The gradual return of flamingos to Florida coincides with long-term efforts to restore the Everglades and the state’s coastal ecosystems.
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The National Park Service is not just focused on helping people enjoy the outdoors, but also on conserving wild places.
Changes to the landscape and pollution have harmed this vital ecosystem known as the ‘river of grass.’
A soil expert explains why flooding rice fields in South Florida benefits the agriculture-rich region.
New research has found that since the mid-1980s, the economic impact of invasive reptiles and amphibians totals more than US$17 billion.
A filmmaker, her students and community partners create a multi-platform documentary and study guide to teach swamp literacy and care through a trip into the Everglades.
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.
Australia’s government has lobbied hard to avoid the Great Barrier Reef being described internationally as being in danger. But that publicity wouldn’t necessarily hit tourism that hard anyway.
Rehydrating the Florida Everglades is the largest ecological restoration project in the world. Ecologist Peter Frederick explains why this massive effort is worth its multi-billion-dollar cost.
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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Research Professor, University of Florida
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Science Integrator, Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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PhD Student, Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia
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Professor in Communication Studies, Concordia University
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Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Soil, Water and Nutrient Management, University of Florida
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Professor of Ecology, Florida International University
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Principal Lecturer of Recreation and Sport Management, Coastal Carolina University
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Associate Professor of Recreation and Sport Management, Coastal Carolina University
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Biology Researcher, Florida International University