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The mining industry owes its very existence to nature. Urgent action to halt and reverse nature loss is essential for achieving the #SDGs and reaching global decarbonisation targets.   With the health of our natural world at risk and the demand for critical minerals on the rise, ICMM members, including Alcoa, are committed to balancing their dual roles as beneficiaries and custodians to help create a nature-positive future.   This is a compelling example of this commitment in action. Discover how Alcoa and others are contributing to a nature-positive future here: https://lnkd.in/eK8vtjB9

“Wood reintroduction in western U.S. rivers …” Recognition of the important physical and ecological roles played by large wood in channels and floodplains largely grew out of research conducted in the northwestern portion of the U.S. dating back to the 1970s. Increasing insight into the effects of individual wood pieces and logjams on river process and form led to growing recognition that river corridors in many forested regions had been substantially altered by upland and floodplain deforestation, removal of wood from river corridors, and other adverse human activities. Today, while  large wood continues to be routinely removed from many river corridors worldwide, the practice of wood "reintroduction" has now consciously spread across the globe, particularly in leading riverine nations like the U.S., UK, other western European nations, Australia and New Zealand. Much of this interest for this paper was inspired by the international workshop held in Colorado, in September 2022 with 40 participating scientists and practitioners from across these same regions. Annie Ockelford from the University of Liverpool undertook the impressive task of orchestrating a paper in River Research and Applications with her colleagues from the workshop. The paper was intended to capture many of the salient (and prescient) aspects of the workshop with particularly focus: on the limitations and key barriers to using wood, which reflect current socio-cultural perceptions and practicalities; on gaps in the use of large wood in river management; on potential scenarios in which wood is generally used effectively; and on the various scenarios in which wood is generally not used effectively. For those involved in river management where woody debris is an issue, the comprehensive works of Ockelford et al. (2024) in River Research and Applications, “Working with wood in rivers in the Western United States” is highly recommended. 

In October 2022, I left The Roscop Practice in Knightsbridge, London, to travel to Bad Soden for the 15th annual Water Conference. Here I asked, and answered, the question that drives my philosophy: “Can we heal the world, human beings and our planet with water?” My answer, yes. Six years of research has provided me with more and more compelling evidence to the claim, as it continues to bridge the gap between science, quantum physics, biology, and chemistry. At the conference, I presented my scientific research and findings on bacteria such as antibiotic resistance, acute systemic candida, borrelia which is associated with Lymes and tick-borne disease and both chronic and acute conditions. The conclusion? I believe that informed water has the potential to be a key element in a sustainable, clean approach to health and wellbeing. Harnessing the ever-evolving power of water is a work in progress. But the journey begins with Aequil Living, and the possibilities are endless. https://lnkd.in/e-ub2NPm #RoscopPractice #Knightsbridge #informedwater #waterconference 

Recent recommended books discussing our human predicament. If you’ve read some of these already, what did you think? Let me know if you would like to borrow any. 1. More heat than life: the tangled roots of ecology, energy and economics by Jeremy Walker 2. How the world really works - The science behind how we got here and where we’re going by Vaclav Smil. In this one he discusses the 4 pillars of modern society: concrete, plastics, steel and ammonia 3. Limits to Growth the 30-year update by Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers and Dennis Meadows 4. The local politics of global sustainability by Thomas Prugh, Robert Costanza and Herman Daly 5. Thinking in systems - A primer by Donella Meadows 6. Addicted to growth - Societal therapy for a sustainable wellbeing future 7. Immoderate greatness - Why civilizations fail by William Ophuls 8. Limits - Why Malthus was wrong and why environmentalists should care by Giorgos Kallis Studying the nexus of #energy #ecology & #economics and how it applies to the #polycrisis and #metacrisis

When do we know that a civilization is on the verge of collapse? In his now almost 20-year-old classic, Diamond identified three key indicators or precursors of imminent dissolution: a persistent pattern of environmental change for the worse like long-lasting droughts; signs that existing modes of agriculture or industrial production were aggravating the crisis; and an elite failure to abandon harmful practices and adopt new means of production.

Challenges in Greenland marine research and insights and priorities for development of East Greenland marine and coastal environments - EurekAlert! https://lnkd.in/enC3uYPm

"By the middle of this century, Earth is expected to have some 25 million km of new paved roads relative to 2010 enough to encircle the planet more than 600 times. Roads serve a number of important societal functions, such as promoting trade and increasing access to natural resources and arable land. Without effective planning and law enforcement, however, roads can also unleash a Pandora’s box of environmental ills and societal challenges. Unfortunately, many new roads are being constructed informally or illegally, especially in lower-income nations where governance is often hindered by corruption and ineffective law enforcement. These ‘ghost roads’, invisible on official road maps, are one of the most vexing direct threats to tropical forests and their wild and human inhabitants." - Nature.com #ghostroads #conservation #environmentalrisk #tropicalforests #science #newreport Fabio Olmos Efrain Peña Moreno Ivy Wong https://lnkd.in/gwcyMR6u

Oscillations are the rule in coastal marsh. Tides sweep back and forth through marsh soils, and the green marsh plants pull water from the soil on a daily basis. But how this constantly pulsing environment shapes and even dictates rhythmic interactions among plant roots, #microbes, and soil-water #chemistry is the question. This question is important, because these interactions drive coastal marsh ecosystem functions on which humanity increasingly depends. To help answer some of these enduring questions, The Simons Foundation has awarded $8.4 million to support collaborative #research in #coastal tidal marshes, via a cluster of seven linked project awards through its Life Sciences division. The project is led by MBL Senior Scientist Zoe Cardon. #Grant #tidal #tides #saltmarsh #marsh #tidalmarsh #research #ecosystems

Give voice to the absent in the ecological transition 🌿🍀 The place of nature and future generations in participation processes must be part of national and international agendas 🍃 📌This is the call that Fatima Alves and I make in this article published in the newspaper Diário As Beiras, based on our experience in the European project PHOENIX_H2020! Enjoy the reading (in portuguese) 😊 #voicesoftheabsent #ecologicaltransition #nature #futuregenerations Link: https://lnkd.in/d3J_4M2t