Green Options » diversity http://greenoptions.com/tag/diversity Posts tagged 'diversity' Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:09:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Freshwater Fish of the World - A Status Report http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/14/freshwater-fish-of-the-world-a-status-report/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/14/freshwater-fish-of-the-world-a-status-report/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:09:24 +0000 Michael Ricciardi http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/14/freshwater-fish-of-the-world-a-status-report/ Pundamilia nyererei is a species of freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family.

Pundamilia nyererei is a species of freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in lakes in Kenya and Tanzania. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

In may not be a great surprise to learn that fish are the most species-rich vertebrate group on the Planet–with an estimated 32,500 member species. But what is surprising is that 43% of these species are found in freshwater habitats, such as lakes and rivers.

This rich diversity of freshwater species is all the more startling when one considers that freshwater systems represent just one hundredth of one percent (.01%) of the Earth’s surface water. According to Fishes of the World (J.S. Nelson), over 5000 new species of freshwater fish have been discovered in just the past three decades–a time period marked by expanded exploration of fish habitats and better understanding of “taxonomic boundaries” (mostly, due to more accurate genetic analysis).

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/14/freshwater-fish-of-the-world-a-status-report/feed/ Sierra Club Applauds and Echoes EPA on Green Diversity http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/23/sierra-club-applauds-and-echoes-epa-on-green-diversity/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/23/sierra-club-applauds-and-echoes-epa-on-green-diversity/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:30:16 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/23/sierra-club-applauds-and-echoes-epa-on-green-diversity/

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called on minorities to be a bigger part of environmentalism in a speech to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council on Tuesday. Sierra Club showed their appreciation for the EPA’s remarks and highlighted their own commitment to diversity on the same day. “We applaud Administrator Jackson’s call for the environmental movement to better reflect the diversity of all Americans, and we are proud that Sierra Club has such successful diversity programs already established,” said Sierra Club President Allison Chin.

Sierra Club went on to highlight its own diversity related programs, also pointing out that Allison Chin is the first Asian-American president of the organization.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/23/sierra-club-applauds-and-echoes-epa-on-green-diversity/feed/ EPA Calling for More Diversity in Environmentalism http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/22/epa-calling-for-more-diversity-in-environmentalism/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/22/epa-calling-for-more-diversity-in-environmentalism/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:31:37 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/22/epa-calling-for-more-diversity-in-environmentalism/
In another effort to bridge the sustainability gaps in our society today, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called for more diversity in environmentalism yesterday. Speaking to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, she stated clearly that low-income and minority groups are often hit the hardest by environmental problems. “The place where I grew up is like other places in this country. Places where the burden of pollution and environmental degradation falls disproportionately on low-income and minority communities – and most often, on the children in those communities.”

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/22/epa-calling-for-more-diversity-in-environmentalism/feed/ World Peace and Chocolate: sweetriot creates morsels of goodness http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/01/world-peace-and-chocolate-sweetriot-creates-morsels-of-goodness/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/01/world-peace-and-chocolate-sweetriot-creates-morsels-of-goodness/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:37:43 +0000 Gennefer Snowfield http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/01/world-peace-and-chocolate-sweetriot-creates-morsels-of-goodness/ What if you could promote peace, foster a multicultural world, support local artists, help underdeveloped countries thrive and save the planet just by eating deliciously rich and organic chocolate candies? 

Well, thanks to Sarah Endline, the creative genius and cacao bean extraordinaire behind sweetriot, you can.  Oh, and did I mention that the chocolate candies are actually good for you, and rich in health benefits?  I know it seems to good to be true, but Behind the Burner gave me the amazing chance to speak with Sarah who shows us how a sweet tooth and a passion for change can make anything possible.

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/01/world-peace-and-chocolate-sweetriot-creates-morsels-of-goodness/feed/ Peru to Create Environment Police Force to Protect Amazon Biodiversity http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/02/peru-to-create-environment-police-force-to-protect-amazon-biodiversity/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/02/peru-to-create-environment-police-force-to-protect-amazon-biodiversity/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:13:06 +0000 Andrew Williams http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/02/peru-to-create-environment-police-force-to-protect-amazon-biodiversity/ The environment and interior ministries in Peru have announced plans to set up a special task force to safeguard forests and monitor the rivers in the Amazon basin. The special force will be made up of around 3,000 officers to be known as the Environment Police.

The force will oversee 373,000 sq km of Amazon rainforest and patrol rivers to combat illegal logging and the unauthorised clearing of forest. Peru’s Environment Minister Antonio Brack said that until now the issue, “a problem of organized crime, morality and oversight,” has not been adequately addressed due to a severely understaffed police force running to just 240 men.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/02/peru-to-create-environment-police-force-to-protect-amazon-biodiversity/feed/ Eco Kids’ Clothes: Fun and Funky Organic Tanks by Regionz Kidz http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/02/eco-kids-clothes-fun-and-funky-organic-tanks-by-regionz-kidz/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/02/eco-kids-clothes-fun-and-funky-organic-tanks-by-regionz-kidz/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:15:05 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/02/eco-kids-clothes-fun-and-funky-organic-tanks-by-regionz-kidz/ regionzkidz organic tanksFounded last year, RegionzKidz is the first company I have come across that combines eco-friendly clothing with cultural sensitivity.  Caricature images of toddlers from various ethnic backgrounds and settings are featured on 100% organically grown cotton tanks from American Apparel. You can chose your image options, which are printed using water-based inks.

Created by a local artist, RegionzKidz multicultural clothing features eight characters (four boys, our girls) in four ethnicities (Caucasian, Hispanic, African-American, Asian). 

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