The International Forest List Weekly News Digest - June 01, 2024
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“Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.” - Henry David Thoreau
Improving air quality increases forest fires
If we want cleaner air, fewer forest fires, and less severe climate change, a new UC Riverside study shows we must reduce aerosol pollution and greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide at the same time…
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/05/29/improving-air-quality-increases-forest-fires
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of LignoSat, the world's first wooden artificial satellite. LignoSat will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the…
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/science-health/world-first-wooden-satellite/
Climate change will make it harder to see the forest for the trees
Individual trees can't move to escape climate change, and new U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research shows that species will be limited in their ability to migrate via seed dispersal and other methods because of a lack of symbiotic fungi in more northern areas…
https://new.nsf.gov/news/climate-change-will-make-it-harder-see-forest
Asian forests show excellent resilience despite rising disturbances from climate change and human activities
Since 1850, global temperatures have been steadily rising. Human activities have significantly increased the emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, exacerbating the greenhouse effect and global warming. Forests in Asia have faced…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1046092
Papuans head to Indonesian court to protect forests from palm oil
Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their traditional land and forests to be protected from palm oil plantations…
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/5/28/papuans-head-to-indonesian-court-to-protect-forests-from-palm-oil
Africa’s forestry sector seeks to overcome growing pains
Forestry is not an industry that tends to move quickly. Trees need years to grow, even in tropical climates. But there are clear trends supporting the worldwide growth of commercial forestry. One factor is the rising consumer demand for timber products…
https://african.business/2024/05/resources/africas-forestry-sector-seeks-to-overcome-growing-pains
Tropical forest resilience to seasonal drought linked to nutrient availability
Tropical forests are highly productive ecosystems, accounting for nearly half of the global forest carbon sink. If tropical forests can no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the effects of climate change may become even more severe…
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-tropical-forest-resilience-seasonal-drought.html
B.C. forestry practices under scrutiny in documentary shown in U.K.
B.C.’s forestry practices came under international scrutiny after a BBC documentary highlighted wood pellets being burned for power in the U.K. The long-form investigative documentary focuses on alleged environmental problems with the wood pellet industry…
https://globalnews.ca/news/10525850/bc-forestry-practices-international-scrutiny/
Over a third of Amazon rainforest is unable to recover from frequent droughts
More than a third of the mature Amazon rainforest — 37 per cent — is struggling to recover due to frequent droughts over the past two decades. A new study has highlighted that the world’s largest tropical forest, which is a biodiversity hotspot with over…
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/over-a-third-of-amazon-rainforest-is-unable-to-recover-from-frequent-droughts-96365
Restoring Lebanon's forests
In the hills north of Beirut, Lebanon, a group of young citizen scientists collects the footprints of small mammals using contact paper and charcoal. They are hoping they might find signs of forest dormice, a fluffy-tailed, squirrel-like animal that thrives in…
https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/restoring-lebanons-forests
Scientists map biodiversity changes in the world's forests
A group of EPFL and ETH Zurich scientists have mapped the biodiversity in forests worldwide. Their data, when combined with climate projections, reveal trends that could support ecosystem conservation and restoration efforts…
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-scientists-biodiversity-world-forests.html
Nepal’s Self-Managing Forests and the Duck that Dares to Love
Hidden beneath the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th highest peaks in the world lies a baby blue lake of love. As winter thaws, romance fills the air. For any other duck, algae and spiders might suffice for a romantic getaway, but for the Ruddy Sheldrake—nicknamed the Brahmin…
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-31/nepals-self-managing-forests-and-the-duck-that-dares-to-love/
Official statistics: Romania’s forest areas grew in 2023 due to reforestation
The area of forests in Romania increased by 3,159 hectares last year, totaling 6.45 million hectares, while the volume of harvested timber decreased by 5.3%, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS)…
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-forest-areas-grew-2023-reforestation
Sustainable forest management and innovation-supported adaptation to climate change
The traditional week of forests, which includes several events aimed at presenting the importance of forests and forestry to the general public, begins this week and will take place under the auspices of the Forestry Slovenian Forest Service until next Sunday…
https://www.gov.si/en/news/2024-05-31-sustainable-forest-management-and-innovation-supported-adaptation-to-climate-change/
Project eyes CO2 reduction in Vietnam
Ecotree Group, a sustainable forestry company focusing on carbon removal and biodiversity preservation, will team up with Germany's NGUYEN GmbH Chau Au to implement a carbon dioxide reduction project in Vietnam under an agreement signed…
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/project-eyes-co2-reduction-in-vietnam-post287887.vnp
Swedish Forest Industries Federation partners with IUFRO World Congress
The Swedish Forest Industries Federation (SFIF) has joined the IUFRO World Congress as major partner, marking a strategic collaboration to enhance forest research and foster global knowledge exchange…
https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/3501009/swedish-forest-industries-federation-partners-with-iufro-world-congress?publisherId=3236203&lang=sv
Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter
Why do primates have big brains? In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists pitted large-brained primates against smaller-brained mammals to find out who was the smartest forager…
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2024/05/29/smarter-foragers-do-not-forage-smarter/
H3C Supports Species Protection in Yunnan's Tongbiguan Nature Reserve to Celebrate International Biodiversity Day
On May 22, marking the 24th International Biodiversity Day, H3C responded to the 2024 theme "Be part of the Plan" by initiating the "AI with Love — ICT Technology Aiding Biodiversity Protection" public welfare project, in…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/314433/h3c-supports-species-protection-in-yunnans-tongbiguan-nature-reserve-to-celebrate-international-biodiversity-day
Incredible importance of natural and planted forests in New Zealand
Whenever space in a landscape is opened up by a disturbance, such as a forest fire, a hurricane, or the arrival of lumberjacks, nature begins a process called succession.
Rather like the well-known TV series, this involves new players coming to dominate by…
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/incredible-importance-natural-and-planted-forests-new-zealand
Simple Equation Predicts the Shapes of Carbon-Capturing Wetlands
A visit to a peat bog will make you rethink everything you know about the surface of our planet. A bog is land, sort of, but not in the solid-ground sense you’re used to. If you try walking across one’s surface, you may feel the soft organic muck known as peat…
https://www.quantamagazine.org/simple-equation-predicts-the-shapes-of-carbon-capturing-wetlands-20240528/
Microtopography effects on pedogenesis in the mudstone-derived soils of the hilly mountainous regions
Topography is a critical factor that determines the characteristics of regional soil formation. Small-scale topographic changes are referred to microtopographies. In hilly mountainous regions, the redistribution of water and soil materials caused by…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-62540-y
African Soil Takes Center Stage in Fight for Our Planet’s Future
The health of our planet’s soil is under increasing pressure from climate change, intensive farming practices, and deforestation. But a new international symposium in Morocco is bringing a much-needed boost to research and collaboration in the fight for sustainable…
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/05/362906/african-soil-takes-center-stage-in-fight-for-our-planets-future
Science Never Sleeps, Green Hydrogen & Biochar Edition
Hydrogen is the grease that turns the wheels of the modern industrial economy, but it has a supply chain problem. Almost all of the global hydrogen supply comes from natural gas or gassified coal. That is slowly beginning to change as more sustainable…
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/31/science-never-sleeps-green-hydrogen-biochar-edition/
Understanding How AI Explains Soil Life's Reaction to Drought
Climate change poses significant threats to global food security, particularly through extreme weather events such as droughts. These events not only reduce crop yields but also induce substantial changes in soil bacterial microbiota, which can further affect…
https://naturalsciencenews.com/article/2925
Forested Wetlands Are Missing from Maps
On a warm day in August, Anthony Stewart hikes through a forest on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, making his way through a tangle of ferns and grasses. Wispy, lichen-coated branches hang overhead, providing shade as he sets down his backpack and…
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/forested-wetlands-are-missing-from-maps/
Indo-Burma countries highlight the importance of wetlands through International Day celebrations
From celebrating the largest freshwater wetland in northeast Thailand to learning about protecting habitats for migratory birds in Cambodia, hundreds of people in Indo-Burma Regional Ramsar Initiative (IBRRI) member countries celebrated the value of wetlands…
https://www.iucn.org/story/202405/indo-burma-countries-highlight-importance-wetlands-through-international-day
Estimating the severity of landscape degradation in future management scenarios based on modeling the dynamics of Hoor Al-Azim International Wetland in Iran-Iraq border
Temporal and spatial changes in land cover in wetland ecosystems indicate the severity of degradation. Understanding such processes in the past, present, and future might be necessary for managing any type of development plan. Therefore, this research has…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-62649-0
“Saving Africa’s wetlands: a crucial battle for biodiversity”
Faced with the rapid loss of biodiversity in Africa, the protection of wetlands is emerging as a key priority. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands, calls for international and local collaboration to preserve these vital ecosystems. From the…
https://www.afrik21.africa/en/saving-africas-wetlands-a-crucial-battle-for-biodiversity/
Visitors flying drones pose major threat to flamingos at wetlands in Navi Mumbai
Environmentalists and local bird enthusiasts have raised alarm about drones posing major threats to the safety of flamingos at Navi Mumbai wetlands, especially as scores of people flock to the area towards the end of the flamingo season. This concern has been formally…
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/drones-pose-major-threat-to-flamingos-at-wetlands-in-navi-mumbai-9364253/
UK's largest wetland project passed halfway point
A major project to create one of the biggest reedbeds in the UK at a quarry site has passed the halfway point. Work to expand Ouse Fen nature reserve, north of Cambridge, started in 2001…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c288rl9pwjzo
Study On Peatlands And Mangroves Sets New Wetlands Emission Reporting Standard
Scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) have published a study that is set to lift the game in emissions reporting for high-carbon wetland ecosystems…
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC2405/S00083/study-on-peatlands-and-mangroves-sets-new-wetlands-emission-reporting-standard.htm
Soil respiration induces co-emission of greenhouse gases and methylated selenium from cold-region Mollisols: Significance for selenium deficiency
Mollisols rich in natural organic matter are a significant sink of carbon (C) and selenium (Se). Climate warming and agricultural expansion to the cold Mollisol regions may enhance soil respiration and biogeochemical cycles, posing a growing risk of soil C and Se…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024003441?via%3Dihub
Water quality of Kashmir’s 9 wetlands doesn’t meet criteria for Class B Designated Best Use
Central Pollution Control Board has conveyed to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that water quality of Kashmir valley’s nine wetlands at various locations doesn’t meet the criteria for Class B Designated Best Use and corrective action will be initiated after…
https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/water-quality-of-kashmirs-9-wetlands-doesnt-meet-criteria-for-class-b-designated-best-use/
16,700 wetlands in Karnataka to get unique ID to track conservation
After the Supreme Court's direction to the Centre to protect the 2 lakh wetlands in the country, the Centre had identified about 15,000 wetlands. The state government took the help of Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC) to identify water…
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/16-700-wetlands-in-karnataka-to-get-unique-id-to-track-conservation-3042404
Advancing Water Quality Monitoring with Photonic Sensing Technologies
As global environmental challenges threaten water quality, there is a growing demand for efficient monitoring solutions. Photonic sensing technologies emerge as promising real-time and precise water quality assessment tools, offering high sensitivity and selectivity…
https://www.azooptics.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2614
A labelled dataset to classify direct deforestation drivers from Earth Observation imagery in Cameroon
Understanding direct deforestation drivers at a fine spatial and temporal scale is needed to design appropriate measures for forest management and monitoring. To achieve this, reference datasets with which to design Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches to classify…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03384-z
Studying multi-hazards from space
Landslides and floods triggered by earthquakes pose a great threat to human life and infrastructure. Currently, research into mitigation of these natural hazards has focused on events triggered during or shortly after earthquakes; for example, the failure of a slope…
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/studying-multi-hazards-from-space/
Mushroom-growing boom could cause biodiversity crisis, warn UK experts
A boom in the popularity of mushroom-growing at home could lead to a biodiversity disaster, UK garden experts have warned. There has been a rise in the number of people growing mushrooms in their gardens, and this year, the RHS Chelsea flower show…
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/31/mushroom-growing-boom-could-cause-biodiversity-crisis-warn-uk-experts
The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare
Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heatwave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C has been called into question by India’s Meteorological Department, it’s entirely possible. The city has been sweltering…
https://theconversation.com/the-delhi-heatwave-is-testing-the-limits-of-human-endurance-other-hot-countries-should-beware-and-prepare-230866
How many giraffe species are there? Understanding this is key to their protection
Giraffes, with their distinctive body shape and variations in coat patterns, have long been an example in evolutionary biology teachings. They are a textbook example of how species adapt to their surroundings and survive under harsh…
https://theconversation.com/how-many-giraffe-species-are-there-understanding-this-is-key-to-their-protection-229393
Panama's first climate change displaced prepare to leave ancestral home
Some 1,200 members of a Panamanian Indigenous community, their island home threatened by rising sea levels, received new government-sponsored homes on the mainland Wednesday…
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240530-panama-s-first-climate-change-displaced-prepare-to-leave-ancestral-home
‘Unchartered territory’: What Europe’s wetter climate means for hydropower
Europe was around seven per cent wetter than average in 2023 - during the world’s hottest year on record. Hot air retains more moisture, which increases precipitation and can cause widespread flooding. One third of rivers across Europe breached a ‘high’ flood threshold…
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/30/unchartered-territory-what-europes-wetter-climate-means-for-hydropower
What will EU elections mean for tackling climate change?
The EU has billed its climate policies as trailblazing. But experts say a rightward shift after the European Parliament elections in June could see the bloc backpedal on its green ambitions…
https://www.dw.com/en/what-will-eu-elections-mean-for-tackling-climate-change/a-69197352
France, Germany urge tougher EU checks on biofuel imports in fraud probe
France and Germany have called on the European Union to adopt stricter checks on overseas suppliers of biofuel as the EU investigates allegations of fraud in imports from Asia…
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/france-germany-urge-tougher-eu-checks-biofuel-imports-fraud-probe-2024-05-31/
Improving air quality increases forest fires
If we want cleaner air, fewer forest fires, and less severe climate change, a new UC Riverside study shows we must reduce aerosol pollution and greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide at the same time…
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/05/29/improving-air-quality-increases-forest-fires
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of LignoSat, the world's first wooden artificial satellite. LignoSat will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the…
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/science-health/world-first-wooden-satellite/
Climate change will make it harder to see the forest for the trees
Individual trees can't move to escape climate change, and new U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research shows that species will be limited in their ability to migrate via seed dispersal and other methods because of a lack of symbiotic fungi in more northern areas…
https://new.nsf.gov/news/climate-change-will-make-it-harder-see-forest
Asian forests show excellent resilience despite rising disturbances from climate change and human activities
Since 1850, global temperatures have been steadily rising. Human activities have significantly increased the emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, exacerbating the greenhouse effect and global warming. Forests in Asia have faced…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1046092
Papuans head to Indonesian court to protect forests from palm oil
Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their traditional land and forests to be protected from palm oil plantations…
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/5/28/papuans-head-to-indonesian-court-to-protect-forests-from-palm-oil
Africa’s forestry sector seeks to overcome growing pains
Forestry is not an industry that tends to move quickly. Trees need years to grow, even in tropical climates. But there are clear trends supporting the worldwide growth of commercial forestry. One factor is the rising consumer demand for timber products…
https://african.business/2024/05/resources/africas-forestry-sector-seeks-to-overcome-growing-pains
Tropical forest resilience to seasonal drought linked to nutrient availability
Tropical forests are highly productive ecosystems, accounting for nearly half of the global forest carbon sink. If tropical forests can no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the effects of climate change may become even more severe…
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-tropical-forest-resilience-seasonal-drought.html
B.C. forestry practices under scrutiny in documentary shown in U.K.
B.C.’s forestry practices came under international scrutiny after a BBC documentary highlighted wood pellets being burned for power in the U.K. The long-form investigative documentary focuses on alleged environmental problems with the wood pellet industry…
https://globalnews.ca/news/10525850/bc-forestry-practices-international-scrutiny/
Over a third of Amazon rainforest is unable to recover from frequent droughts
More than a third of the mature Amazon rainforest — 37 per cent — is struggling to recover due to frequent droughts over the past two decades. A new study has highlighted that the world’s largest tropical forest, which is a biodiversity hotspot with over…
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/over-a-third-of-amazon-rainforest-is-unable-to-recover-from-frequent-droughts-96365
Restoring Lebanon's forests
In the hills north of Beirut, Lebanon, a group of young citizen scientists collects the footprints of small mammals using contact paper and charcoal. They are hoping they might find signs of forest dormice, a fluffy-tailed, squirrel-like animal that thrives in…
https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/restoring-lebanons-forests
Scientists map biodiversity changes in the world's forests
A group of EPFL and ETH Zurich scientists have mapped the biodiversity in forests worldwide. Their data, when combined with climate projections, reveal trends that could support ecosystem conservation and restoration efforts…
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-scientists-biodiversity-world-forests.html
Nepal’s Self-Managing Forests and the Duck that Dares to Love
Hidden beneath the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th highest peaks in the world lies a baby blue lake of love. As winter thaws, romance fills the air. For any other duck, algae and spiders might suffice for a romantic getaway, but for the Ruddy Sheldrake—nicknamed the Brahmin…
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-31/nepals-self-managing-forests-and-the-duck-that-dares-to-love/
Official statistics: Romania’s forest areas grew in 2023 due to reforestation
The area of forests in Romania increased by 3,159 hectares last year, totaling 6.45 million hectares, while the volume of harvested timber decreased by 5.3%, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS)…
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-forest-areas-grew-2023-reforestation
Sustainable forest management and innovation-supported adaptation to climate change
The traditional week of forests, which includes several events aimed at presenting the importance of forests and forestry to the general public, begins this week and will take place under the auspices of the Forestry Slovenian Forest Service until next Sunday…
https://www.gov.si/en/news/2024-05-31-sustainable-forest-management-and-innovation-supported-adaptation-to-climate-change/
Project eyes CO2 reduction in Vietnam
Ecotree Group, a sustainable forestry company focusing on carbon removal and biodiversity preservation, will team up with Germany's NGUYEN GmbH Chau Au to implement a carbon dioxide reduction project in Vietnam under an agreement signed…
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/project-eyes-co2-reduction-in-vietnam-post287887.vnp
Swedish Forest Industries Federation partners with IUFRO World Congress
The Swedish Forest Industries Federation (SFIF) has joined the IUFRO World Congress as major partner, marking a strategic collaboration to enhance forest research and foster global knowledge exchange…
https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/3501009/swedish-forest-industries-federation-partners-with-iufro-world-congress?publisherId=3236203&lang=sv
Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter
Why do primates have big brains? In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists pitted large-brained primates against smaller-brained mammals to find out who was the smartest forager…
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2024/05/29/smarter-foragers-do-not-forage-smarter/
H3C Supports Species Protection in Yunnan's Tongbiguan Nature Reserve to Celebrate International Biodiversity Day
On May 22, marking the 24th International Biodiversity Day, H3C responded to the 2024 theme "Be part of the Plan" by initiating the "AI with Love — ICT Technology Aiding Biodiversity Protection" public welfare project, in…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/314433/h3c-supports-species-protection-in-yunnans-tongbiguan-nature-reserve-to-celebrate-international-biodiversity-day
Incredible importance of natural and planted forests in New Zealand
Whenever space in a landscape is opened up by a disturbance, such as a forest fire, a hurricane, or the arrival of lumberjacks, nature begins a process called succession.
Rather like the well-known TV series, this involves new players coming to dominate by…
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/incredible-importance-natural-and-planted-forests-new-zealand
Simple Equation Predicts the Shapes of Carbon-Capturing Wetlands
A visit to a peat bog will make you rethink everything you know about the surface of our planet. A bog is land, sort of, but not in the solid-ground sense you’re used to. If you try walking across one’s surface, you may feel the soft organic muck known as peat…
https://www.quantamagazine.org/simple-equation-predicts-the-shapes-of-carbon-capturing-wetlands-20240528/
Microtopography effects on pedogenesis in the mudstone-derived soils of the hilly mountainous regions
Topography is a critical factor that determines the characteristics of regional soil formation. Small-scale topographic changes are referred to microtopographies. In hilly mountainous regions, the redistribution of water and soil materials caused by…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-62540-y
African Soil Takes Center Stage in Fight for Our Planet’s Future
The health of our planet’s soil is under increasing pressure from climate change, intensive farming practices, and deforestation. But a new international symposium in Morocco is bringing a much-needed boost to research and collaboration in the fight for sustainable…
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/05/362906/african-soil-takes-center-stage-in-fight-for-our-planets-future
Science Never Sleeps, Green Hydrogen & Biochar Edition
Hydrogen is the grease that turns the wheels of the modern industrial economy, but it has a supply chain problem. Almost all of the global hydrogen supply comes from natural gas or gassified coal. That is slowly beginning to change as more sustainable…
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/31/science-never-sleeps-green-hydrogen-biochar-edition/
Understanding How AI Explains Soil Life's Reaction to Drought
Climate change poses significant threats to global food security, particularly through extreme weather events such as droughts. These events not only reduce crop yields but also induce substantial changes in soil bacterial microbiota, which can further affect…
https://naturalsciencenews.com/article/2925
Forested Wetlands Are Missing from Maps
On a warm day in August, Anthony Stewart hikes through a forest on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, making his way through a tangle of ferns and grasses. Wispy, lichen-coated branches hang overhead, providing shade as he sets down his backpack and…
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/forested-wetlands-are-missing-from-maps/
Indo-Burma countries highlight the importance of wetlands through International Day celebrations
From celebrating the largest freshwater wetland in northeast Thailand to learning about protecting habitats for migratory birds in Cambodia, hundreds of people in Indo-Burma Regional Ramsar Initiative (IBRRI) member countries celebrated the value of wetlands…
https://www.iucn.org/story/202405/indo-burma-countries-highlight-importance-wetlands-through-international-day
Estimating the severity of landscape degradation in future management scenarios based on modeling the dynamics of Hoor Al-Azim International Wetland in Iran-Iraq border
Temporal and spatial changes in land cover in wetland ecosystems indicate the severity of degradation. Understanding such processes in the past, present, and future might be necessary for managing any type of development plan. Therefore, this research has…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-62649-0
“Saving Africa’s wetlands: a crucial battle for biodiversity”
Faced with the rapid loss of biodiversity in Africa, the protection of wetlands is emerging as a key priority. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands, calls for international and local collaboration to preserve these vital ecosystems. From the…
https://www.afrik21.africa/en/saving-africas-wetlands-a-crucial-battle-for-biodiversity/
Visitors flying drones pose major threat to flamingos at wetlands in Navi Mumbai
Environmentalists and local bird enthusiasts have raised alarm about drones posing major threats to the safety of flamingos at Navi Mumbai wetlands, especially as scores of people flock to the area towards the end of the flamingo season. This concern has been formally…
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/drones-pose-major-threat-to-flamingos-at-wetlands-in-navi-mumbai-9364253/
UK's largest wetland project passed halfway point
A major project to create one of the biggest reedbeds in the UK at a quarry site has passed the halfway point. Work to expand Ouse Fen nature reserve, north of Cambridge, started in 2001…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c288rl9pwjzo
Study On Peatlands And Mangroves Sets New Wetlands Emission Reporting Standard
Scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) have published a study that is set to lift the game in emissions reporting for high-carbon wetland ecosystems…
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC2405/S00083/study-on-peatlands-and-mangroves-sets-new-wetlands-emission-reporting-standard.htm
Soil respiration induces co-emission of greenhouse gases and methylated selenium from cold-region Mollisols: Significance for selenium deficiency
Mollisols rich in natural organic matter are a significant sink of carbon (C) and selenium (Se). Climate warming and agricultural expansion to the cold Mollisol regions may enhance soil respiration and biogeochemical cycles, posing a growing risk of soil C and Se…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024003441?via%3Dihub
Water quality of Kashmir’s 9 wetlands doesn’t meet criteria for Class B Designated Best Use
Central Pollution Control Board has conveyed to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that water quality of Kashmir valley’s nine wetlands at various locations doesn’t meet the criteria for Class B Designated Best Use and corrective action will be initiated after…
https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/water-quality-of-kashmirs-9-wetlands-doesnt-meet-criteria-for-class-b-designated-best-use/
16,700 wetlands in Karnataka to get unique ID to track conservation
After the Supreme Court's direction to the Centre to protect the 2 lakh wetlands in the country, the Centre had identified about 15,000 wetlands. The state government took the help of Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC) to identify water…
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/16-700-wetlands-in-karnataka-to-get-unique-id-to-track-conservation-3042404
Advancing Water Quality Monitoring with Photonic Sensing Technologies
As global environmental challenges threaten water quality, there is a growing demand for efficient monitoring solutions. Photonic sensing technologies emerge as promising real-time and precise water quality assessment tools, offering high sensitivity and selectivity…
https://www.azooptics.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2614
A labelled dataset to classify direct deforestation drivers from Earth Observation imagery in Cameroon
Understanding direct deforestation drivers at a fine spatial and temporal scale is needed to design appropriate measures for forest management and monitoring. To achieve this, reference datasets with which to design Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches to classify…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03384-z
Studying multi-hazards from space
Landslides and floods triggered by earthquakes pose a great threat to human life and infrastructure. Currently, research into mitigation of these natural hazards has focused on events triggered during or shortly after earthquakes; for example, the failure of a slope…
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/studying-multi-hazards-from-space/
Mushroom-growing boom could cause biodiversity crisis, warn UK experts
A boom in the popularity of mushroom-growing at home could lead to a biodiversity disaster, UK garden experts have warned. There has been a rise in the number of people growing mushrooms in their gardens, and this year, the RHS Chelsea flower show…
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/31/mushroom-growing-boom-could-cause-biodiversity-crisis-warn-uk-experts
The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare
Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heatwave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C has been called into question by India’s Meteorological Department, it’s entirely possible. The city has been sweltering…
https://theconversation.com/the-delhi-heatwave-is-testing-the-limits-of-human-endurance-other-hot-countries-should-beware-and-prepare-230866
How many giraffe species are there? Understanding this is key to their protection
Giraffes, with their distinctive body shape and variations in coat patterns, have long been an example in evolutionary biology teachings. They are a textbook example of how species adapt to their surroundings and survive under harsh…
https://theconversation.com/how-many-giraffe-species-are-there-understanding-this-is-key-to-their-protection-229393
Panama's first climate change displaced prepare to leave ancestral home
Some 1,200 members of a Panamanian Indigenous community, their island home threatened by rising sea levels, received new government-sponsored homes on the mainland Wednesday…
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240530-panama-s-first-climate-change-displaced-prepare-to-leave-ancestral-home
‘Unchartered territory’: What Europe’s wetter climate means for hydropower
Europe was around seven per cent wetter than average in 2023 - during the world’s hottest year on record. Hot air retains more moisture, which increases precipitation and can cause widespread flooding. One third of rivers across Europe breached a ‘high’ flood threshold…
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/30/unchartered-territory-what-europes-wetter-climate-means-for-hydropower
What will EU elections mean for tackling climate change?
The EU has billed its climate policies as trailblazing. But experts say a rightward shift after the European Parliament elections in June could see the bloc backpedal on its green ambitions…
https://www.dw.com/en/what-will-eu-elections-mean-for-tackling-climate-change/a-69197352
France, Germany urge tougher EU checks on biofuel imports in fraud probe
France and Germany have called on the European Union to adopt stricter checks on overseas suppliers of biofuel as the EU investigates allegations of fraud in imports from Asia…
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/france-germany-urge-tougher-eu-checks-biofuel-imports-fraud-probe-2024-05-31/
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