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May302012

CNN Go wrote an article about the World's Best City Beaches - Miami of course was on the list at #9 and ECOMB was mentioned for our efforts in Keeping our Beaches Clean!!

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mothernaturenetwork:

Nature inspires more creative mindsThe more you get away from the stresses of daily life and the more time you spend outdoors, the greater your level of creativity. That’s the conclusion from a new study that found a team of backpackers were 50 percent more creative after they had spent four days on the trail.

Nature inspires more creative minds
The more you get away from the stresses of daily life and the more time you spend outdoors, the greater your level of creativity. That’s the conclusion from a new study that found a team of backpackers were 50 percent more creative after they had spent four days on the trail.

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globalvoices:

The Bitonga Divers is an NGO championed by Mozambique’s first dive professional, the inspiring Carlos Macuacua, based in Tofo, a town in Inhambane province.

In 2006, when Bitonga Divers was formed, there were no Moçambican divemasters or instructors. Since that time, in partnership with Ocean Revolution and foreign owned dive centers, Bitonga Divers now has trained eight Mozambican Instructors and 11 divemasters.

The Bitonga Divers also invest in outreach to communities, showing megafauna and underwater scenes to people living near the coast, many of whom have never been underwater or seen these animals alive. Through this kind of outreach, people begin to make positive links between protecting sea life, tourism and economic development.

(via npr)

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mothernaturenetwork:

Kalamazoo ospreys get safe new roost thanks to enterprising filmmaker
The breeding raptors are seen as a sign of hope for the recovery of the polluted Kalamazoo River.

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