The number of visitors to the restored wetlands is increasing each year, as is the wildlife.
- Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University
Recent rains have not eliminated the threat of a repeat of last summer’s mass fish deaths.
A decade of bipartisan research has provided plenty of answers to the problems plaguing the Darling River.
Wetlands are some of the world’s most undervalued weapons against climate change. They store huge quantities of carbon – but without better protection, many could soon be drained or paved over.
A recent report argues more water is needed to resurrect the Murray-Darling Basin. But simply increasing river flow alone could actually harm the Basin.
Wetlands management is vital but sweeping statements about their universal value may do more harm than good.
La récente « Journée mondiale des zones humides » attire notre attention sur ces espaces particulièrement fragiles et indispensables aux populations locales… mais attention à ne pas les surestimer.
Many ecosystems have changed so radically that it is no longer possible to restore them to what they once were and in other situations it is not appropriate.
It’s looking increasingly likely that this will be the year the United Nations introduces an Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) - a group similar to the IPCC, but…
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