The International Forest List Weekly News Digest - October 14, 2023
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“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Three scientists on the front line of climate and conservation research
The ability to see first-hand the effects of climate change on vulnerable ecosystems underpins the work of these three scientists, whose research has taken them to glaciers in Greenland, fishing communities in Mexico and the landing sites of migratory shorebirds all over the world. But it’s not just about the…
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03089-0
Thriving for the Future: Forestry Commission Strategy 2023-28
Trees are a gift to our planet and its people, and are a solution to many of the problems that we face. For over 100 years, the Forestry Commission has been a custodian of the nation’s woodlands and forests, growing this natural inheritance and safeguarding its benefits for future generations…
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forestry-commission-strategy-2023-2028/thriving-for-the-future-forestry-commission-strategy-2023-28
A Proclamation on National Forest Products Week, 2023
For generations, America’s forests have been a source of recreation and relaxation for millions of people; a sacred place for Tribal ceremonies and cultural practices; and a source of livelihood for foresters, loggers, mill workers, carpenters, Tribes, local communities, and others who rely on…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/13/a-proclamation-on-national-forest-products-week-2023/
Joint Press Statement of the ASEAN-Japan Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AJMAF)
We, the Ministers responsible for agriculture and forestry from ASEAN and Japan, gathered on 4th October 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, adopted the ASEAN-Japan MIDORI Cooperation Plan, which aims to strengthen cooperation towards enhancing resilient and sustainable agriculture and food…
https://asean.org/the-meeting-of-the-asean-japan-ministers-on-agriculture-and-forestry-ajmaf/
Second report on the status of global water resources published
Scientists recently presented a report on the status of global water resources. According to this report, large parts of the world experienced drier conditions in 2022 than those recorded on average for the equivalent periods over the last 30 years…
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231013150755.htm
Japan to revitalize forestry industry to counter hay fever
Japan has pledged to reduce cedar pollen — the root cause of a seasonal allergy that afflicts 40% of the country — by revitalizing the country's shrinking forestry industry. A package of policies released Wednesday includes boosting demand for cedar tree products in buildings through the revision of…
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/11/japan/science-health/kishida-hay-fever/
Growing forestry knowledge across campus
Informational, interactive signs have popped up across Iowa State University’s campus to help educate individuals about the trees they see. Sierra McCoy, senior in forestry, was inspired by the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus, which has signage and education woven into its landscape. The signs…
https://www.cals.iastate.edu/news/2023/growing-forestry-knowledge-across-campus
Tribally managed forests lack funding, finds new report
A new report found tribally managed forests in Oregon and across Turtle Island need a dramatic increase in federal funding to address immediate threats. The Intertribal Timber Council, or ITC, is a Portland-based organization that produces a Congressionally mandated report on the status and…
https://www.streetroots.org/news/2023/10/11/tribally-managed-forests-underfunded
Passionate mentor is change agent in College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
An associate professor in Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE), Soledad Peresin’s expertise lies in biopolymers and analytical chemistry; nanocomposites; nanotechnology and materials; and polymers and surface science…
https://wire.auburn.edu/content/ocm/2023/10/110908-soledad-peresin-change-agent.php
More solar energy needed, but clearing forests for panels may not be way to do it
Evidence of the clean-energy transition abounds, with solar panels dotting rooftops, parking lots, and open spaces. In Massachusetts, future proliferation of these sunlight-soaking cells will be a high priority: About five times more solar energy will be needed to reach the state’s goal of net-zero greenhouse…
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/10/clearing-forests-to-erect-solar-panels-may-not-be-clean-energy-solution/
In Cambridge: Differing views on forestry fuel debate on ‘old growth’ designation
Walking in the Cambridge Pines Forest, a visitor gets the sense of stepping into a different world, or, more accurately, a lost world. Massive conifers tower, casting long shadows. Rungs of stunted branches rise from eye level before unfurling into a fir green expanse. A carpet of rust-colored needles covers the loamy ground…
https://www.vtcng.com/news_and_citizen/news/local_news/in-cambridge-differing-views-on-forestry-fuel-debate-on-old-growth-designation/article_e2921f66-6929-11ee-b403-3f6b33339b1a.html
New Zealand's new carbon forestry charge expected to discourage new projects: experts
New Zealand government's move to levy an annual charge on forestry projects registered within the emissions trading scheme to recover administrative costs will discourage new exotic tree-based projects and make some of the biodiverse native tree-based projects unviable, industry experts said…
https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/energy-transition/100623-new-zealands-new-carbon-forestry-charge-expected-to-discourage-new-projects-experts
Reforms rejuvenate forests and farmers' livelihoods
The nation's forest reform has led to an increase in farmers' incomes and improved the environment, said officials from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. "The reform has gained public support, resulting in green mountains and improved incomes," Tang Fanglin, deputy head of the…
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202310/13/WS6528bb67a31090682a5e8627.html
Foresight Sustainable Forestry acquires three assets in Scotland
Foresight Sustainable Forestry (FSF) has acquired three assets in Scotland – Toun Hill, Threepwood Hill and Carlinden Burn – for a total cost of £8.3m (inclusive of tax and transaction costs). The purchase, which has been funded from FSF’s revolving credit facility (RCF), increases the size of FSF’s portfolio…
https://quoteddata.com/2023/10/foresight-sustainable-forestry-acquires-assets-scotland/
Agroforestry: a new innovation in Irish agriculture
Ian Short & Rachel Irwin tell us that over the last few years, the interest in planting agroforestry, as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy, has risen in Ireland, with supports for increasing tree cover on farms available under the suite of forestry grants provided by the Department…
https://www.teagasc.ie/news--events/daily/forestry/agroforestry-a-new-innovation-in-irish-agriculture.php
‘Dear Ursula’: EU Commission chief invited to visit Nordic forests ahead of election year
In a show of diplomatic strength, the prime ministers of Sweden and Finland have invited EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit their country’s forests and refrain from overburdening the sector ahead of an election year…
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/dear-ursula-eu-commission-chief-invited-to-visit-nordic-forests-ahead-of-election-year/
New rules for carbon forestry are in force from November 3, 2023
The National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) were established in 2018 to create nationally consistent regulatory conditions for plantation forests. Since the NES-PF, there has been an increase in carbon forest planting, which did not previously face any management…
https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/124762/new-rules-carbon-forestry-are-force-november-3-2023-angus-kebbell-explains-what
Forests v farmland: what the world would look like if we allocated all our land in the optimal way
What would the world look like if we could decide – globally and collectively – to allocate all our land in the optimal way? Where would we grow food and find water, and what areas would we leave to nature?...
https://theconversation.com/forests-v-farmland-what-the-world-would-look-like-if-we-allocated-all-our-land-in-the-optimal-way-215325
APG makes strategic leap into Australian forestry
The leading Dutch pension fund manager has deepened its green credentials with the acquisition of Tasmania’s largest private forest management company…
https://asianinvestor.net/article/apg-makes-strategic-leap-into-australian-forestry/491917
The biggest problem with our forests? The U.S. Forest Service
The Forest Service and Forestry School researchers (funded by the Forest Service) continue to promote the idea that our forests are “unhealthy.” It is an example of the “Father Knows Best” philosophy that the agency and its researchers understand how to mend the forest. Of course, it also assumes that…
https://thewesternnews.com/news/2023/oct/10/biggest-problem-our-forests-us-forest-service/
The Australian Government hosted a successful 30th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)
Three scientists on the front line of climate and conservation research
The ability to see first-hand the effects of climate change on vulnerable ecosystems underpins the work of these three scientists, whose research has taken them to glaciers in Greenland, fishing communities in Mexico and the landing sites of migratory shorebirds all over the world. But it’s not just about the…
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03089-0
Thriving for the Future: Forestry Commission Strategy 2023-28
Trees are a gift to our planet and its people, and are a solution to many of the problems that we face. For over 100 years, the Forestry Commission has been a custodian of the nation’s woodlands and forests, growing this natural inheritance and safeguarding its benefits for future generations…
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forestry-commission-strategy-2023-2028/thriving-for-the-future-forestry-commission-strategy-2023-28
A Proclamation on National Forest Products Week, 2023
For generations, America’s forests have been a source of recreation and relaxation for millions of people; a sacred place for Tribal ceremonies and cultural practices; and a source of livelihood for foresters, loggers, mill workers, carpenters, Tribes, local communities, and others who rely on…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/13/a-proclamation-on-national-forest-products-week-2023/
Joint Press Statement of the ASEAN-Japan Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AJMAF)
We, the Ministers responsible for agriculture and forestry from ASEAN and Japan, gathered on 4th October 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, adopted the ASEAN-Japan MIDORI Cooperation Plan, which aims to strengthen cooperation towards enhancing resilient and sustainable agriculture and food…
https://asean.org/the-meeting-of-the-asean-japan-ministers-on-agriculture-and-forestry-ajmaf/
Second report on the status of global water resources published
Scientists recently presented a report on the status of global water resources. According to this report, large parts of the world experienced drier conditions in 2022 than those recorded on average for the equivalent periods over the last 30 years…
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231013150755.htm
Japan to revitalize forestry industry to counter hay fever
Japan has pledged to reduce cedar pollen — the root cause of a seasonal allergy that afflicts 40% of the country — by revitalizing the country's shrinking forestry industry. A package of policies released Wednesday includes boosting demand for cedar tree products in buildings through the revision of…
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/11/japan/science-health/kishida-hay-fever/
Growing forestry knowledge across campus
Informational, interactive signs have popped up across Iowa State University’s campus to help educate individuals about the trees they see. Sierra McCoy, senior in forestry, was inspired by the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus, which has signage and education woven into its landscape. The signs…
https://www.cals.iastate.edu/news/2023/growing-forestry-knowledge-across-campus
Tribally managed forests lack funding, finds new report
A new report found tribally managed forests in Oregon and across Turtle Island need a dramatic increase in federal funding to address immediate threats. The Intertribal Timber Council, or ITC, is a Portland-based organization that produces a Congressionally mandated report on the status and…
https://www.streetroots.org/news/2023/10/11/tribally-managed-forests-underfunded
Passionate mentor is change agent in College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
An associate professor in Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE), Soledad Peresin’s expertise lies in biopolymers and analytical chemistry; nanocomposites; nanotechnology and materials; and polymers and surface science…
https://wire.auburn.edu/content/ocm/2023/10/110908-soledad-peresin-change-agent.php
More solar energy needed, but clearing forests for panels may not be way to do it
Evidence of the clean-energy transition abounds, with solar panels dotting rooftops, parking lots, and open spaces. In Massachusetts, future proliferation of these sunlight-soaking cells will be a high priority: About five times more solar energy will be needed to reach the state’s goal of net-zero greenhouse…
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/10/clearing-forests-to-erect-solar-panels-may-not-be-clean-energy-solution/
In Cambridge: Differing views on forestry fuel debate on ‘old growth’ designation
Walking in the Cambridge Pines Forest, a visitor gets the sense of stepping into a different world, or, more accurately, a lost world. Massive conifers tower, casting long shadows. Rungs of stunted branches rise from eye level before unfurling into a fir green expanse. A carpet of rust-colored needles covers the loamy ground…
https://www.vtcng.com/news_and_citizen/news/local_news/in-cambridge-differing-views-on-forestry-fuel-debate-on-old-growth-designation/article_e2921f66-6929-11ee-b403-3f6b33339b1a.html
New Zealand's new carbon forestry charge expected to discourage new projects: experts
New Zealand government's move to levy an annual charge on forestry projects registered within the emissions trading scheme to recover administrative costs will discourage new exotic tree-based projects and make some of the biodiverse native tree-based projects unviable, industry experts said…
https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/energy-transition/100623-new-zealands-new-carbon-forestry-charge-expected-to-discourage-new-projects-experts
Reforms rejuvenate forests and farmers' livelihoods
The nation's forest reform has led to an increase in farmers' incomes and improved the environment, said officials from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. "The reform has gained public support, resulting in green mountains and improved incomes," Tang Fanglin, deputy head of the…
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202310/13/WS6528bb67a31090682a5e8627.html
Foresight Sustainable Forestry acquires three assets in Scotland
Foresight Sustainable Forestry (FSF) has acquired three assets in Scotland – Toun Hill, Threepwood Hill and Carlinden Burn – for a total cost of £8.3m (inclusive of tax and transaction costs). The purchase, which has been funded from FSF’s revolving credit facility (RCF), increases the size of FSF’s portfolio…
https://quoteddata.com/2023/10/foresight-sustainable-forestry-acquires-assets-scotland/
Agroforestry: a new innovation in Irish agriculture
Ian Short & Rachel Irwin tell us that over the last few years, the interest in planting agroforestry, as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy, has risen in Ireland, with supports for increasing tree cover on farms available under the suite of forestry grants provided by the Department…
https://www.teagasc.ie/news--events/daily/forestry/agroforestry-a-new-innovation-in-irish-agriculture.php
‘Dear Ursula’: EU Commission chief invited to visit Nordic forests ahead of election year
In a show of diplomatic strength, the prime ministers of Sweden and Finland have invited EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit their country’s forests and refrain from overburdening the sector ahead of an election year…
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/dear-ursula-eu-commission-chief-invited-to-visit-nordic-forests-ahead-of-election-year/
New rules for carbon forestry are in force from November 3, 2023
The National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) were established in 2018 to create nationally consistent regulatory conditions for plantation forests. Since the NES-PF, there has been an increase in carbon forest planting, which did not previously face any management…
https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/124762/new-rules-carbon-forestry-are-force-november-3-2023-angus-kebbell-explains-what
Forests v farmland: what the world would look like if we allocated all our land in the optimal way
What would the world look like if we could decide – globally and collectively – to allocate all our land in the optimal way? Where would we grow food and find water, and what areas would we leave to nature?...
https://theconversation.com/forests-v-farmland-what-the-world-would-look-like-if-we-allocated-all-our-land-in-the-optimal-way-215325
APG makes strategic leap into Australian forestry
The leading Dutch pension fund manager has deepened its green credentials with the acquisition of Tasmania’s largest private forest management company…
https://asianinvestor.net/article/apg-makes-strategic-leap-into-australian-forestry/491917
The biggest problem with our forests? The U.S. Forest Service
The Forest Service and Forestry School researchers (funded by the Forest Service) continue to promote the idea that our forests are “unhealthy.” It is an example of the “Father Knows Best” philosophy that the agency and its researchers understand how to mend the forest. Of course, it also assumes that…
https://thewesternnews.com/news/2023/oct/10/biggest-problem-our-forests-us-forest-service/
The Australian Government hosted a successful 30th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)
More than 150 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region came together in Sydney on 2-6 October to discuss forestry priorities across the region. The theme for the event was 'Sustainable Forests for a Sustainable Future'…
https://www.miragenews.com/australian-forestry-showcased-at-30th-un-fao-1101943/
What causes deforestation? One surprising answer is big banks
Deforestation surged last year by 10 percent, despite commitments from world leaders to stop the destruction of tropical forests by the end of the decade. Tropical rainforests are home to some of the richest biodiversity in the world. They also trap massive amounts of global warming pollution…
https://environmentamerica.org/articles/what-causes-deforestation-one-surprising-answer-is-big-banks/
Dead Trees and Dying Traditions in Kenya’s Last Tropical Rainforest
The Luhya community in Kakamega once looked to the forest for everything from shade and medicine to religion and criminal justice. Logging is threatening the old ways, but the community won’t go down without a fight…
https://atmos.earth/dead-trees-and-dying-traditions-in-kakamega/
How Do So Many Species Of Plants Coexist In Tropical Rainforests?
Amazonian rainforests, forests of the Congo River basin, the Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas, Borneo, Sumatra, and Vietnam are some of the most magnificent rainforests on the planet. These rainforests perpetually bustle with different kinds of life forms—mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and…
https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/how-do-so-many-species-of-plants-coexist-in-tropical-rainforests.html
Extraordinary fossil find reveals details about the weight and diet of extinct saber-toothed marsupial
Recent paleontological explorations in the Tatacoa Desert in Colombia led to the recovery of the most complete skeleton of a "saber-toothed marsupial" discovered in northern South America. The specimen belongs to the species Anachlysictis gracilis, which is part of a group of extinct predatory mammals…
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231012111657.htm
Scientists Argue Conservation Is under Threat in Indonesia (podcast)
Researchers have been banned from working in Indonesia’s tropical rain forests after the government disagreed with their scientific conclusions…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/scientists-argue-conservation-is-under-threat-in-indonesia/
To Understand Climate Change, Study Rainfall and Drought
Tropical forests are always in a state of flux due to natural events like extreme rain storms and severe winds. But because of climate change, the frequency and intensity of these climate events– and others, like fire, flooding, and insect outbreaks – are expected to rise in the years to come. Understanding…
https://news.columbia.edu/news/understand-climate-change-study-rainfall-and-drought
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 57% in September
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 56.8% in September compared to a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, while the region is struggling with a historic drought. The total area cleared in the Amazon in the first nine months of the year fell 49.5%, according to preliminary data…
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/deforestation-brazils-amazon-falls-57-september-2023-10-06/
Why isn’t the Pacific Coastal rainforest treated like the Amazon?
When most people think of rainforests, they conjure up images of the Amazon, the Congo, and Southeast Asia — vast verdant expanses of densely packed forests, dripping with moisture and rich with tropical life. But in fact there’s a huge rainforest in North America, unheralded and underappreciated…
https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/10/why-isnt-pacific-coastal-rainforest-treated-amazon
Working on making mangroves as pillar of blue economy's resilience
Leaders in the Southeast Asian region agreed to adopt the ASEAN Blue Economy Framework at the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta in September 2023. For Indonesia, as the ASEAN chair this year, development of the blue economy deserves to receive attention, as oceans constitute three-quarters of its…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/296121/working-on-making-mangroves-as-pillar-of-blue-economys-resilience
EAD, Dendra Systems advancing mangrove restoration via technological applications
Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Dendra, in partnership with ADQ, are collaborating on a project that aims to support Abu Dhabi’s efforts in coastal ecosystems restoration, specifically mangroves, and comes under the umbrella of the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative (ADMI)…
https://wam.ae/en/details/1395303209244
If we protect mangroves, we protect our fisheries, our towns and ourselves
Mangroves might not look like much. Yes, they can have strange aerial roots. Yes, they’re surrounded by oozing mud. But looks can be deceiving. These remarkable shrubs and trees are nurseries for many species of fish, shellfish and crabs. They protect our coastlines from erosion, storm surges, wind and…
https://theconversation.com/if-we-protect-mangroves-we-protect-our-fisheries-our-towns-and-ourselves-214390
Scientists investigate potential of sustainable protection of rapidly subsiding coastlines with mangroves
Along the Asian coastlines there are many areas where rural communities experience alarming rates of sea level rises due to land subsidence up to 10 cm per year. This causes tremendous challenges on how to live there and protect these coasts…
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-potential-sustainable-rapidly-subsiding.html
Pakistan is planting lots of mangroves — but it's upsetting some environmentalists (podcast)
One of the largest mangrove forestation efforts in the world is in Pakistan. It takes place in the Indus River Delta, an area nearly the size of Rhode Island. Mangroves are a powerhouse of absorbing carbon dioxide, and this project is seen as a test case for how planting on a large scale could help curb global…
https://www.ksjd.org/2023-10-04/pakistan-is-planting-lots-of-mangroves-but-its-upsetting-some-environmentalists
State, stakeholders partner to realise 15 billion trees initiative
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry has shared preliminary Forest Landscape Restoration results from the economic and financial analyses conducted. Some of the results shared were from a study conducted by the AREECA programme in Amboseli-Tsavo landscapes and…
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2023-10-12-state-stakeholders-partner-to-realise-15-billion-trees-initiative/
Jungles to Barren Deserts: Extremes of Nature's Offering
Nature, in all its grandeur and complexity, presents a myriad of landscapes that both boggle the mind and captivate the soul. From the dense, green canopies of jungles teeming with life to the vast, seemingly endless stretches of deserts, our planet offers extremes that showcase its diversity and…
https://www.miragenews.com/jungles-to-barren-deserts-extremes-of-natures-1099233/
Spatiotemporal-based automated inundation mapping of Ramsar wetlands using Google Earth Engine
Wetlands are one of the most critical components of an ecosystem, supporting many ecological niches and a rich diversity of flora and fauna. The ecological significance of these sites makes it imperative to study the changes in their inundation extent and propose necessary measures for their conservation…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43910-4
Coupling of machine learning and remote sensing for soil salinity mapping in coastal area of Bangladesh
Soil salinity is a pressing issue for sustainable food security in coastal regions. However, the coupling of machine learning and remote sensing was seldom employed for soil salinity mapping in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. The research aims to estimate the soil salinity level in a southwestern coastal region of…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44132-4
An effective climate economy needs valid remote sensing data
Drawing parallels between the emerging climate economy and the Internet age, Josh Gilbert, CEO and Founder of geospatial AI company Sust Global, explains how lessons learnt in the 1990s can solve the environmental misinformation problem…
https://environmentjournal.online/features-opinion/climate-economy-remote-sensing-data/
Antarctic monitoring update proposed by Aus, NZ, Korean scientists
Scientists are calling for an overhaul of observational systems used for Antarctic ecosystems spanning from the Ross Sea towards the east of the continent. Such a program would build upon a new monitoring initiative in development by the Australian Antarctic Division…
https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/earth-sciences/antarctic-monitoring-update-proposed-by-aus-nz-korean-scientists/
Satellite helps monitor microcystin risk in lakes at a large scale
Under the combined impact of climate changes and human activities, many lakes around the world are experiencing eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms. Microcystins produced by cyanobacteria pose a serious threat to drinking water safety…
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-satellite-microcystin-lakes-large-scale.html
The Pacific Slope of Peru Is Greening – Here’s Why This Is Not Good News
Analyzing satellite data spanning the past 20 years, the research team based at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge examined how vegetation has been changing along the Pacific coast of Peru and northern Chile. This area is known for its unique and delicate arid and semi-arid environments…
https://scitechdaily.com/the-pacific-slope-of-peru-is-greening-heres-why-this-is-not-good-news/
Actual evapotranspiration plays a dominant role in drought of central Asia: Study
The Central Asian region is sensitive to global climate change and prone to drought. A research team led by Prof. Hao Xingming from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has found that actual evapotranspiration plays a significant role in drought of Central Asia…
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-actual-evapotranspiration-plays-dominant-role.html
Storing carbon in soils — a climate mitigation tool being explored in southeast Wisconsin (podcast)
Climate change is the biggest environment challenge the world is facing. Efforts are underway to mitigate its impacts. One effort is piggybacking on restoring natural areas — as ecosystems becomes healthier, the soils can store more carbon. The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental nonprofit…
https://www.wuwm.com/2023-10-12/storing-carbon-in-soils-a-climate-mitigation-tool-being-explored-in-southeast-wisconsin
‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say
More than 2m fungi species are waiting to be identified around the world in what scientists have called “a new frontier of discovery” for life on Earth, according to a new report…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/10/uncharted-territory-kew-scientists-say-more-than-2m-fungi-species-waiting-to-be-identified-aoe
Natural Nitrogen Emissions Are Rising in California
For decades, humans have been reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides—potent pollutants released by power plants and vehicles—thanks to increasingly stringent environmental regulations. Now, climate change may be undoing that…
https://eos.org/articles/natural-nitrogen-emissions-are-rising-in-california
Prosecutors: Climate activist emails stolen by hackers were later cited in court by ExxonMobil
Federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memo Thursday that hackers hired by an Israeli private investigator stole communications between climate activists that were later used in court by Exxon Mobil Corp…
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4254706-prosecutors-climate-activist-emails-stolen-by-hackers-were-later-cited-in-court-by-exxonmobil/
Fear of reprisals prevent people calling out employers on climate, says charity
Concerns about being fired or victimised at work are preventing people from calling out their employers on the climate crisis and the wider environment, according to a charity…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/14/fear-of-reprisals-prevent-people-calling-out-employers-on-climate-says-charity
CITES Database Reaches Over 25 Million Wildlife Trade Transactions
More than 25 million wildlife trade transactions have been reported over the past 50 years by signatory parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the world's most comprehensive international wildlife trade organization announced…
https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18108-cites-database-reaches-over-25-million-wildlife-trade-transactions
Swiss drinking water is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’, research shows
Forever chemicals have been found in almost half of Swiss groundwater. Samples were taken at more than 500 measuring stations. The National Groundwater Observatory (NAQUA) found that the potentially harmful chemical additives are widespread in Switzerland’s main drinking water…
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/13/swiss-drinking-water-is-contaminated-with-forever-chemicals-research-shows
Extreme weather: Is climate change always to blame?
As extreme heatwaves, storms and wildfires increase in severity and frequency, a comparatively new kind of research called weather attribution studies determines whether they are linked to human-caused climate change…
https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-weather-is-climate-change-always-to-blame/a-66881959
World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days
The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found. On about a third of days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5C higher than pre-industrial levels…
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66857354
https://www.miragenews.com/australian-forestry-showcased-at-30th-un-fao-1101943/
What causes deforestation? One surprising answer is big banks
Deforestation surged last year by 10 percent, despite commitments from world leaders to stop the destruction of tropical forests by the end of the decade. Tropical rainforests are home to some of the richest biodiversity in the world. They also trap massive amounts of global warming pollution…
https://environmentamerica.org/articles/what-causes-deforestation-one-surprising-answer-is-big-banks/
Dead Trees and Dying Traditions in Kenya’s Last Tropical Rainforest
The Luhya community in Kakamega once looked to the forest for everything from shade and medicine to religion and criminal justice. Logging is threatening the old ways, but the community won’t go down without a fight…
https://atmos.earth/dead-trees-and-dying-traditions-in-kakamega/
How Do So Many Species Of Plants Coexist In Tropical Rainforests?
Amazonian rainforests, forests of the Congo River basin, the Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas, Borneo, Sumatra, and Vietnam are some of the most magnificent rainforests on the planet. These rainforests perpetually bustle with different kinds of life forms—mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and…
https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/how-do-so-many-species-of-plants-coexist-in-tropical-rainforests.html
Extraordinary fossil find reveals details about the weight and diet of extinct saber-toothed marsupial
Recent paleontological explorations in the Tatacoa Desert in Colombia led to the recovery of the most complete skeleton of a "saber-toothed marsupial" discovered in northern South America. The specimen belongs to the species Anachlysictis gracilis, which is part of a group of extinct predatory mammals…
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231012111657.htm
Scientists Argue Conservation Is under Threat in Indonesia (podcast)
Researchers have been banned from working in Indonesia’s tropical rain forests after the government disagreed with their scientific conclusions…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/scientists-argue-conservation-is-under-threat-in-indonesia/
To Understand Climate Change, Study Rainfall and Drought
Tropical forests are always in a state of flux due to natural events like extreme rain storms and severe winds. But because of climate change, the frequency and intensity of these climate events– and others, like fire, flooding, and insect outbreaks – are expected to rise in the years to come. Understanding…
https://news.columbia.edu/news/understand-climate-change-study-rainfall-and-drought
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 57% in September
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 56.8% in September compared to a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, while the region is struggling with a historic drought. The total area cleared in the Amazon in the first nine months of the year fell 49.5%, according to preliminary data…
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/deforestation-brazils-amazon-falls-57-september-2023-10-06/
Why isn’t the Pacific Coastal rainforest treated like the Amazon?
When most people think of rainforests, they conjure up images of the Amazon, the Congo, and Southeast Asia — vast verdant expanses of densely packed forests, dripping with moisture and rich with tropical life. But in fact there’s a huge rainforest in North America, unheralded and underappreciated…
https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/10/why-isnt-pacific-coastal-rainforest-treated-amazon
Working on making mangroves as pillar of blue economy's resilience
Leaders in the Southeast Asian region agreed to adopt the ASEAN Blue Economy Framework at the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta in September 2023. For Indonesia, as the ASEAN chair this year, development of the blue economy deserves to receive attention, as oceans constitute three-quarters of its…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/296121/working-on-making-mangroves-as-pillar-of-blue-economys-resilience
EAD, Dendra Systems advancing mangrove restoration via technological applications
Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Dendra, in partnership with ADQ, are collaborating on a project that aims to support Abu Dhabi’s efforts in coastal ecosystems restoration, specifically mangroves, and comes under the umbrella of the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative (ADMI)…
https://wam.ae/en/details/1395303209244
If we protect mangroves, we protect our fisheries, our towns and ourselves
Mangroves might not look like much. Yes, they can have strange aerial roots. Yes, they’re surrounded by oozing mud. But looks can be deceiving. These remarkable shrubs and trees are nurseries for many species of fish, shellfish and crabs. They protect our coastlines from erosion, storm surges, wind and…
https://theconversation.com/if-we-protect-mangroves-we-protect-our-fisheries-our-towns-and-ourselves-214390
Scientists investigate potential of sustainable protection of rapidly subsiding coastlines with mangroves
Along the Asian coastlines there are many areas where rural communities experience alarming rates of sea level rises due to land subsidence up to 10 cm per year. This causes tremendous challenges on how to live there and protect these coasts…
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-potential-sustainable-rapidly-subsiding.html
Pakistan is planting lots of mangroves — but it's upsetting some environmentalists (podcast)
One of the largest mangrove forestation efforts in the world is in Pakistan. It takes place in the Indus River Delta, an area nearly the size of Rhode Island. Mangroves are a powerhouse of absorbing carbon dioxide, and this project is seen as a test case for how planting on a large scale could help curb global…
https://www.ksjd.org/2023-10-04/pakistan-is-planting-lots-of-mangroves-but-its-upsetting-some-environmentalists
State, stakeholders partner to realise 15 billion trees initiative
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry has shared preliminary Forest Landscape Restoration results from the economic and financial analyses conducted. Some of the results shared were from a study conducted by the AREECA programme in Amboseli-Tsavo landscapes and…
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2023-10-12-state-stakeholders-partner-to-realise-15-billion-trees-initiative/
Jungles to Barren Deserts: Extremes of Nature's Offering
Nature, in all its grandeur and complexity, presents a myriad of landscapes that both boggle the mind and captivate the soul. From the dense, green canopies of jungles teeming with life to the vast, seemingly endless stretches of deserts, our planet offers extremes that showcase its diversity and…
https://www.miragenews.com/jungles-to-barren-deserts-extremes-of-natures-1099233/
Spatiotemporal-based automated inundation mapping of Ramsar wetlands using Google Earth Engine
Wetlands are one of the most critical components of an ecosystem, supporting many ecological niches and a rich diversity of flora and fauna. The ecological significance of these sites makes it imperative to study the changes in their inundation extent and propose necessary measures for their conservation…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43910-4
Coupling of machine learning and remote sensing for soil salinity mapping in coastal area of Bangladesh
Soil salinity is a pressing issue for sustainable food security in coastal regions. However, the coupling of machine learning and remote sensing was seldom employed for soil salinity mapping in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. The research aims to estimate the soil salinity level in a southwestern coastal region of…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44132-4
An effective climate economy needs valid remote sensing data
Drawing parallels between the emerging climate economy and the Internet age, Josh Gilbert, CEO and Founder of geospatial AI company Sust Global, explains how lessons learnt in the 1990s can solve the environmental misinformation problem…
https://environmentjournal.online/features-opinion/climate-economy-remote-sensing-data/
Antarctic monitoring update proposed by Aus, NZ, Korean scientists
Scientists are calling for an overhaul of observational systems used for Antarctic ecosystems spanning from the Ross Sea towards the east of the continent. Such a program would build upon a new monitoring initiative in development by the Australian Antarctic Division…
https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/earth-sciences/antarctic-monitoring-update-proposed-by-aus-nz-korean-scientists/
Satellite helps monitor microcystin risk in lakes at a large scale
Under the combined impact of climate changes and human activities, many lakes around the world are experiencing eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms. Microcystins produced by cyanobacteria pose a serious threat to drinking water safety…
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-satellite-microcystin-lakes-large-scale.html
The Pacific Slope of Peru Is Greening – Here’s Why This Is Not Good News
Analyzing satellite data spanning the past 20 years, the research team based at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge examined how vegetation has been changing along the Pacific coast of Peru and northern Chile. This area is known for its unique and delicate arid and semi-arid environments…
https://scitechdaily.com/the-pacific-slope-of-peru-is-greening-heres-why-this-is-not-good-news/
Actual evapotranspiration plays a dominant role in drought of central Asia: Study
The Central Asian region is sensitive to global climate change and prone to drought. A research team led by Prof. Hao Xingming from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has found that actual evapotranspiration plays a significant role in drought of Central Asia…
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-actual-evapotranspiration-plays-dominant-role.html
Storing carbon in soils — a climate mitigation tool being explored in southeast Wisconsin (podcast)
Climate change is the biggest environment challenge the world is facing. Efforts are underway to mitigate its impacts. One effort is piggybacking on restoring natural areas — as ecosystems becomes healthier, the soils can store more carbon. The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental nonprofit…
https://www.wuwm.com/2023-10-12/storing-carbon-in-soils-a-climate-mitigation-tool-being-explored-in-southeast-wisconsin
‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say
More than 2m fungi species are waiting to be identified around the world in what scientists have called “a new frontier of discovery” for life on Earth, according to a new report…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/10/uncharted-territory-kew-scientists-say-more-than-2m-fungi-species-waiting-to-be-identified-aoe
Natural Nitrogen Emissions Are Rising in California
For decades, humans have been reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides—potent pollutants released by power plants and vehicles—thanks to increasingly stringent environmental regulations. Now, climate change may be undoing that…
https://eos.org/articles/natural-nitrogen-emissions-are-rising-in-california
Prosecutors: Climate activist emails stolen by hackers were later cited in court by ExxonMobil
Federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memo Thursday that hackers hired by an Israeli private investigator stole communications between climate activists that were later used in court by Exxon Mobil Corp…
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4254706-prosecutors-climate-activist-emails-stolen-by-hackers-were-later-cited-in-court-by-exxonmobil/
Fear of reprisals prevent people calling out employers on climate, says charity
Concerns about being fired or victimised at work are preventing people from calling out their employers on the climate crisis and the wider environment, according to a charity…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/14/fear-of-reprisals-prevent-people-calling-out-employers-on-climate-says-charity
CITES Database Reaches Over 25 Million Wildlife Trade Transactions
More than 25 million wildlife trade transactions have been reported over the past 50 years by signatory parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the world's most comprehensive international wildlife trade organization announced…
https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18108-cites-database-reaches-over-25-million-wildlife-trade-transactions
Swiss drinking water is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’, research shows
Forever chemicals have been found in almost half of Swiss groundwater. Samples were taken at more than 500 measuring stations. The National Groundwater Observatory (NAQUA) found that the potentially harmful chemical additives are widespread in Switzerland’s main drinking water…
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/13/swiss-drinking-water-is-contaminated-with-forever-chemicals-research-shows
Extreme weather: Is climate change always to blame?
As extreme heatwaves, storms and wildfires increase in severity and frequency, a comparatively new kind of research called weather attribution studies determines whether they are linked to human-caused climate change…
https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-weather-is-climate-change-always-to-blame/a-66881959
World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days
The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found. On about a third of days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5C higher than pre-industrial levels…
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66857354
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