{"id":595,"date":"2022-06-05T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equinoxgold.wpengine.com\/?post_type=our-stories&#038;p=595"},"modified":"2024-02-05T22:25:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:25:23","slug":"world-environment-day","status":"publish","type":"our-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.equinoxgold.com\/our-stories\/world-environment-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Environment Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-container--full fndry-pt--6 fndry-pb--6 fndry-pt--md-6 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-mb--6\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tealBlue)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--12\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg stock-ticker\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-row--gutter fndry-justify--end\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--12\">\n\t\n<script>\n\n            if (typeof(stockdio_events) == \"undefined\") {\n\n               stockdio_events = true;\n\n               var stockdio_eventMethod = window.addEventListener ? \"addEventListener\" : \"attachEvent\";\n\n               var stockdio_eventer = window[stockdio_eventMethod];\n\n               var stockdio_messageEvent = stockdio_eventMethod == \"attachEvent\" ? \"onmessage\" : \"message\";\n\n               stockdio_eventer(stockdio_messageEvent, function (e) {\n\n                  if (typeof(e.data) != \"undefined\" && typeof(e.data.method) != \"undefined\") {\n\n                     eval(e.data.method);\n\n                  }\n\n               },false);\n\n            }\n\n         <\/script> \n\n<iframe id='stockdio_ticker' frameBorder='0' scrolling='no' width='100%' height='100%' src='https:\/\/api.stockdio.com\/visualization\/financial\/charts\/v1\/Ticker?app-key=000D428AA5DE48229F9256AD0D439DB9&#038;stockExchange=FOREX&#038;symbols=TSX:EQX(TSX: EQX C$);NYSENASDAQ:EQX(NYSE-A: EQX US$);XAU\/USD(Gold: US$)&#038;scroll=No&#038;template=a15e25b4-89d4-45ef-a9ce-3ed4326b5c98&#038;onload=stockdioticker&#038;cssFiles=https:\/\/www.equinoxgold.com\/equinoxgold.newticker13.css?v=1444'><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pt--4 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--start\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-row--gutter\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--12 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--row fndry-align--start fndry-justify--start\">\n\t<p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-text-postDate\" style=\"--color:var(--fndry-color-white)\">Released on<\/p><time class=\"fndry-post-date has-text-align-center fndry-text-h6Label14\" style=\"color:var(--fndry-color-white)\" datetime=\"2022-06-05T00:04:00-07:00\">June 5, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"fndry-post-title has-text-align-left\" style=\"color:var(--fndry-color-white)\">World Environment Day<\/h1><div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-pr--md-5 fndry-pl--md-5 fndry-pr--sm-3 fndry-pl--sm-3\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-row--gutter fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--12 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2\">\n\t\n<p>Equinox Gold is committed to preventing or mitigating the effect of our activities on habitat and species loss and we actively promote conservation of local biodiversity. We give special consideration to fragile ecosystems, local threatened species and critical habitat. We are committed to progressive site reclamation and our closure plans focus on agreed end land uses in consultation with local regulators and communities.<\/p>\n<figure  class=\"fndry-image\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-3834\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equinoxgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cactus.jpg\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" alt=\"A couple of men wearing safety vests standing next to a tree\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equinoxgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cactus.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.equinoxgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cactus-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n\n<p>At all of our mines, our biodiversity management plan includes monitoring and reclamation of habitats for local protected species. Before we disturb the land we conduct biodiversity impact assessments to understand our site\u2019s characteristics, allowing our local teams to ensure that native fauna and significant floral elements are identified and relocated during clearing procedures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Equinox Gold\u2019s Castle Mountain Mine has entered into an agreement with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dri.edu\/\">Desert Research Institute<\/a>&nbsp;(DRI)&nbsp;to establish a collaborative long-term program to advance and analyze the success of Joshua tree seedling ecology, germination, transplantation,&nbsp;and survivorship.<\/p>\n\n<p>This partnership\u2019s goals are to: determine the viability of different seed cohorts after long-term storage, establish seed propagation methods for Joshua trees, germinate tree seedlings in a controlled setting, monitor the survival and growth rate using selected seed cohorts, and evaluate Joshua tree survivorship over a long-term basis to determine best practices moving forward.<\/p>\n\n<p>Continued research is imperative to the long-term conservation and survival of Joshua trees, and one of the most important but least understood components is germination, emergence, and establishment. 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