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回国后，林徽因成为中国近代第一位女建筑师，她的丈夫梁是著名的“中国现代建筑之父”，两人都是清华大学教授。梁和林开始了文化遗产修复工作。但是红颜薄命，在1955 年她患了肺结核，那时候的中国，抗生素还不怎么行，她的事业追求到了生命的尽头(小思评论)。历史不亏待名人，宾夕法尼亚公报最近刊登了一篇关于这对夫妇及其生活故事的文章。 与此同时，在西贡�...

Situated at the base of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (CBR) spans 1.8 million acres of Mesoamerica’s Maya forest and is home to a diverse array of flora and fauna, such as the iconic and threatened Central American tapir, white-lipped peccary, ornate hawk-eagle, and the second-largest jaguar population on the continent. In recent years however, changes in precipitation patterns, including prolonged drought, have depleted freshwater reserves posing an immediate t...

Opinion Matolas Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is credited with having helped spark a greater environmental awareness in the nation. Mexico’s southern jungle loses firebrand environmental advocate Sharon Matola lived simply, dedicating most of her life to protecting tropical wildlife 47shares The year is 1983. Surrounded by a small menagerie of injured rare wild animals, Sharon Matola has a decision to make. The animals in her charge are unable to take care of the...

Apr 26, 2021 TNC Acquires Thousands of Acres to be Managed as the Maya Forest Project The Nature Conservancy says that with the help of local and international partners it has acquired some two hundred and thirty-six thousand acres of the Belize Maya Forest for conservation work.  According to T.N.C., the idea of acquire the then privately owned property began way back in 2005. Program Director Julie Robinson tells News Five that they have since created a trust to manage and protect t...

April, 2021 The Belize National Teachers Union took the streets today in their first day of protest. How like will the Union sustain this protest action? And, will their decision to protest [...]

230,000 Acres of Tropical Rainforest Protected as Biodiversity Hotspot For Jaguars in Belize Belize jaguar, USFWS Decades ago, a radical idea was born to protect the Maya Forest in Belize. What if NGOs, the government, community leaders, and businesses could form a coalition to conserve one of the world’s last remaining pristine rainforests? Now that dream is a reality, with more than a dozen organizations coming together to protect 236,000 acres of land that represents an irreplaceable linch...

The Maya Forest is the second-largest continuous rainforest in Latin America after the Amazon. And like so many other tropical forests around the world, it’s disappearing. Since 2000, the forest has shrunk by 15%. The good news is that there’s still a lot of forest left: the Maya Forest spans 35 million hectares of land sprawling across Belize, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico. However, the size of the forest also makes it difficult for any one government agency or NGO to protect. It’s ...

Partnering to Preserve Belize Maya Forest 236,000 acres of imperiled tropical rainforest now protected, boosting climate efforts and securing vital habitat for charismatic species including jaguar ARLINGTON, VA, April 22, 2021 — Decades ago, a radical idea was born to protect the Maya Forest in Belize. What if NGOs, the government, community leaders, and businesses could form a coalition to conserve one of the world’s last remaining pristine rainforests? Today, that dream is a reali...

‘Teeming with biodiversity’: green groups buy Belize forest to protect it ‘in perpetuity’ Graeme Green “These logs are historic,” says Elma Kay, standing in Belize Maya Forest, where she has been doing an inventory of felled trees. “These are the last logs that were cut here, for mahogany and other hardwoods, left behind by the previous logging company.” Trees will no longer be cut down in this 950 sq km (236,000-acre) area, after the land was bought by a coaliti...

Conservation organisations purchase 950 sq km biodiversity hotspot, helping to secure a vital wildlife corridor