Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding
Low cost, human-made river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect communities at risk of flooding.
Low cost, human-made river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect communities at risk of flooding.
Plants & Animals
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Environment
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Analytical Chemistry
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Earth Sciences
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Planetary Sciences
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Ecology
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Earth Sciences
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A major new assessment report from an eight-nation body, the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), to which WUR contributed, reveals the changes to the glaciers, snow and permafrost of the Hindu ...
Earth Sciences
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Archaeology
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Environment
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