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Your search found 2568 hits- 09/03/16 – DLNR & YOU – Ocean Users Urged To Use Reef-Safe Sunscreens; Scientific Evidence Showing Chemicals Cause Damage to Coral Reefs(Honolulu) - A compound commonly found in sunscreens has been shown to cause serious harm to corals, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is asking people who enter the ocean to avoid using sunscreens which contain oxybenzone. Recent studies have shown that oxybenzone causes deformities in coral larvae (planulae), making them unable to swim, settle out, and form new coral colonies. It also increases the rate at which coral bleaching occurs. This puts coral reef health at risk, and reduces resiliency to climate change.
- 09/04/16 – Rescue Of Newell’s Shearwater Chick Demonstrates ChallengesDEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON MEDIA ADVISORY RESCUE OF NEWELL’S SHEARWATER CHICK DEMONSTRATES CHALLENGES A tiny Newell’s Shearwater chick, rescued from the Hono o Na Pali… Read More »
- 09/04/16 – DLNR & YOU – Newell’s Shearwater Chick Avoids Cats & Rats In Kauai Mountains(Lihue, Kaua‘i) - A tiny Newell’s Shearwater chick, rescued from the Hono o Na Pali Natural Area Reserve on Kaua‘i, in late August, is thriving and doing well at the Save our Shearwaters (SOS) facility. The lost chick was collected by KESRP staff members, Heidi Ingram and John Hintze. They carried it up the side of a mountain to a helicopter landing zone on a remote ridge. The bird was put into a carry box and flown to Lihue where it was then taken to SOS at the Kaua‘i Humane Society.
- 09/05/16 – DLNR & YOU – Reef Safe Sunscreen News ConferenceOCEAN USERS URGED TO USE REEF-SAFE SUNSCREENS Scientific Evidence Showing Chemicals Cause Damage to Coral Reefs
- 09/06/16 – Building The Next Generation Of Conservation Leaders & Environmental ManagersDEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON MEDIA ADVISORY BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS WHAT: News Conference/Media Availability WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, 1:45… Read More »
- 09/06/16 – DLNR & YOU – Building The Next Generation Of Conservation Leaders & Environmental Manager(Honolulu) – You’ve probably seen them in their bright blue shirts out in the forest pulling weeds, planting native trees, restoring trails, or hiking up a mountain side. These are participants from Hawaii’s Youth Conservation Corps that are helping environmental agencies tackle today’s natural resource problems and care for Hawaii’s fragile ecosystems.
- 09/08/16 – DLNR Draws From Global Science To Develop Recovery Plan For Coral Bleaching In Hawai’i Due To Global WarmingDEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON MEDIA ADVISORY DLNR DRAWS FROM GLOBAL SCIENCE TO DEVELOP RECOVERY PLAN FOR CORAL BLEACHING IN HAWAI‘I DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING WHAT: Faced… Read More »
- 09/07/16 – Hawai‘i Interagency Biosecurity Plan Formed To Protect Environment, Agriculture, Economy and HealthDEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON MEDIA ADVISORY HAWAI‘I INTERAGENCY BIOSECURITY PLAN FORMED TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, ECONOMY AND HEALTH WHAT: Hawai‘i is at an invasive species… Read More »
- 09/09/16 – Rapid Ohia Death Statewide Survey ResultsDEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON MEDIA ADVISORY RAPID ‘OHI‘A DEATH STATEWIDE SURVEY RESULTS WHAT: Learn what a series of aerial surveys of six Hawaiian islands now shows… Read More »
- 09/08/16 – DLNR & YOU – State Implementing Management Strategies To Promote Coral Bleaching Recovery(Honolulu) -- Following severe coral bleaching events in 2014 and 2015 within Hawai‘i’s ocean waters, the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) has been working to identify management actions that can be taken to promote post-coral bleaching recovery and resiliency in Hawai‘i’s coral reefs.