees, canna lilies, duckweed, eelgrass, and algae. Turtles lounging on the shore, and a white heron keeps watch. Sounds pristine and perhaps a somewhat rare scene in HOA communities, and business areas, right? Ponds covered with algae and…
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Let’s Re-Think Retention Ponds
As a Floridan it’s not unusual to see bodies of water on your commute to work, walking through your neighborhood or even by/on your school’s campus. It’s most likely that these small waterways are man-made structures put in place to maintain stormwater runoff. In other words, these waterways are more than likely a retention pond.…
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Table of Contents IDEAS For Us – Environmental Sustainability Professionals Show A to Z Topical Index A Alternative Energy Air Pollution Animal Conservation Agroforestry Adaptation Aquaculture Artificial Intelligence Access to Clean Water Awareness Campaigns Alternative Transportation B Biodiversity Biodegradable Carbon Footprint Climate Change Conservation Composting Clean Energy Circular Economy Community Gardens Corporate Sustainability C Carbon…
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Beach Clean-Ups: Pollution Protection
Beach clean-ups are vital for safeguarding marine life from pollution and the growing threat of microplastics. As an environmental action organization headquartered in Florida, beach-cleanups make up a large portion of the environmental restoration and protection work we do. Beach Clean-Ups for Marine Life Beaches serve as essential habitats for a wide range of marine…
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Coastal Eco-Action: Reef Creation!
Let’s talk about reef restoration, an essential endeavor in safeguarding and revitalizing Melbourne’s marine ecosystem. As the impacts of climate change become increasingly apparent, it is crucial to take action to protect and restore our planet’s fragile ecosystems. Let’s explore the significance of reef restoration, its impact on Melbourne’s marine environment, and how it contributes…
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Employee Engagement
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Create A Team-Building Project! Mobilize your group in a hands-on environmental action event to improve our planet, and team connection! What is an IDEAS For Us Team-Building Event? IDEAS For Us is an environmental solutions incubator with a mission of developing, funding, and scaling solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. We do this by…
