内容摘要：“If we don’t do this, we don’t get any food to eat,” said 65-year-old Usmaan Shekh. “We try to take a break for a few minutes when it gets too hot, but mostly we just continue till we can’t.”

“If we don’t do this, we don’t get any food to eat,” said 65-year-old Usmaan Shekh. “We try to take a break for a few minutes when it gets too hot, but mostly we just continue till we can’t.”

will balance preserving natural resources with ensuring public access for things like boating, camping and swimming, according to the measure’s sponsors. It also gives Floridians at least 30 days’ notice ahead of public hearings to discuss proposed changes to the conservation areas.The governor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. DeSantis signed the law days after another wave of bipartisan backlash scuttled a company’s plans to swap some of its properties for state-owned conservation lands.

Unlike thorny issues such as abortion, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, race and guns, state parks apparently hold a place in Floridians’ hearts regardless of party.The law was unanimously approved by both chambers of Florida’s Republican-controlled state legislature. Organizers for the environmental group Sierra Club Florida called it a monumental victory for grassroots activism in a politically divided state.Last year, hundreds of nature lovers and conservationists thronged to protests at parks across the state, carrying signs with slogans like “Save Don’t Pave” and “Parks Over Profit.”

The push to rein in DeSantis’ administration is a sign of how the governor’s once rock-solid support from fellow Republicans has eroded. Until recently,on anything from the GOP lawmakers who dominate the state’s politics, and he has a reputation for seeking vengeance when they do.

But it appears a political line in the sand has been drawn around Florida’s beloved state parks, which are a bastion of wildness in a state where vast stretches of beaches and mangrove forests have long given way to high-rise condos, roadside motels and strip mall souvenir shops.

Republican state Sen. Gayle Harrell, one of the measure’s sponsors, said the safeguards ensure there’s “no wiggle room” for unwanted development.GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, thousands of creatures — fish, hammerhead sharks, marine iguanas — move in search of food.

The 2021 collapse of Darwin’s Arch, named for the famed British naturalist behind the theory of evolution, came from natural erosion. But its demise underscored the fragility of a far-flung archipelago that’s coming under increased pressure both fromand invasive species.

A piece of the edge of Darwin’s Arch is visible in the ocean above Pacific creolefish off of Darwin Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)A piece of the edge of Darwin’s Arch is visible in the ocean above Pacific creolefish off of Darwin Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski)