Come along on a trip to the Skull Valley Lavender Farm as Bob and Jennie kick off our new video series on symbiotic relationships – “Unlocking Nature’s Hidden Relationships.” This first

Come along on a trip to the Skull Valley Lavender Farm as Bob and Jennie kick off our new video series on symbiotic relationships – “Unlocking Nature’s Hidden Relationships.” This first episode explores mutualism through the relationship between flowers and the butterflies and bees that pollinate them. Grab ahold of your bug nets and let’s get started! Special thanks to Will Duncan at Skull Valley Lavender Farm for inviting us out! Chapters: 0:00 - 2:37 Introduction 2:37 - 6:27 Sonoran Bumblebee 6:27 - 8:23 Butterfly Hunt 8:23 - 11:44 Carpenter Bee 11:44 - 13:02 Interview with Lavender Farmer 13:02 - 13:54 Outro 13:54 - 15:11 Outtakes The Natural History Institute is recognized by the IRS as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. ✿Donate: https://naturalhistoryinstitute.org/donate/ ✿Skull Valley Lavender Farm: http://www.skullvalleylavender.com/ ✿NHI Website: https://naturalhistoryinstitute.org/ ✿NHI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NaturalHistoryInstitute/ ✿NHI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturalhistoryinstitute/ ✿NHI TikTok: @naturalhistoryinstitute Related videos from NHI: ✿Species Interactions: Friends, Enemies, Dinner, and Whatever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEB19Zfe3zg ✿It’s Complicated: The Long-Standing Partnership of Native Bees and Their Flowers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k6gvX76K70&list=PLg0ZHVq7fYljIF4HQaaFum66-zrKvYbX1&index=13 ✿AFRICANIZED HONEYBEES: FACTS AND FICTION - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tmEEIXVy0 ✿SEX MAKES YOU SNEEZE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJDeB3FQAs ✿MOURNING CLOAKS BRING THE SPRING - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0bU-YHqTEE ✿Honey Bee Natural History and Conservation Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctbGmKnT8lE&list=PLg0ZHVq7fYljIF4HQaaFum66-zrKvYbX1&index=64 ✿Honey Bee Natural History and Conservation Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f10UqMnYmno&list=PLg0ZHVq7fYljIF4HQaaFum66-zrKvYbX1&index=61 ✿Honey Bee Natural History and Conservation Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQGCKnd-c54&list=PLg0ZHVq7fYljIF4HQaaFum66-zrKvYbX1&index=60 Further Reading: ✿The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-bees-in-your-backyard-a-guide-to-north-america-s-bees-joseph-s-wilson/8970691?ean=9780691160771

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Despite the fact that women are half the world’s population, male leaders still outnumber female leaders by four to one. By harnessing the power of data, we can identify pathways for women to

Despite the fact that women are half the world’s population, male leaders still outnumber female leaders by four to one. By harnessing the power of data, we can identify pathways for women to pursue leadership, along with the positions they currently hold and the power they are able to exercise in those positions. We can then leverage that data to help change the institutions, systems and practices to put more women into leadership roles. Gwen Young is an international development specialist and advocate. She also has worked as a lawyer to develop exploitation- and sexual- and gender-based violence guidelines, and has trained women in human rights and economic empowerment. Gwen Young has devoted her career to humanitarian relief, international development, and human rights. As an attorney and public policy professional, Gwen has advocated for the role girls and women play in political, social, and economic development. She has trained women in advocacy, networking, management, and entrepreneurship in her roles with the International Rescue Committee, CARE, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While working with Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), Gwen developed guidelines to deal with sexual- and gender-based violence and exploitation. She has lived for over 10 years on the African continent, in a variety of conflict-ridden zones. Today, Gwen works to advance the role of women in government as the Director of the Wilson Center’s Global Women’s Leadership Initiative. The Initiative aims to ensure 50% representation of women in public-service leadership in governments across the globe by 2050. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Risk Sharing in the Climate Emergency: A call to action for insurers, regulators and governments COP26, Banqueting hall, Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow 3 November 2021, 12.30 to

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Risk Sharing in the Climate Emergency - Highlights from the Launch Event at #COP26 COP26, Banqueting hall, Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow 4 November 2021 ClimateWise and the

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The vast biodiversity of our planet is the underlying fabric supporting all life on Earth, but the prognosis is grim: biodiversity rates are continuing to plummet as extinctions of species

The vast biodiversity of our planet is the underlying fabric supporting all life on Earth, but the prognosis is grim: biodiversity rates are continuing to plummet as extinctions of species accelerate.

Fortunately, the evidence suggests that there are in fact viable pathways for successful action at a global scale, but only if we mobilize and act decisively and rapidly. In this session, we will learn how we can protect and restore 50% of global landscapes while staying below 1.5°C temperature rise in the next few decades. Projects such as the newly launched Global Safety Net provide a roadmap: a bioregional approach combining world-class science, a clear focus on Indigenous rights and stewardship, support for grassroots action, and a vision for transformative philanthropy.

This panel took place at the Bioneers 2020 Conference.

Hosted by Justin Winters, Co-Founder and Executive Director of One Earth, with: Carly Vynne, Strategic Partner at RESOLVE; Oscar Soria, Campaign Director at AVAAZ; Karl Burkart, Managing Director of One Earth; Angela Amanakwa Kaxuyana, part of the senior leadership of the Brazilian Coordination of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon (COIAB).

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An important and timely panel discussion on exposing the fossil fuel industry’s shifting tactics to block a just and equitable transition off dirty fossil fuel production. Featuring climate

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Opening Ceremony of Radiocommunication Assembly 2023 (RA-23) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 13 November 2023. Speakers: Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU Mr. Mario Maniewicz,

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The Red Shadow Singers sing an Ancestor Song to call in the Spirit to bless those gathered and welcome the Torch & Water Carriers. The flame is then lit and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declares the

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Just how many plastic bottles does one room full of people use? Lily talks about how much wastage we actually create from just one item, and how we can all spend just 5 minutes to make a difference.

Just how many plastic bottles does one room full of people use? Lily talks about how much wastage we actually create from just one item, and how we can all spend just 5 minutes to make a difference. Youth involved in environmental protection. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Josh makes his living directly from the clean waters of Cook Inlet. He wants to keep them that way. He is urging President Biden to keep his promise that there would be no new drilling if he were

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