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How can we reconnect with our landscapes and benefit from wetlands? Check out this insightful article by David Naismith and Shivon Mehta from Mott MacDonald!

New research from the University of Salford’s HIVEE (Housebuilding Innovations in Volume, Environment and Efficiency) research cluster has uncovered the UK’s housebuilding sector is struggling to meet supply chain challenges in the current climate, calling for a new strategic direction https://ow.ly/jzU150TCZyY

🌊 The final sea level rise guidance document for the State of California has just been released by Ocean Protection Council and Ocean Science Trust! This guidance document provides sea level rise projections up to the year 2150 for 14 tide stations along the California Coast, extending from the northernmost point at Crescent City to the southernmost point at San Diego. This guidance adopts the most recent guidelines by NOAA for the State of California. The new guidance incorporates extrapolations from the observed sea level rise trends over the past 50 years into the future model-based projections.

August is National Water Quality Month. Sharing a 4-minute video about North America's oldest lake and its water quality issues: https://lnkd.in/gNUy-xz5

When it comes to the nature and climate emergency, we need transformative change and fast. A focus on habitat restoration solutions is vital..... but not enough.....not if the env experts decide what needs to happen and then impose change on everyone else! We need better, wiser and more just ways to make decisions and implement action. The answers on how to do that are in my talk.

Lovely to present the work that I and many others (namely Justine Bell-James, Rose Foster, Pedro Fidelman and so many others) have done, today at the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science weekly seminar. Key takeaways 🐟 Restoration is not well supported under current conservation policies- the focus is more on preservation of the status quo, not on allowing activities (even if they’re for net benefit purposes). But this is slowly changing - see solutions section below! https://lnkd.in/d7tkavVB 🐟 Permitting is complex and often difficult to navigate for restoration practitioners, and has led to the perverse outcome of limiting restoration uptake, at a time when we REALLY need to be expanding (e.g. GBF Target 2 - restore 30% of degraded …coastal and marine ecosystems by 2030. see https://lnkd.in/dviVNCGF 🐟 This lack of fit for purpose policy is driving restoration projects to sub-optimal locations and requiring practioners to take on legal liability **in perpetuity**, further disincentivising restoration. See https://lnkd.in/d7tkavVB 🐟 Making this even more challenging, there are also novel interventions being proposed in response to climate change impacts which challenge the current legal frameworks even further. See https://lnkd.in/dYef_Qfb BUT…. There are solutions! I’m so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done over the last 5 years with restoration practitioners like The Nature Conservancy and OzFish Unlimited and with government agencies to help break through these challenges. Keep an eye out in the coming months for: 🐟 Permitting guidelines for oysters reef restoration and restoration of tidal flow (ie the blue carbon method) for QLD, NSW, SA and TAS). 🐟 Governance guideline for reef interventions which will be available and presented at Australian Marine Sciences Association conference in Hobart next week! 🐟 And lots of new work with UQ Law School and Centre for Policy Futures, UQ identifying solutions from other areas and other countries and many policy changes on the horizon to support marine and coastal restoration, and help achieve Australia’s restoration goals.

What’s the policy maker thinking? What’s the current challenge from forest policy point of view? What’s the forest future in policy makers’ eyes? (Future) Forest policy maker might be one of the most important players in shaping the future of our forest. DP-tec is here @5th international forest policy meeting to read the history, current, and future stories of international forest.🌲🌳🌴

Once we tap in to the vitality that infuses the web of life, a whole new way of organizing our world becomes possible. Hear more from our brilliant board member Dr. Eileen Crist about A Profound Vision For An Ecological Civilization https://lnkd.in/eUEBmrvG

As climate change impacts our daily lives, urban issues like flood risks, polluted rainwater, and the need for water in green spaces are getting tougher to handle. That's where effective water management comes in. At ROCKWOOL Rainwater Systems, part of ROCKWOOL Group, we offer a solution for #rainwater capture, filtration, and reuse. Our #Rockflow system captures, stores, filters, and slowly releases rainwater back into urban areas, preventing floods and protecting water quality. It also stores water to keep trees healthy during dry periods. 💦🌿 During our recent field trip to Rotterdam, we partnered with Gemeente Rotterdam and Urban Future. to demonstrate the power of our innovations in addressing these challenges. Check out the video to see our solutions in action and learn more about their impact! 📢 Mirella Amalia Vitale, Anne-Sofie Drud Gregersen, Corinna May, Daan Los, Gerald Babel-Sutter, Lisa Marie Gatterbauer, Jacqueline Laure, Alexander Urban, Katarzyna Nowak #ROCKWOOL #MoreThanInsulation #WaterManagement #ResilientCities #Cities

Join me this Thursday and discover more about the global water crisis and how Water Mission is working to overcome it!