Month: October 2020

Climate change, Conservation, Dams, Drinking water, Drought, ecology, Ecosystems, fish, fisheries, Guest Author, International, Our people, research, River, Rivers, Sediment, sharks, Uncategorized, Wetlands, womeninstem

Bring living waters back to our planet

by Australian Rivers InstituteLeave a Comment on Bring living waters back to our planet
Bring living waters back to our planet

Rivers, lakes, and wetlands support extraordinary diversity. Such bodies of water host more species per square kilometre than forests or oceans. Yet they are losing this biodiversity two to three times faster than forests and oceans. Populations of freshwater animals, including river dolphins, sturgeon, beavers, crocodiles, and giant turtles, have already plummeted by 88%.

Climate change, Coastal, Conservation, fish, fisheries, International, Mangroves, Our people, research, Uncategorized, Wetlands

Cautious optimism for the mighty Indian Sundarbans Mangrove Forest

by Australian Rivers InstituteLeave a Comment on Cautious optimism for the mighty Indian Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
Cautious optimism for the mighty Indian Sundarbans Mangrove Forest

By Dr Michael Sievers and Dr Mahua Roy Chowdhury Read Time: 481 words about 3 minutes. Royal Bengal Tiger. Photo: Unknown. Despite historic clearing and an Endangered status, there are positive signs when it comes to one of the largest mangrove ecosystems in the world - The Indian Sundarbans. The Indian Sundarbans form part of [...]