The River
The once marshland again longs to fill itself
with water, and up in the mountains
among the shoulder blades of the earth
energy lies clotted behind the dams
awaiting surgery…
ecosystem restoration
We Knew Vancouver’s Ecosystem Was Damaged. The Truth Is So Much Worse
More than a century after colonization nearly eradicated key fish populations around Vancouver, British Columbia, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is looking to the past to restore the ecosystem.
The Great Plains: Bringing Back an ‘American Serengeti’
American Prairie, working with the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, can serve as a place where the American public can visit a landscape of an endless sky and wildlife with no fences, the likes of which you won’t see unless you go to the African Serengeti now.
From Treeless Hills to Emerald Woods
In the rainy mountains along Ireland’s west coast, a group of surfers wants to restore a temperate rainforest ecosystem that has been gone for centuries.
A Rapid Transition Away from Eucalyptus
Collectively known as the de-eucalyptising brigades, these groups of volunteers work to fell mature trees and remove the wood from the forest, so that light can reach and begin to regenerate the leafy native plants of the understory.
Making Shift Happen: Momentum Grows for New Thinking About River Restoration
Process-based restoration is about restoring functions, and its scope expands beyond the channel to include the floodplain and valley bottom — the whole riverscape.
Accelerating recovery of wild European mammals brings hope of wider nature regeneration
In sum, while the world is facing a human-induced mass extinction event and unprecedented losses of biodiversity and wildlife worldwide, it is important to remember the power we have to make positive choices to protect species and the environments they live in and upon which we all depend.
What Sound Can Tell Us About Our Changing World
As new technologies supercharge the field of bioacoustics, researchers can better listen to environmental changes — and use the information to guide conservation efforts.
Coral Reefs Are in Crisis. Could a Controversial Idea Help?
To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted migration.
Could California’s Next Dam Removal Take Place on This Endangered River?
Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.
Part Two: An Ubuntu.Lab Impact Story
This is what happens when a community comes together, no matter what challenges they may face…a living example of the ubuntu philosophy: I am because you are.
Standing Up for Freshwater Biodiversity
Nearly two dozen experts from around the world have issued a call to action to protect freshwater biodiversity.