National Park Foundation receives its largest grant ever & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, August 28, 2024 “The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.”— Jacques Cousteau [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( UN Chief Guterres Issues ‘Global SOS’ to World Leaders to ‘Save Our Seas’ Speaking from Tonga on Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a “global SOS,” urging governments to increase climate action to “Save Our Seas.” [Read More]( Related: [Warmest Sea Surface Temperatures in 400 Years Present ‘Existential Threat’ to Great Barrier Reef, Study Finds]( Monterey, California Beach Closed to Protect Hundreds of Sea Lions Local officials have closed the area around Monterey, [California]( San Carlos Beach to people following the takeover of hundreds of [sea lions](. [Read More]( Related: [Billionaire Accused of Stealing Sand From Public Beach in Malibu for Use at $30M Home]( Global Food Production Limited by Lack of Pollinators Is ‘Cause for Concern and Optimism,’ Researchers Say An international research team led by Rutgers University has analyzed the [crop]( yields of more than 1,500 [agricultural lands]( on six continents, and found that a lack of [pollinators]( is limiting the global production of important, nutrient-dense [foods]( like [fruits]( nuts, [vegetables]( and legumes. [Read More]( Related: [Pollinators 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Penguins Sing at Sydney Aquarium to Mourn Death of Colony Member Sphen, Same-Sex Partner of Magic Sydney’s Sea Life Aquarium witnessed a beautiful expression of emotion as Magic and the other gentoo [penguins]( in his colony sang, mourning the loss of his partner Sphen. Their same-sex love story, during which they shared the duties of raising their adopted young, made the couple famous around the world. [Read More]( Related: [Microplastics May Be Accumulating in the Food Chain of Endangered Galápagos Penguins]( National Park Foundation Receives Its Largest Grant Ever The U.S. National Park Foundation has received a $100 million grant, the largest in the foundation’s history, from Lilly Endowment Inc., a private philanthropic foundation. The grant is also the largest ever to benefit national parks, according to the National Park Foundation. [Read More]( Related: [California’s Yurok Tribe Becomes First to Steward Land Alongside National Park Service]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](