Restore America’s Estuaries has released the findings of a study that confirms the climate mitigation benefits of restoring tidal wetland habitat. The study, the first of its kind, provides a much needed approach for assessing carbon fluxes for historic drained …
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The new report Heatwaves: Hotter, Longer, More Often is the second major report of the Climate Council and examines the impact of climate change on heatwaves and hot weather. It finds that climate change is already increasing the intensity and …
Visit the New Scientist Your Warming World interactive map and graphic and click on the map or enter a location in the search box to find out how average temperatures in specific locations all around the world have changed over …
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A newly published global analysis explores the impacts of urbanisation on birds (54 cities) and plants (110 cities). The density of species has declined substantially compared with non-urban estimates, but cities still retain endemic native species providing opportunities for regional and global …
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Stress has become a constant for many city residents. The research brief Feeling Stressed? Take a Time Out in Nature summarises the evidence proving the benefits of urban green spaces in buffering stress.
The Don’t Shoot Bats campaign began in early 2012 with a group of conservationists, wildlife carers and advocates. At the time, permits to shoot flying-foxes were issued in NSW, and since then, Queensland has reintroduced previously banned shooting in orchards, …
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) researchers and other authors in the new book Biodiversity and Environmental Change have maintained monitoring sites, often for one or more decades, in an array of different ecosystems across the Australian continent. This book highlights …
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The ecosystem services concept emphasises the multiple benefits of ecosystems to humans, and its use can facilitate collaboration. Although the concept has gained considerable interest, it is increasingly contested and encounters objections. The authors of Ecosystem services as a contested …
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The Australasian Network for Ecology and Transportation (ANET) is a professional association that promotes the practice of road ecology amongst engineers, planners and scientists. The impacts of linear infrastructure and the vehicles they carry are are considerable and are responsible …
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Riverprize is a prestigious international environmental award, giving recognition, reward and support to those who have developed and implemented outstanding, visionary and sustainable programs in river management. Applications are now being accepted for the 2014 Riverprize, comprising the Australian Riverprize, the …