A new study is the first to define a safe operating space for the rivers of the Bangladesh delta.
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Current science communications in Cape Town are not serving the public well.
Scientists analyzed water quality in 145 watersheds after wildfires and found dramatic spikes in contaminants.
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened and degraded environments in the world. The way we use the land surrounding waterways can have devastating impacts on aquatic life.
The revered nature writer asks ambitious questions in his latest work, written at a tipping point for the world’s climate.
In a Queensland river where natural gas seeps up through the water, many living creatures have come to depend on it for their carbon.
Robert Macfarlane’s new book asks a simple question that poses a profound challenge to environmental policy and the drive for economic growth.
India has said it would suspend crucial treaty governing river flows in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan has said any disruption to water supply would be ‘an act of war.’
Periodic flooding in Kinshasa is a symptom of uncontrolled urbanisation.
The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders.
Let’s train an army of nature protectors to speak for nature itself – not for what it can provide for humans.
The latest floods exposed the deep vulnerability of many mountain communities in eastern Kentucky, where land ownership patterns and other barriers to recovery can leave residents with few options.
The NT government has given billions of litres of water from the Roper River to irrigators. When will Australia start managing our rivers for the future?
A new study of water quality in Australian rivers reveals surprising changes since the turn of the century: good for the Murray-Darling Basin but bad for the reef.
Canadians over-consume water at alarming rates with an antiquated water licensing system that promotes competition and misuse over sustainability.
A ‘brain-eating amoeba’ might sound like a science fiction creature. Unfortunately, it’s real – and while infections are rare, they are usually fatal.
Scientists have assessed more than 23,000 species.
The day after heavy drinking can affect your body, energy levels and perception of risk in many ways. So swim before you drink, not the other way round.
If federal streamgages were bolstered by networks of cheaper monitors run by communities, the results could save lives.
The findings are simply unacceptable for a natural asset so fundamental to Australia’s environmental, cultural and economic wellbeing.
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Principal Research Scientist in Ecosystem Ecology, CSIRO
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Honorary Fellow in Environmental Sciences, Swansea University
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Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Honorary Research Fellow in Hydromorphology, University of Salford
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Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Beatrix Beisner is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Aquatic ecology; Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Professor of River Science and Climate Resilience, University of Salford
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Research fellow, Charles Sturt University
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Executive Director and Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Gulbali Institute (Agriculture, Water and Environment), Charles Sturt University, Charles Sturt University
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Professor in Environmental Hydraulics, Cardiff University