Professional mediation can help Everglades restoration
A broker could be the key to saving the Florida Everglades.
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Mangrove expansion and climatic warming may help ecosystems keep pace with sea level rise
Sea level rise and extreme weather events have become harsh realities for those living along the world's coasts. The record-breaking hurricanes of the past decade in the United States have led to staggering tolls on coastal ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2018
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Tree species richness in Amazonian wetlands is three times greater than expected
Throughout the alluvial plains of Amazonia, there are immense forests that are flooded for almost half the year. These Amazonian wetlands encompass a wide array of types of vegetation in or near stream gullies, including ...
Ecology
Aug 27, 2018
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Coastline flooding threat assessed from space
One of the greatest challenges facing human society, the risk of future flooding, continues to grow due to climate change and increasing population pressures on deltas and floodplains. Adequate monitoring, improved management ...
Environment
May 14, 2018
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One-fifth of carbon entering coastal waters of eastern North America is buried
Coastal waters play an important role in the carbon cycle by transferring carbon to the open ocean or burying it in wetland soils and ocean sediments, a new study shows.
Environment
Apr 12, 2018
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Nature-based solutions can prevent $50 billion in Gulf Coast flood damages
While coastal development and climate change are increasing the risk of flooding for communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast, restoration of marshes and oyster reefs are among the most cost-effective solutions for reducing ...
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Apr 11, 2018
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Few Chicagoland wetlands left without non-native species, study finds
The wetlands in and around Chicago are overwhelmingly invaded by non-native plants, according to a new study by University of Illinois researchers. The study, which pulls together species occurrence data from over 2,000 wetlands ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2018
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Image: Tunis wetlands
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features Tunisia's capital Tunis, in North Africa, and highlights some of the country's important wetlands.
Earth Sciences
Feb 2, 2018
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Study shows wetlands provide landscape-scale reduction in nitrogen pollution
In agricultural regions such as the U.S. Midwest, excess nitrate from crop fertilizer makes its way into rivers and streams through subsurface drainage channels and agricultural ditches.
Environment
Jan 29, 2018
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Decision to rescind Waters of the United States rule (WOTUS) based on flawed analysis: study
New evidence suggests that the Trump Administration's proposal to rescind the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that would limit the scope of the Clean Water Act inappropriately overlooks wetlands-related values.
Environment
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