Minjerribah’s changing wetlands
Blending science and indigenous knowledge to improve understanding of Minjerribah’s wetland conditions and provide a means for their ongoing monitoring.
Blending science and indigenous knowledge to improve understanding of Minjerribah’s wetland conditions and provide a means for their ongoing monitoring.
Increasing climate variability has been implicated as a driving force for the origins of our species (Homo sapiens) over 300,000 years ago, our genus (Homo) several million
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It’s also one of the most complex, and scientists are still learning new things about it all the time. One thing that is becoming increasingly clear, however, is that climate change impacts humans and the way we live. This is true today, as it was in the past.
However, a key question remains. How did climate change impact early humans?
Rivers follow rhythmic changes; they flow with the seasons and respond to longer climatic shifts and often to the actions of people. In turn, people and their societies are shaped by the rhythm of rivers. This relationship where both nature and people’s social habits are synchronized with the rise and fall of river water over time is referred to as river rhythmicity, in a new paper that describes the important implications of this idea for river conservation and water management.
Talk of ‘big dams’ to ensure water security, and ‘unlock regions’ to increase agriculture, has started again with the proposed $5.4 billion Hells Gate Dam on the upper Burdekin River in Queensland.
Recent media attention has exposed some of the issues that face New Zealand’s dairy industry and the impact it is having on the nation’s highly prized waterways.
Blending science and indigenous knowledge to improve understanding of Minjerribah’s wetland conditions and provide a means for their ongoing monitoring.
Increasing climate variability has been implicated as a driving force for the origins of our species (Homo sapiens) over 300,000 years ago, our genus (Homo) several million
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It’s also one of the most complex, and scientists are still learning new things about it all the time. One thing that is becoming increasingly clear, however, is that climate change impacts humans and the way we live. This is true today, as it was in the past.
However, a key question remains. How did climate change impact early humans?
Rivers follow rhythmic changes; they flow with the seasons and respond to longer climatic shifts and often to the actions of people. In turn, people and their societies are shaped by the rhythm of rivers. This relationship where both nature and people’s social habits are synchronized with the rise and fall of river water over time is referred to as river rhythmicity, in a new paper that describes the important implications of this idea for river conservation and water management.
Talk of ‘big dams’ to ensure water security, and ‘unlock regions’ to increase agriculture, has started again with the proposed $5.4 billion Hells Gate Dam on the upper Burdekin River in Queensland.
Recent media attention has exposed some of the issues that face New Zealand’s dairy industry and the impact it is having on the nation’s highly prized waterways.