Coastal science gathers for #CERF2019

Posted by Tom Rayner
On November 4, 2019

This week 1,700+ coastal scientists are gathering for CERF 2019 in Alabama. The 25th biennial conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation aims to help the research and management community become more “responsive, relevant and ready” – to connect science and society in trouble-shooting and conserving coastal environments. The Global Wetlands Project will be […]

Find your #scicomm sweet spot!

Posted by Tom Rayner
On October 16, 2019

Under pressure Researchers and natural resource managers are under pressure to communicate their work. That includes summarising key outcomes for policy and decision-making, relaying concerns and opportunities to community groups, campaigning for funding to address critical knowledge gaps and supporting their own careers.

Seagrass lacks protection at global scale

Posted by Laura Griffiths
On October 9, 2019

Seagrass ecosystems face multiple threats, from pollution to sea level rise. However, management is failing to adequately protect these ecosystems and prevent their decline. We reviewed global policy relevant to seagrass protection and identified some critical gaps. We need to rethink how we protect coastal ecosystems in general, and seagrasses in particular, from multiple cumulative […]

Australia’s blue carbon budget

Posted by Tom Rayner
On September 13, 2019

Wetlands: life support for the Great Barrier Reef

Posted by Tom Rayner
On July 26, 2019

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is well recognised as the one of the most biodiverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. However, few of us appreciate that one million hectares of wetlands are the life support system for this important ecosystem. In this post, Dr Fernanda Adame and Emeritus Professor Angela Arthington explore the critical relationship […]

GLOW @ #ICCB2019

Posted by Tom Rayner
On July 22, 2019

The Global Wetlands Project team is heading to ICCB in Malaysia and it’s going to be a busy week. We’ll deliver three talks, including two in a GLOW-hosted session on Emerging issues for the global conservation of marine and freshwater wetlands.

Effective action needs accessible science

Posted by Chris Brown
On July 1, 2019

Coastal wetlands are globally threatened. However, the plight of these habitats, like mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes, is not well recognised relative to other coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs. This translates into funding shortfalls both for the science needed to address coastal wetland decline and for the protection and restoration actions needed to […]

What the sea needs on World Oceans Day 2019

Posted by Tom Rayner
On June 8, 2019

“You never enjoy the world aright, till the Sea itself floweth in your veins.” In the mid 1600s, English poet and clergyman Thomas Traherne penned Centuries of Meditations, a collection of paragraphs vividly detailing his reverence for the natural world. In it, he set a signpost towards awakening.

From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we've found large marine species in some surprising places

Posted by Eric
On May 30, 2019

From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we’ve found large marine species in some surprising places

Posted by Michael Sievers
On May 30, 2019

When we think of mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes, we don’t immediately think of shark habitats. But our global review of links between large marine animals (megafauna) and coastal wetlands is challenging this view – and how we might respond to the biodiversity crisis.