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Today is International #MangroveDay. Mangroves play a 🔑 role in reducing the impacts of climate change 🌎 Yet at current conversion rates, nearly 100% of mangroves could be lost in the next 100 years (IPCC, 2019). We supported the International Union For Conservation Of Nature Science Task Force to produce a think piece with 5 key messages and recommendations for building the ecosystem restoration movement. Read it here: https://bit.ly/45frjwi

Rangers are vital to combatting the triple planetary crisis. Yet they are generally left out of the debate on #conservation and #sustainabledevelopment policy. In honor of #WorldRangerDay today, check out this paper from Conservation Letters that GEF CEO Carlos Manuel Rodriguez collaborated on. It outlines the need for global leaders across multiple sectors to recognize #rangers as essential planetary health workers and to position them more effectively within global conservation and environmental policy mechanisms: http://wrld.bg/x5z350Pn9v4

New Publication 📄 Title: "Thinking outside the ocean-climate nexus: Towards systems-informed decision making in a rapidly changing world" 🔍 In this article, our team tackles the intricate interplay between ocean conservation and climate change. We delve into the crucial need for a holistic, systems-informed approach to decision-making, addressing the challenges at the ocean-climate nexus. 🌍 This publication is a call to action for policymakers, scientists, and stakeholders to shift towards more integrative and sustainable approaches in dealing with the complexities of marine conservation and climate change. 🔗https://lnkd.in/dq_Np7em #MarineEcology #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalPolicy #SustainableDecisionMaking #TransdisciplinaryResearch

Remote sensing can help to map ⤵️ 🌍Progress on nature and climate commitments 🏞️Ecosystem restoration 🦧Biodiversity conservation 🌳Deforestation And more!🌿 Learn more in our new paper: https://lnkd.in/dTxpcS-a

About how our thinking offers enduring perspectives on critical issues of place-based heritage management and stewardship. Interdisciplinary in nature, the journal gathers insights from all fields related to parks, protected/conserved areas, cultural sites, and other place-based forms of conservation. This article explores how Natural resource managers can strengthen forest resilience and reduce risks of catastrophic wildfire under climate change through field measures specific to the three broad fire regimes: low severity–high frequency fire, high severity–low frequency fire, and no natural fire. https://lnkd.in/gQ2aY7Ke

Georgia's rivers and streams are lifelines for both nature and communities. At GWES, our expertise in watershed restoration aims to improve water quality and enhance aquatic habitats. By revitalizing these vital ecosystems, we protect biodiversity, ensure a sustainable water supply, and maintain the delicate balance of nature. Recognizing the significance of healthy watersheds not only contributes to environmental conservation but also secures the well-being of future generations in Georgia. Let's work together to safeguard our precious water resources and preserve the beauty of our state. Learn more about the importance of healthy watersheds at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Watershed Resources https://lnkd.in/gBEAYuWS and NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – Tools and Resources https://lnkd.in/ggvqh54e #WatershedRestoration #EcosystemConservation #WaterQuality

Georgia's rivers and streams are lifelines for both nature and communities. At GWES, our expertise in watershed restoration aims to improve water quality and enhance aquatic habitats. By revitalizing these vital ecosystems, we protect biodiversity, ensure a sustainable water supply, and maintain the delicate balance of nature. Recognizing the significance of healthy watersheds not only contributes to environmental conservation but also secures the well-being of future generations in Georgia. Let's work together to safeguard our precious water resources and preserve the beauty of our state. Learn more about the importance of healthy watersheds at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Watershed Resources https://lnkd.in/gBEAYuWS and NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – Tools and Resources https://lnkd.in/ggvqh54e #WatershedRestoration #EcosystemConservation #WaterQuality

Join Chris Nichols, our conservation evidence manager (and research assistants / best dog friends, Mabel and Charlie!) for a guide to our research on how ancient woodlands will respond to climate change. ⬇️ 🌳 Our ancient woodlands are incredibly biodiverse and irreplaceable in our lifetimes, but climate change is threatening their survival, particularly along the England-Wales border and the South West and Northern Ireland. 🌱 As Chris explains, the small size and isolated nature of ancient woodlands makes them vulnerable, so it vital that we protect and restore these places and create buffer habitats around them. 👉 Learn more about the #ConservationResearch we support: https://bit.ly/3QsKn3y

Assessing the current and potential value of wetlands has been increasingly recognized in the context of wetland ecosystem conservation. On 29 April, the experts discussed why wetlands are important as a nature-based solution to the climate crisis. The staff of HSF Korea, Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, also attended and shared the results of the rapid wetland ecosystem assessment. #NatureBasedSolutions #wetlands #RAWES

I don't know about you, but I need to dive more deeply into oceanic climate solutions. Did you know this about mangroves?!? "The world’s mangrove ecosystems (around 140,000 km^2) alone could store the equivalent of more than two years of global carbon emissions in their soils, much of which would be released into the atmosphere if mangroves were destroyed... Both mangrove restoration and conservation are critical. Some research indicates that mangroves can sequester more carbon yearly than any other aquatic or terrestrial ecosystem on the globe." - Buckminster Fuller Institute's Blue Carbon Report (pic is of a mangrove restoration project)