In the Paris Agreement, mangroves in Mexico were measured as terrestrial forests and the large stocks of carbon in their soils were not included.
Undervaluing of mangroves in the Paris Climate Agreement
Category: Climate change
Dodging Day Zero – multiple water sources for multiple uses
How many sources of water do you use on a daily basis? If you live in the developed world, chances are you only use one – a treated, piped, well-distributed source coming from a reservoir or groundwater reserve. In many parts of the developing world, these types of highly developed water resources are not available. [...]
Water and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In 2015, the United Nations new development goals, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), were brought into effect (http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html). The SDGs seek to achieve substantial country-level improvements across 17 broad development goals. The aim is that by 2030, all countries will need to measure and report on their progress towards achieving 169 separate sustainable [...]
Networks of habitats increase the vulnerability of migratory species to climate change
Migratory species face a double jeopardy from climate change
Adaptation for people and planet – Are we thinking about adapting to a new climate, or resisting the change?
By Dr Wade Hadwen Australian Rivers Institute and Griffith Climate Change Response Program Anthropogenically-forced climate change represents a major challenge to both the human and natural world. Given the rate of change and the inertia in the global climate system, there is a pressing need to address the major challenges that climate change poses – [...]
Are headwater fish running out of liveable stream habitats?
Locally threatened Northern River Blackfish are restricted to headwater habitats due to increasing stream temperatures
Using tree-rings to uncover past climates in Australia
How trees can reveal secrets about past droughts and floods
Algal bloom turns 400 km of the Murray River green
Red-alerts for water safety were issued along the Murray River this summer restricting recreation use and affecting farmers and tourism.
Bleaching hits the southern Great Barrier Reef
Southern fried corals: First reports of bleaching stress on Keppel Island reefs
Why do species vary in how fast they shift their ranges?
Ocean animals are moving towards the poles in response to global warming, but are doing so at different speeds, explains Dr Chris Brown
Catchment to Coast 