The Vacaresti swamp is an abandoned lake site in the south-eastern part of Bucharest. Construction started in 1986 as part of the city’s hydrological flooding prevention system, but after the fall of communist dictator Ceausescu, it was never finished. Today, on these 190 hectares of abandoned reservoir, a small ecosystem of wetlands has developed. About 90 protected…
At a time when the world is experiencing unprecedented ecological threats, the Balance-Unbalance International Conference is a global initiative designed to harness the talents of innovators working at the forefront of the arts, science and technology to explore transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability. The 2013 Balance-Unbalance Conference recently took place from 31 May to 2 June…
Wild Sanctuary is an online archive and bookstore featuring a wealth of bioacoustic research, nature sound recordings, and related literature on the world’s changing soundscapes. Founder and ecologist Dr. Bernie Krause writes: On 22 January, we officially launched our new web site, one completely dedicated to the field of soundscape ecology: http://www.wildsanctuary.com The site, composed,…
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