ecological restoration News
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Announcing SER`s Newest Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioners
We are thrilled to welcome a talented group of practitioners to our Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP) program. This unique certification encourages high professional standards for those involved in restoration projects worldwide. Our certified practitioners are experts in the field of restoration and possess a strong background in the biological and physical sciences, alongside ...
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EPA Presidential Advisory Committee Issues Report on Ecological Restoration in the U.S. - Mexico Border Region
The Board is an independent federal advisory committee that develops recommendations to the president on U.S. - Mexico border environment and infrastructure issues. The report, “Ecological Restoration in the U.S. - Mexico Border Region,” was accepted by CEQ on behalf of President Obama. “The rapid population growth of the region and current environmental conditions in the arid ...
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Resource Environmental Solutions Selected as IDIQ Subcontractor for the National Park Service
Resource Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. (RES) has been awarded a subcontract to supply and implement ecological restoration activities for the National Park Service throughout the Eastern United States. WESTON Solutions, Inc. was awarded a base Indefinite Duration Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to deliver revegetation and restoration planning, design, ...
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Resource Environmental Solutions CEO to Present at Upcoming Conference
Resource Environmental Solutions, L.L.C., the leader in wetland and stream mitigation for the oil and gas industry, today announced that Elliott Bouillion, RES’ chief executive officer, will present at the following conference: DUG East is being held at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Elliott Bouillion will be presenting on Tuesday, ...
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Mitigation banker Wildlands acquires Acer Environmental
Wildlands, Inc. (Rocklin, CA), a mitigation and conservation banking firm, announced that it has acquired Acer Environmental, Inc. (Lawrenceville, GA), a consulting and engineering firm specializing in ecological assessment, permitting, management, and restoration. Acer employs about 20 people at offices in Lawrenceville and Atlanta, Georgia, and in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has completed a ...
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International Summit of New Technology for Ecology and Environment 2019
The South Australian Department for Environment and Water has advised of the following opportunity from the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu Province (JSEED), China. Interested companies and organisations are invited to apply to exhibit at the The International Summit of New Technology for Ecology and Environment 2019 on 11-12 October 2019 in Nanjing International Expo Center. ...
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Ecological Restoration: A Global Strategy for Mitigating Climate Change
The Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) issued a position statement on global climate change during its joint conference with the Ecological Society of America (ESA) “Ecological Restoration in a Changing World” held this week in San Jose, CA. The SER position statement has been endorsed by the ESA governing board. An estimated 4,500 people are participating in the meeting. ...
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Tree Donations Reforest Devastated Areas from Hurricanes and Drought
Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), founded in Baton Rouge, a national ecological restoration company, with operations in Louisiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, donated 2,500 live oak and cypress trees throughout 57 parishes in Louisiana including Orleans and surrounding parishes, announced CEO Elliott Bouillion. With the unanimous passing of HCR86 on May 8, 2013, RES ...
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Botanic gardens join forces to restore ecosystems
A global research initiative aimed at restoring damaged or destroyed ecosystems, the Ecological Restoration Alliance, was launched last month (23 May). The alliance brings together ten botanic gardens from across the world, and will be coordinated by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), based in the United Kingdom. The research initiative will draw on the rich expertise within the ...
By SciDev.Net
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Integral to present on new ecological modeling approach for prioritizing environmental restoration sites
Dr. Peter Jensen of Integral Consulting Inc. will be presenting at the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Mid-Atlantic chapter’s 2009 conference on March 13 in Ewing, New Jersey. Dr. Jensen will present a poster prepared with coauthors Damian Preziosi and John Sullivan of Integral, titled “Prioritization of Ecological Restoration Sites: Planning at the Landscape Scale Using Habitat Analysis ...
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EPA names DiPasquale director of chesapeake bay program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the selection of Nicholas DiPasquale of Harrington, Del. as the new Director of EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program. “Nick has the leadership skills, experience and commitment we need to build on our progress in restoring and protecting one of our great natural treasures.” said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin in ...
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Resource Environmental Solutions Total Plantings Exceed 5.7 Million Trees
Resource Environmental Solutions and its Ecological Restoration Solutions team have now planted over 5.73 million trees on properties owned and managed by the company since the company was founded in 2007. RES’ plantings in Louisiana and Texas alone during the 2012-2013 fall/winter season numbered 846,210 bare root seedlings and containerized trees of mixed hardmast/softmast species, as ...
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Xingyuan Environment Helps Zhejiang Pavilion to Debut at the 16th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition
On June 7, 2018, supported by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the 16th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition (CIEPEC 2018) hosted by the China Environmental Protection Industry Association was held at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. Nearly 700 environmental companies from various countries and regions ...
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New tool predicts ecosystem restoration success
A new approach to predicting whether a degraded ecosystem can be successfully restored is presented in a recent study. The researchers who developed it show how it works with the case of peatland restoration. Their method uses a computer model to link restoration success or failure with plant species and management techniques on the sites. Ecological restoration aims to ‘repair’ ...
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Technology Sharing | Techase Participated in the "2020 Urban Water Environment Conference"
2020 is a key node in the battle of urban black and odorous water treatment. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment clearly stated in the “Implementation Plan for the Treatment of Urban Black and Odorous Water”.The elimination ratio of black and odorous water should exceed 90%. On October 15-16, 2020, the "2020 Urban Water ...
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ERS Delivers Restorative Planting for Louisiana Coastal Restoration Projects
Ecological Restoration Services, L.L.C., (ERS), a subsidiary of Resource Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. (RES), has successfully completed restorative planting projects along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. ERS won competitive bids from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to grow, store, deliver and install native Louisiana vegetation species to enable and ensure coastal protection following ...
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SWS Climate Change Initiative Collaborates To Bring Global Leaders Together For Plenary Panel Discussion at Ser 2021 World Conference
World leaders in wetlands, peatlands and biodiversity conservation and restoration and climate change met (virtually) at the Society for Ecological Restoration’s (SER) 2021 World Conference Plenary Panel on June 22nd to discuss the importance of restoring and conserving wetlands including peatlands, and other ecosystems as a critical element in our response to the climate change and ...
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Biodiversity offsetting cannot compensate for ‘old growth’ habitat loss
‘Biodiversity offset’ schemes, which aim to compensate for the loss of unspoilt habitats to development, could lead to an overall loss in biodiversity, a recent study warns. Furthermore, the researchers highlight the considerable time needed, often hundreds of years, to fully recreate an ecosystem. Biodiversity offsetting aims to replicate an ecosystem that has been lost to human ...
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Stantec wins Program Management Consultant for Metro Vancouver`s Wastewater Treatment Plant plan
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected as the Program Management Consultant (PMC) for the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (IIWWTP) Projects in Vancouver, British Columbia. The $9.9 billion (CAD) multi-year program includes construction of a new tertiary treatment facility and a range of ecological restoration and off-site works projects ...
By Stantec
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Commission refers Spain to Court over illegal landfills
The European Commission is taking Spain to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) over poor waste management in the regions of Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León and Murcia. Despite earlier warnings from the Commission, Spain has failed to take measures to close, seal and ecologically restore 61 illegal landfills, as laid down by EU waste legislation. ...
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