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Invasive apple snails in your backyard, waterways? UF/IFAS study dives into their threat to Florida’s wetlands

by Lourdes Mederos
March 6, 2023

A new study by researchers at the University of Florida provides a first look at the ecological impacts of the invasive apple snails on some of Florida’s most vulnerable habitats and environments. Nonnative apple snails came to Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Apple Snail, Archbold Biological Station, Biological Invasion, Buck Island Ranch, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Giant Apple Snail, Invasive Species, Island Apple Snail, Jiangxiao Qiu, News, Research, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Science Of The Total Environment, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, Water Quality, Wetlands, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
Sustainable Development Goals and One Health: SDG 12

Sustainable Development Goals And One Health: SDG 12

by Alejandro Sanchez
February 17, 2023

Sustainable Development Goal 12 focuses on production and consumption patterns, aiming to promote sustainability in both. Sustainable production and consumption of everything needed for human life is strongly correlated with the health of animals, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Climate Change, IFAS One Health, Luca Mantegazza, One Health At UF, Recycling, SDG12, SDGS, SDGS And One Health, Sustainable Consumption
SDGs and One Health: SDG 10

Sustainable Development Goals And One Health: SDG 10

by Alejandro Sanchez
February 2, 2023

Socioeconomic inequalities are strongly correlated with inequalities in human health outcomes. The Covid-19 pandemic provided stark examples of how this happens both within countries and among countries. Richer nations were able to secure vaccines ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Climate Change, Inequality, Interdisciplinarity, Luca Mantegazza, One Health, One Health At UF, SDG10, SDGS, Sustainable Development Goals

UF/IFAS new global ecologist to address biodiversity in South Florida and beyond

by Lourdes Mederos
January 30, 2023

Florida is one of the most biodiverse states, ranking among the top five in the variety of bird and reptile species, according to studies commissioned by The Nature Conservancy. Unfortunately, Florida is also one of the leading states ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: BioBlitz, Biodiversity, Birding, California Academy Of Sciences, Citizen Science, City Nature Challenge, Climate Change, Conservation, Corey Callaghan, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Global Ecology, Inaturalist, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County, News, The Nature Conservancy, UF-IFAS, Urbanization, WEC, Wildlife

Sustainable Development Goals and One Health: SDG 9

by Alejandro Sanchez
December 8, 2022

Sustainable development goal 9 is to “build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable infrastructure and foster innovation” by 2030 or as it is shortened “industries, innovation, and infrastructure”1. Besides that, the words “sustainable”, ... READ MORE

Category: Curriculum, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Climate Change, COP27, Innovation, Olga Munoz, Sustainable Development Goals, Women In Science

Sustainable Development Goals and One Health: SDG 7

by Alejandro Sanchez
November 17, 2022

After a short pause, we're back with another post in our special series about SDGs and One Health. This week, our resident researcher Costanza Manes will take a closer look at SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. This is especially relevant ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources
Tags: Clean Energy, Climate Change, COP27, Egypt, Interdisciplinarity, One Health, Solar, Sustainable Development Goals, Wind

COP27 Special Edition – SDGs and One Health: Climate Action

by Alejandro Sanchez
November 15, 2022

Sustainable development goal 13 is “take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” or as it is shortened “climate action”1. Starting last Sunday (November 6) and until next Friday (November 18) delegates from different ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease
Tags: Climate Action, Climate Change, COP27, Interdisciplinarity, Olga Munoz, One Health, Sustainable Development Goals

2022 A Very Strange Rainy Season

by Barbara McAdam
September 28, 2022

Or why average rainfall records do not fully relay the ups and downs of rainy season (nor dry season). As I sit writing this blog we are soaked in rain from a brush with Ian. This rainfall event and the past 10 days of rainy weather have ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Climate Change, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Homestead, South Florida, UF/IFAS Extension

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