Wetlands are increasingly appreciated for their role in flood prevention and as carbon sinks. But they also act as a crucial food source for the wider catchment.
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An analysis of one major effort shows how to get Democrats and Republicans to agree to spend billions of dollars on a decades-long environmental restoration project.
Studying the scale and intensity of previous fires can help us to detect thermal hotspots earlier and support faster, smarter crisis response and post-fire restoration.
One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared. A recovery is underway.
Managed retreat can be traumatic and hard. But with good planning, the land left behind can serve new purposes, and make public what was once private.
Biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution do not happen in isolation, but proposed solutions too often fail to account for this. Two major reports point the way forward.
Mistletoes are ecological keystones that boost habitat value for wildlife, so we added them to established plane trees in the inner city.
As governments and corporations pledge to help the planet by planting trillions of trees, a new study spotlights an effective, low-cost alternative: letting tropical forests regrow naturally.
Abandoned US oil and gas wells and their associated land cover more than 2 million acres, a recent study estimates – an area larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.
The remediation of a quarried landscape usually focuses on ecological restoration. But if we turned mined sites into public spaces, it might change how we think about the environment.
Healthy seagrasses form underwater meadows teeming with fish and shellfish. A successful large-scale restoration project in Virginia could become a model for reseeding damaged seagrass beds worldwide.
For the first time in the US, a ballot measure will ask voters whether to restore wolves to a place where they’ve been eradicated. Coloradans have strong views on both sides.
A new report calls land key to solving climate change. The good news is that there are strategies for reducing carbon emissions from land use that can also produce economic and social benefits.
Climate change is accelerating and species are dying out at a record rate. Experts imagine how inviting nature into our lives could help.
Could our best shot at stopping climate catastrophe be restoring forests on a massive scale?
The abandonment of crops and pastures allows the natural regeneration of bushes and forests and the recolonization of fauna.
Federal and state agencies are carrying out a 35-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to restore Florida’s Everglades, but have not factored sea level rise or other climate change impacts into their plans.
George Monbiot talks with an ecologist about natural solutions to the climate crisis.
The 1930s New Deal created a civilian army of conservationists who planted forests and restored wilderness.
Oysters aren’t just good for a feed. They also give a vital boost to coastal ecosystems, which is why efforts are underway to restore Australia’s once-abundant oyster reefs to their former glory.
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Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, Adelaide University
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Senior Research Scientist - Coastal Restoration, James Cook University
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Research Professor, University of Florida
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Research Fellow in Urban Studies, RMIT University
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Associate professor of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
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PhD in Marine Ecology, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Research, Macquarie University
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor of Biology, Hendrix College
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José M. Rey Benayas is a Friend of The Conversation.
Catedrático de Ecología, Universidad de Alcalá
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Emeritus Professor of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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Professor, Sustainable Marine Futures, Environment Institute, Adelaide University