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August 6, 2026

The world’s mangrove forests are bouncing back. That’s good news for our coasts and climate

Catherine Lovelock, The University of Queensland

A new study suggests the world’s mangrove forests are expanding.

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April 3, 2024

Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes

Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Catherine Lovelock, The University of Queensland, and Sarah Bekessy, RMIT University

Even with the best intentions, policies from different government departments can clash.

A seagrass meadow. For the first time, researchers have counted the greenhouse gases stored by and emitted from such ecosystems. NOAA/Heather Dine

November 1, 2019

Australia’s hidden opportunity to cut carbon emissions, and make money in the process

Oscar Serrano, Edith Cowan University; Carlos M. Duarte, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Catherine Lovelock, The University of Queensland; Paul Lavery, Edith Cowan University, and Trisha B Atwood, Utah State University

In a world-first, scientists have counted the greenhouse gas absorbed and emitted by Australia’s mangroves, seagrass and other ocean ecosystems.

Mangroves put their roots down where few other plants will. Catherine Lovelock

October 14, 2015

Rising seas threaten to drown important mangrove forests, unless we intervene

Neil Saintilan, Macquarie University; Catherine Lovelock, The University of Queensland, and Kerrylee Rogers, University of Wollongong

Mangroves - one of the most important trees - are threatened by rising seas. While these forests can adapt, human development is getting in the way.

Coasts are at risk from rising seas, but that risk could be alleviated by coastal ecosystems such as mangroves. Sheep"R"Us/Flickr

March 31, 2014

How wetlands can help us adapt to rising seas

Kerrylee Rogers, University of Wollongong; Catherine Lovelock, The University of Queensland; Craig Copeland, University of Newcastle, and Neil Saintilan, University of Wollongong

Instead of costly levees and seawalls, coastal ecosystems could offer an alternative way to protect Australia’s coastal communities from rising seas, saving money and storing carbon along the way. Sea…

Restoring our southern wetlands as carbon farms would have many additional benefits to the ecosystem and the public. Catherine Lovelock

May 7, 2013

Carbon farming could restore Australia’s southern coastal wetlands

Catherine Lovelock, The University of Queensland; Justine Bell-James, The University of Queensland, and Kerrylee Rogers, University of Wollongong

Australia’s southern coastal wetlands are more diverse than most people realise. In a recent paper, Paul Boon suggests they provide valuable ecological services that exceed those of inland wetland ecosystems…

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