BBC News |
Ribble Estuary reserve will be 'bird haven' and 'improve flood protection'
BBC News A new nature reserve in Lancashire will be a bird haven as well as improving flood protection, the government said. Environment Minister Therese Coffey said the £6m Ribble Estuary scheme will create hundreds of acres of salt marsh. The Environment ... and more » |
Mangrove cover shows no significant increase 'despite plantation efforts'
DAWN.com KARACHI: Once rated the fifth largest mangrove forest in the world with a cover as high as 250,000 hectares a few decades ago, mangroves of the Indus delta now rank lower than 15th on the (global) list and have decreased to 98,014 hectares, indicating ... |
Fiji Times |
Mangroves for the future
Fiji Times "We had other sites that we had in mind to plant mangroves in like the Labasa River and Namara but both river banks were steep and it's hard to plant mangroves even during low tide because it's always under water which was why we chose Vuo Village," he ... |
The News-Press |
Damaging freshwater releases from Lake Okeechobee won't end soon
The News-Press The combination of heavy rainfall, stormwater runoff and Lake Okeechobee releases have driven freshwater miles into the Gulf of Mexico and has made the Caloosahatchee estuary virtually disappear. "You can see the movement of dark water through the ... |
Over 1000 mangroves planted
Fiji Sun Online Ministry of Economy staff planted over 1000 mangroves plants as a part of their mangrove planting activity for the national Climate Change Week. Over 50 staff of the Ministries of Forests and Economy along with the permanent secretary for Economy, ... |
Awoko |
Sierra Leone Entertainment: Estuary Resort
Awoko Built to blend into an environment that is deliciously quiet, Estuary Resort is heaven for those looking to disappear for a couple of peaceful days. It is built along an inlet of water so shallow and calm you can walk across to the other side, if you ... |
Civil Servants Plant Mangroves Along Foreshore In Labasa
Fiji Sun Online To make climate change awareness effective, more than 100 civil servants planted 300 mangroves at Vuo Village outside Labasa Town yesterday. Northern Division Secretary based at Commissioner Northern's office Soko Tuima said they chose to plant ... |
TCPalm |
Caulkins Water Farm keeps more water pollution out of St. Lucie River, Indian River Lagoon
TCPalm The pilot project was supposed to pull about 2.2 billion gallons of water a year out of the C-44 Canal. From January 2014 to August 2016, it kept 12 billion gallons of water out of the St. Lucie River estuary, according to South Florida Water ... and more » |
A VERY UNIQUE ECO-SYSTEM
The Hindu The region has a unique landscape: it has desert (Thar desert) on one side and salt water (Arabian Sea) on the other, lending itself to different kinds of ecosystems, including mangroves and desert shrublands. One of the largest seasonal saline ... and more » |
Environmental Affairs rejects causeway appeal
News24 The Department on Friday rejected an appeal by the municipality to breach the mouth of the Seekoei estuary so as to lower the water level and clear the causeway. The causeway has been submerged by water for more than a month following unusually high ... |
Miami Herald |
Yes, the Everglades protected us from Hurricane Irma
Miami Herald Further studies show that coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves ecosystems combined provide more protection services than any one individual habitat. The Everglades is a collection of wetlands, mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs. All critical ... and more » |
EPA Awards Casco Bay with Annual Grant Funding to Improve Water Quality
U.S. EPA.gov (press release) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $630,000 grant to the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, which is housed at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. The funds will go towards efforts to reduce nutrient pollution ... |
Fraser Coast Chronicle |
Boatie rescued from mangroves after boat drifts away
Fraser Coast Chronicle This is the message from water police after a boatie found himself stuck in the mud when his boat drifted away at high tide. Hervey Bay Water Police Senior Constable Joe Moran said they rescued a man stuck in the mangroves on Tuesday after an ... |
Mangroves seen as major carbon sink
The Manila Times ILOILO CITY: A mangrove scientist here has underscored the need to protect and preserve mangroves to fight greenhouse gas emissions as his study revealed their potentials “to store more carbon than terrestrial forest.” “Mangroves are now highlighted as ... and more » |
Firstpost |
To sack or not: Mumbai University VC Sanjay Deshmukh's expertise on mangroves has left state, governor in a bind
Firstpost The ruling opinion in the three offices seems to be that "if Deshmukh is terminated from service, it won't be a good sign either for Mumbai University, Deshmukh's future or his work in the field of environment, mangroves and water conservation," a ... and more » |
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Cosmos |
Dead mangroves shut down carbon cycle
Cosmos Mangroves help fight climate change but they're at serious risk from its effects. That's one of the findings from a study of a massive mangrove dieback that occurred in late 2015. Local fishermen reported mangroves were dying along hundreds of ... |
Wicked Local Marblehead |
GOLDTHWAIT RESERVATION: Marsh work moves onward and upward
Wicked Local Marblehead Before the 1947 Goldthwait Land Trust was in place, a good deal of fill was pushed into the marsh over many years. Last year for the first time ever, Goldthwait began removing the fill — increasing the size of the salt marsh by about an acre! This ... |
The Chattanoogan |
Nearly 50 Historic Homes, Sites To Open For Tours During Georgia Trust Fall Ramble In Savannah, Oct. 6-8
The Chattanoogan Located just 20 minutes from downtown, this Savannah neighborhood is home to salt marshes, a Gullah Geechee oystering community and the picturesque Wormsloe Historic Site, where tour-goers will explore several buildings on the private Wormsloe ... |
SouthCoastToday.com |
Dartmouth Select Board pulls Round Hill article from warrant
SouthCoastToday.com DARTMOUTH — At its meeting Monday night, the Select Board once again addressed salt marsh restoration proposal. The 3-2 vote to pull the article from the Town Meeting warrant. Select Board member Stanley Mickelson made the motion to pull the article; ... |
Mother Nature Network (blog) |
The reason this town auctions off used salt licks is heartwarming
Mother Nature Network (blog) According to Karin Lindquist who has a degree in agriculture: "Unlike the diet of a human, the diet of a cow is almost always sodium-deficient unless they are in a high-saline area where plants are readily taking up sodium into their leaves, like in ... and more » |
UConn Daily Campus |
Coastal landowner opinions are more important than ever, according to study
UConn Daily Campus According to additional research by Elphick, the seawalls can lead to a heavy decrease of certain animal populations, including the salt marsh sparrows, which only exist in the Conn. coast of Long Island Sound. The article states that certain ... |
The Providence Journal |
Tiny crab is destroying Narragansett Bay marshes
The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The small stature of the purple marsh crab belies its impact on New England's salt marshes. It measures only about an inch across, but through a chain of effects caused by humans, the voracious little crustacean is munching its way ... |
Vancouver Courier |
New wetland at Vancouver park already seeing salmon fry
Vancouver Courier Vancouver Park Board, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, along with Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh First Nations this week celebrated the completion of a new salt marsh at New Brighton Park. The orange fencing was installed to help protect the ... and more » |
Press of Atlantic City |
West Wildwood creating "Living Shoreline" to save peninsula and buffer wave action
Press of Atlantic City There are about 300,000 acres of salt marshes, including the West Wildwood peninsula, across New Jersey, according to Moses Katkowski, who is the coastal restoration manager for the Nature Conservancy. These marshes help prevent waves from hitting ... and more » |
Coastal States Can Restore Wetlands to Fight Floods, Scientists Say
Bloomberg BNA Coastal communities built atop drained salt marshes and leveled mangrove forests had little natural flood protection from hurricanes Irma and Harvey, exposing the need for better planning against future storms and sea-level rise, marine scientists and ... |
WBUR |
The North Shore's Salt Marshes Play A Key Environmental Role
WBUR On the North Shore of Massachusetts, like in Essex, salt marshes are the region's underrated environmental heroes. "If we care about wildlife, we care about salt marshes; if we care about flood protection, storm protection, we care about salt marshes ... |
Cumberland News Now |
Seek peace on the Peace Trail near Pugwash
Cumberland News Now A solstice ceremony was held at Estuary House before the official opening of the Peace Trail Saturday afternoon near Pugwash. Spiritual leaders Louise Goodwin (centre) and Emile Gautreau performed the ceremony. Mandi Mack (left) also took part in the ... |
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Cumberland News Now |
Nature Conservancy of Canada hosting bird count in Pugwash Estuary
Cumberland News Now The Nature Conservancy of Canada is holding its first bird count in the Pugwash Estuary on Saturday, Sept. 30 beginning at 9 a.m. Volunteers will be asked to take up positions around the estuary, near Pugwash, and count waterfowl such as Canada geese ... |
Aberdeen Evening Express |
Leonardo DiCaprio announces £37000 grant for Napier University project in Kenya
Aberdeen Evening Express Mikoko Pamoja – 'Mangroves Together' in Swahili – involves Edinburgh-based scientists working with Kenyan villagers and researchers to protect threatened mangrove forests and fund community development. The project in Gazi Bay, 50km south of ... Leonardo DiCaprio backs Edinburgh conservation projectSTV News Leonardo DiCaprio backs Napier University project in KenyaExpress.co.uk all 12 news articles » |