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News tag: Ecosystem

Ecosystem news

Compare and contrast: Restoring ecosystems to reduce drought risk: Nature-based Solutions for drought

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) The aim of this publication is to give authorities and stakeholders the knowledge required to integrate NbS into drought management efforts at global, […]

Compare and contrast: ‘Really worried’: flood-weary north Queensland prepares for more rain as Albanese and army arrive

The Guardian The flood threat remains with more widespread showers and storms forecast, ensuring more anxious moments for north Queensland residents. Up to 70mm hit west Townsville as widespread showers […]

Leave it to beavers to save farmland from drought in the face of climate change

CBC A beaver’s dam is an unmistakable engineering marvel. A humble structure of logs jammed together blocks the mouth of a creek or stream, totally transforming the land around it. […]

Coal mine pollution: international inquiry details plan to investigate Canada, U.S. contamination

The Narwhal After decades of pollution from B.C. coal mines, the International Joint Commission is proposing a plan to explore data and propose solutions to issues like selenium contamination from […]

Compare and contrast: Prolonged lack of rain threatens Ukraine’s crops, scientists say

Reuters Ukraine is experiencing the lowest soil moisture levels of the last seven seasons, raising concerns about yields in 2025, the Ukrainian national agricultural academy was quoted as saying on […]

Watersheds Canada promotes the importance of wetlands on World Wetlands Day

Water Canada As we come together to celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2nd, it is important to reflect on what makes these areas the wonders they are. Brimming with […]

Compare and contrast: A Lifeline for New York’s Threatened Wetlands

Inside Climate News The city’s only wetlands “mitigation bank” on Staten Island sells credits to waterfront developers so they can comply with a federal “no net loss” policy for these […]

Compare and contrast: Replacing Grass Can Help Save Water, but Just How Much?

Inside Climate News Advocates say replacing “nonfuctional turf” with hardscaping or even artificial grass can have trickle down benefits beyond the actual gallons conserved.   Click here to read the […]

Compare and contrast: Boiling river provides a window into the future of Amazonia

Phys.org It’s a place where few living things can survive in the water. Deep in the world’s largest rainforest, there is a boiling river. Found in eastern central Peru, it […]

Indigenous leaders say lack of oversight on tailings spills a danger to water rights

CBC Community harvesters continued to hunt, trap and fish with no warning of potential contaminants upstream as 5.3 million litres of tailings and 670,000 litres of other contaminated water seeped […]

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