Greater Consideration of Animals Will Enhance Coastal Restoration Outcomes

  • Posted by Alex White
  • On August 15, 2023
The restoration of ecosystems that continue to be lost and degraded is a key challenge of the 21st century. Given the enormous effort and investment, it is critical that projects maximise benefits for biodiversity. Unfortunately, restoring coastal habitats is notoriously difficult. One likely, yet largely overlooked, impediment to effective restoration of coastal systems could be […]
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Balancing conflicting human values for seagrass, saltmarsh and mangroves

  • Posted by Chris Brown
  • On July 25, 2020
The coast sits the intersection of many human activities. Management of coastal ecosystems is challenged by the conflicting values that humans hold for the coasts, including conservation, shipping, fishing, aquaculture, recreation and many others. One objective of the Global Wetlands Project is to help find ways that management can balance these different values for coasts […]
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Long-distance sea turtle migration provides unique opportunity to combine and test exciting tracking techniques

  • Posted by Ryan Pearson
  • On July 17, 2020
By Dr Ryan Pearson In February 2016, a female loggerhead sea turtle dubbed ‘Marloo’ had a satellite transmitter attached to her shell on a beach south of Exmouth, Western Australia by the Gnaraloo wilderness foundation. Many months, and more than 4000 km’s, later she was recovered on an island near Darwin. Aub Strydom found a […]
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There are cross-benefits to protecting coastal wetlands in the wake of COVID-19

  • Posted by Ellen Ditria
  • On May 22, 2020
Dr Ryan Pearson The effects of COVID-19 on the world has been profound. It’s had us re-evaluating intergovernmental, trade and personal relationships, and forced a rethink of consumer needs. Environmental groups have been encouraging people to eat more fish in response to this pandemic.  Consumer surveys during the pandemic have also highlighted greater apprehension about […]
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Marine conservation implications and opportunities for China’s Belt and Road Initiative – the world’s largest ever infrastructure project

  • Posted by Chris Brown
  • On January 9, 2020
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, or the ‘New Silk Road’, is the world’s largest infrastructure development project, aimed at linking Europe and East Africa with Asia. The initiative combines a large network of terrestrial and maritime routes with the intent of linking over 70 countries, at an estimated cost of US$8 trillion by 2049. The […]
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Find your #scicomm sweet spot!

  • Posted by Tom Rayner
  • On October 16, 2019
Under pressure Researchers and natural resource managers are under pressure to communicate their work. That includes summarising key outcomes for policy and decision-making, relaying concerns and opportunities to community groups, campaigning for funding to address critical knowledge gaps and supporting their own careers.
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Seagrass lacks protection at global scale

  • Posted by Laura Griffiths
  • On October 9, 2019
Seagrass ecosystems face multiple threats, from pollution to sea level rise. However, management is failing to adequately protect these ecosystems and prevent their decline. We reviewed global policy relevant to seagrass protection and identified some critical gaps. We need to rethink how we protect coastal ecosystems in general, and seagrasses in particular, from multiple cumulative […]
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Wetlands: life support for the Great Barrier Reef

  • Posted by Tom Rayner
  • On July 26, 2019
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is well recognised as the one of the most biodiverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. However, few of us appreciate that one million hectares of wetlands are the life support system for this important ecosystem. In this post, Dr Fernanda Adame and Emeritus Professor Angela Arthington explore the critical relationship […]
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Effective action needs accessible science

  • Posted by Chris Brown
  • On July 1, 2019
Coastal wetlands are globally threatened. However, the plight of these habitats, like mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes, is not well recognised relative to other coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs. This translates into funding shortfalls both for the science needed to address coastal wetland decline and for the protection and restoration actions needed to […]
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What the sea needs on World Oceans Day 2019

  • Posted by Tom Rayner
  • On June 8, 2019
“You never enjoy the world aright, till the Sea itself floweth in your veins.” In the mid 1600s, English poet and clergyman Thomas Traherne penned Centuries of Meditations, a collection of paragraphs vividly detailing his reverence for the natural world. In it, he set a signpost towards awakening.
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