quinta-feira, 22 de abril de 2010

Vamos Salvar a Terra!! Let's celebrate the Earth day on April 22nd and get committed to saving the Earth!!

Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in held on April 22, 1970.[1] Earth Day is celebrated in spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Earth Day Network, a group that wishes to become the coordinator of Earth Day globally, asserts that Earth Day is now observed on April 22 on virtually every country on Earth.[2] World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5 in a different nation every year, is the principal United Nations environmental observance.[3] Many communities also celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of environment-related activities.

Beauty of the Nature
 manatee: a sea cow of tropical Atlantic coasts and estuaries, with a rounded tail flipper.
http://www.manatee-world.com/facts-about-manatees.html

Dr. Paulo Petry and Dr. Kirk Johnson discuss the search for the mysterious Amazonian muck fish in this film from the exhibition, Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches.
(with subtitles)


The Nature  ConservancyThe Nature Conservancy is a US environmental organization working to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Their tagline as of 2007 is "Protecting Nature. Preserving Life".
Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy works in more than 30 countries, including all 50 United States, with an increasingly global reach. The Conservancy has almost one million members, has protected more than 69,000 square kilometers (17 million acres) in the United States and more than 473,000 square kilometers (117 million acres) internationally. The organization's total support and revenue was $1,085,669 with assets totaling $4,828,494 in thousands as of 2006.

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