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ZESPRI_200802_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2020_DC_Zespri_200802 Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Zespri Kiwi Promo (4 photos from 2020)
ZESPRI_200802_09.JPG: Try Our Sweeter Golden Kiwi
LASBIC_150328_01_STITCH.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_Las_Bicicletas Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Exhibit: Las Bicicletas (13 photos from 2015)
BORDER_091106_004.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2009_DC_Wildlife_Borders Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Exhibit: Wildlife Without Borders photo show (26 photos from 2009)
BORDER_091106_021.JPG: Clean Drinking Water:
Cambodian children celebrate the first day that clean water flows from a well in their village. Climate change is depleting fresh water, with changes in precipitation patterns and the melting of glaciers. The US has supported conservation in Cambodia for nearly a decade. Through the Wildlife Without Borders Program, the US Fish and Wildlife Service works to provide opportunities for Cambodians to protect their natural resources.
BORDER_091106_029.JPG: Indigenous Partners:
The Kayapo Indians of the Brazilian Amazon have a rich ritual life. Here, the men prepare for a hunt, lead by chief Pukatiri. The Kayapo are stewards of a large tract of Amazonian rain forest. They have chosen to conserve this forest, which otherwise could be logged or burned, keeping millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
BORDER_091106_036.JPG: Sumatran Rhinos:
Sumatran rhinos, normally solitary animals, stay cool by covering themselves with wet mud. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has, for more than a decade, supported rhino population units which include members of the local community, around Way Kambas and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Parks to watch over Sumatran rhinos. Without this effort, it is likely that Sumatra's rhinos would not exist today.
BORDER_091106_046.JPG: Clear Cutting for Palm Oil:
The conversion of Borneo's native forests to oil palm releases an enormous amount of carbon into the atmosphere and destroys the habitat of many species, including orangutans. Most of the world's remaining orangutans can be found on Borneo, where the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife Without Borders Program has supported efforts to reduce illegal deforestation.
BORDER_091106_053.JPG: Siberian Tiger:
Siberian tigers are critically endangered due to habitat loss and intensive illegal hunting. The US Fish and Wildlife Service collaborates with Russia and China to support the conservation of Siberian Tigers through the establishment of protected areas and trans-boundary corridors. By supporting the collection of snares in the forests of East Asia, the Wildlife Without Borders Program has reduced the impact of illegal hunting.
BORDER_091106_063.JPG: Red Crowned Cranes in Flight:
Red crowned cranes take flight in snow-covered forests. The Wildlife Without Borders program helps to conserve important wildlife habitat in Mongolia such as the freshwater marshes, rivers, and coastal marshes on which the red crowned cranes depend. The program brings together American and Chinese biologists for collaborative implementation of wildlife conservation and education programs in China.
BORDER_091106_072.JPG: Polar Trouble:
A polar bear submerged in Lancaster Sound. The continuous loss of sea-ice on which polar bears forage increasingly threatens their survival. The US Fish and Wildlife Service collaborates closely with Canada and Russia on the issue of polar bear conservation. This fall, the first meeting of the Russian-US Polar Bear Commission will be held in Moscow to plan conservation of polar bear habitat.
BORDER_091106_080.JPG: Sea Turtles
BORDER_091106_086.JPG: Forest Ecosystems:
A spectacled bear feeds on bromeliads in the cloud forest of the Andes. Cloud forests will be among the first ecosystems disrupted by climate change. To protect South America's only species of bear, the Wildlife Without Borders Program has supported regional conservation efforts in Colombia and Ecuador. By bringing together scientists in both countries, the program has facilitated better conservation planning for the Andean bear.
BORDER_091106_101.JPG: Freshwater Features:
With a 108-meeting drop inches away, a swimmer stands at a hidden pool accessible only when the Zambezi River runs low. Southern Africa faces a dire situation, with several studies predicting a 10 percent drop in rainfall by 2050. The US Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Wildlife Without Borders Program, has invested more than $1.7 million in conservation efforts in Zambia. Partner organizations, many based in Zambia, have contributed an additional $3.3 million.
BORDER_091106_110.JPG: Mangrove Nurseries:
A lemon shark pup takes refuge in a mangrove nursery in Bimini, Bahamas. Mangroves provide habitat for countless species and serve as nurseries for fish. They also help shield the shoreline from storm surges. In 2009, the US Fish and Wildlife Service supported conservation training for local marine resources managers who are learning to quickly evaluate the health of near shore and onshore ecosystems in the Bahamas.
BORDER_091106_123.JPG: Climate Refugees:
Refugees from Myanmar wait for a delivery of fish meal at a camp on the border with Thailand. One of the most serious side effects of climate change is the displacement of people who are forced to migrate to survive. Through the Wildlife Without Borders Program, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has supported conservation efforts in Myanmar since 2001.
BORDER_091106_129.JPG: Brazilian Nut Tree:
The Brazilian nut tree is now protected in Brazil. A few survivors of prior logging now stand alone in harvested soy fields and are doomed to eventual death. Massive deforestation taking place in forests like the Amazon contributes at least 20 percent of all carbon emissions every year to the atmosphere.
BORDER_091106_139.JPG: Amazon Burning:
Enormous fires are ignited every year to clear the rainforest jungle for soy bean plantations around Santarem in the Brazilian Amazon. Working with landowners and local communities is a critical step towards promoting wise use of land resources. For this reason, the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife Without Borders Program has provided funding for conservation education projects in Brazil for more than two decades.
BORDER_091106_149.JPG: Wildlife and War:
The Republic of Congo is home to one of the largest remaining population of these endangered animals. Sadly, the gorillas' home is a war zone under constant threat from poachers. With funding support from the Wildlife Without Borders Program, a US Fish and Wildlife Service initiative, field researchers have been surveying gorillas in order to assess current trends in their conservation and management.
BORDER_091106_157.JPG: Healthy Mangroves:
Mangrove roots shelter many species, like this starfish in Tunicate Cove in Belize. They also benefit human populations by buffering fluctuating sea levels. Rising sea levels linked to global warming threaten mangrove forests around the globe. The Wildlife Without Borders Program, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, has supported the conservation of Belize's mangrove forests since 2002.
BORDER_091106_166.JPG: Freshwater Habitats:
Pirapitanga fish school together in a clear-water stream in the Cerrado region of Brazil. The Cerrado, or Brazilian savanna, represents 23 percent of the land surface of the country. This important biome, however, has been subjected to rapid rates of land conservation to agriculture and pasture. This has important environmental consequences to local and regional climate change.
BORDER_091106_173.JPG: Blue Footed Boobies:
The Wildlife Without Borders Program supports conservation of species such as the blue-footed booby which migrate between the United States, Mexico, and the tropics. Since 1995, the program has supported over $8 million in capacity building projects for wildlife conservation and has leveraged over $25 million in matching funds for partner organizations.
BORDER_091106_185.JPG: Healthy Watersheds:
Ecuador's San Rafael Falls tumble through the Amazon Basin. Reforestation can be used to restore watersheds and reduce erosion, but the benefits provided by intact forests can never be replaced. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has supported thirteen conservation projects in Ecuador since 2001 that build capacity for managing natural resources, including efforts to protect watersheds which provide safe drinking water.
BORDER_091106_193.JPG: Tropical Refugees:
A muriqui monkey and baby traverse the Atlantic rain forest in Brazil. Climate change will likely cause an increase in the duration and intensity of drought in the Atlantic Forest. The Wildlife Without Borders Program has provided over $600,000 for conservation in Brazil, including the protection of the Atlantic forest. These investments have leveraged nearly $6 million in additional funds from partner organizations.
BORDER_091106_202.JPG: Drying Ecosystems:
Baby African elephants follow their mother across a river. Elephants are most at risk from poachers, but climate change and encroachment by human settlements both pose serious threats. Since 1994, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has supported projects throughout Africans forests and savannas to help protect elephants. Recently, these projects have helped elephants return to their former range in parts of Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi.
CHAKA_090603_002.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2009_DC_Chaka_090603 Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Performance: Chaka Khan (27 photos from 2009)
CHAKA_090603_203.JPG: Chaka Khan @ the Woodrow Wilson Plaza
LRICH_070920_021.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_DC_Little_Richard_070920 Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Performance: Little Richard (28 photos from 2007)
LRICH_070920_455.JPG: Little Richard @ Woodrow Wilson Plaza
LRICH_070920_459.JPG: Good golly, Miss Molly! Rock pioneer Little Richard passed on May 9, 2020. His first mega hit was "Tutti Frutti", recorded in 1955 but his number ones included "Long Tall Sally" (1956), "Rip it Up" (1956), and "Lucille" (1957). He's shown here at a free concert at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza in DC back in 2007. Despite crutches, he was still a manic performer.
LRICH_070920_535.JPG: Little Richard had started using crutches this year because of sciatica in his left leg.
HAMMER_070906_058.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_DC_Hammer_070906 Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Performance: MC Hammer (12 photos from 2007)
VOLT_070720_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_DC_Volt Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Demo of the GM Volt experimental car (19 photos from 2007)
PUPPET_070621_010.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_DC_Puppets Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Exhibit: Vietnamese Traditional Water Puppets (29 photos from 2007)
TAKEI_060509_004.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2006_DC_Takei_060509 Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Natl Asian Pacific Amer Heritage Month w/George Takei (43 photos from 2006)
TAKEI_060509_313.JPG: George Takei @ National Asian American Month event
TAKEI_060509_383.JPG: Bruce Guthrie and George Takei @ Reagan Building
MAPLD_050907_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2005_DC_MAPLD DC -- MAPLD conference lobby @ Ronald Reagan Bldg (5 photos from 2005)
WOMEN_050331_006.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2005_DC_Women_050331 Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Natl Women's History Month w/Judy Woodruff (25 photos from 2005) Entertainment was provided by the Kit McClure Band, an all female ensemble.
WOMEN_050331_044.JPG: Mistress of Ceremonies JC Hayward
WOMEN_050331_061.JPG: The National Anthem was sung by Sylvia Lankford (in the back)
WOMEN_050331_079.JPG: Claire Buchan (Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce).
WOMEN_050331_084.JPG: Carol Peasley (Counselor for the Office of Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development).
WOMEN_050331_111.JPG: Deborah J. Spero (Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection).
WOMEN_050331_138.JPG: The keynote speaker was Judy Woodruff, a veteran broadcast journalist who joined the Cable News Network (CNN) in 1993. Prior to joining CNN, she was the chief Washington correspondent for The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour.
WOMEN_050331_145.JPG: Judy Woodruff @ Ronald Reagan Building event
LIONEL_010628_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2001_DC_Lionel_010628 Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Performance: Lionel Richie (12 photos from 2001)
LIONEL_010628_14.JPG: Lionel Richie @ Ronald Reagan Building
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