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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Bird feathers can tell us a lot about their owners and the places they visit.
China offers an alternative to traditional donors and investors in low- and middle-income countries. Adding to its appeal is its focus on infrastructure projects.
Simple changes to current grassland management has the potential to save many endangered birds.
Five million shorebirds migrate between Australia and the northern hemisphere, threatened by habitat destruction, and rising seas. How can we protect this natural marvel?
New research has found that human activity could be damaging wetlands’ natural defence to rising sea levels. The study by…
In its report published last week, the UK Parliament’s green watchdog, the Environmental Audit Committee, was far from convinced by the government’s proposed policy of biodiversity offsetting. The committee’s…
Atmospheric methane emissions increased after 2006, and a recent study conducted by a team of international scientists, including…
Removing wastewater pollution through wetlands is, in at least one scenario, more cost effective than upgrading a treatment…
A team of US researchers has found that watershed wetlands can help to improve the quality of streams polluted by acid rain…
Research conducted at the Everglades Research Park at Florida Gulf Coast University has shown the potential for man-made…
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…
UNESCO has released its latest report on the state of the Great Barrier Reef, and has once again raised concerns about excessive port development along the coast, and the state of water quality around…
Restored wetlands may never fully recover, calling into question a common belief that it is possible to recreate destroyed…
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