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In drought-affected regions of Bangladesh, a civil engineer-led restoration effort has helped bring severely degraded wetlands back to life by re-establishing natural water flow and rebuilding lost hydrological connections. The project focused on repairing blocked canals, removing sediment buildup, and redesigning drainage pathways that had been disrupted by unplanned infrastructure and prolonged dry conditions. These […]

Construction at the wind energy development near Forrest has moved into a high-intensity phase, with 48 of the 69 planned turbine foundations already completed. Each turbine base involves deep excavation, steel reinforcement cages, and large-volume concrete pours designed to anchor turbines that can exceed 150–200 metres in total height. The project is part of a

A large-scale reef restoration project on the Great Barrier Reef has successfully cultivated and transplanted about 40,000 juvenile corals onto degraded reef areas, representing one of the most extensive “coral seeding” efforts attempted so far. The corals were grown from spawn collected during natural mass spawning events and also propagated in controlled nursery systems, where

New research provides a clearer mechanism for the unusual behaviour of sea ice around Antarctica, which expanded slowly for several decades before declining sharply after the mid-2010s. Scientists found that from the 1970s to around 2015, increased precipitation and snowfall freshened the surface of the Southern Ocean. This created a low-salinity surface layer that reduced

More than 1,500 giant tortoises have been reintroduced across parts of the Galápagos Islands in a major conservation effort aimed at rebuilding ecosystems disrupted by centuries of human activity and invasive species. The tortoises, once heavily reduced in number, are now being used as “ecosystem engineers,” helping to reshape vegetation patterns as they move slowly

Zettajoules (ZJ) are an extremely large unit of energy—equal to 10²¹ joules—used by climate scientists to quantify changes in the Earth system’s heat content. Recent measurements indicate that Earth’s energy imbalance is on the order of ~0.5 to 1 watt per square metre, which may sound small but, when integrated across the entire planet and

New climate-risk analysis finds that limiting global warming to 2°C may still trigger widespread and severe food insecurity across many more countries than previously expected. Researchers examining global crop yields and climate stressors warn that rising temperatures will intensify droughts, heatwaves, and rainfall variability, all of which directly reduce agricultural productivity. Key staple crops such

Large quantities of discarded electronics from wealthier countries continue to enter Nigeria, where they are often sold through informal markets under the guise of reusable second-hand goods. In reality, a substantial share of these imports is already broken or near the end of its usable life. Estimates from environmental monitoring groups suggest that tens of

A conservation project in a private reserve in South Africa is demonstrating how carbon markets can directly support ecosystem restoration and wildlife recovery. By monetising carbon sequestration through reforestation and grassland restoration, the reserve has been able to generate funding that is reinvested into removing invasive species, restoring native vegetation, and expanding protected habitats. The

A long-term field experiment in the Rocky Mountains shows how a relatively small rise in temperature—about 2°C—can significantly alter an entire ecosystem. Researchers heated sections of a natural alpine meadow using infrared equipment to mimic future climate warming and tracked changes over several decades. Instead of increasing overall plant growth, the warmer plots saw a