Corals

Coral reefs: strategies for ecosystems on the edge

Coral reefs have exceptional levels of biodiversity and provide important social and ecological services, including food, coastal protection, recreation, tourism, and cultural connections. However, local stressors and climate change are causing a sharp decline in coral reefs and the more than 230 international agreements with coral reef provisions have failed …

UK overseas wildlife 'needs protection'

If you want to see the Giant Earwig of St Helena you may already be too late. Fancy sniffing a pretty yellow Arlihau flower in the wild? You'll have to hurry down to Pitcairn Island as there are only six plants left. The common thread linking these endangered species is …

Queensland approves construction of one of world's biggest coal mines

Queensland has given its approval for an Indian conglomerate to build one of the world's biggest coal mines, despite fears that an associated port development could damage the Great Barrier Reef. Adani Enterprises won approval from the Australian state on Thursday for the A$16.5 billion (£9.1bn) coal and rail project …

UNESCO condemns dredge waste dumping in Barrier Reef waters

UNESCO on Thursday condemned a decision to allow the dumping of dredge waste in Great Barrier Reef waters and recommended the Australian marine park be considered for inclusion on the World Heritage in Danger list. The decision in January to allow three million cubic metres of dredge waste to be …

UN warns on health of Great Barrier Reef, but gives Abbott government a reprieve on 'in danger' listing

The United Nations world heritage body has expressed ‘‘concern’’ and ‘‘regret’’ about Australia’s approval of the dredging and dumping of millions of tonnes of sludge for new coal ports in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. But UNESCO has recommended Australia get a one-year stay on putting the Barrier …

Increasing ocean temperatures affecting coral reefs

Researchers have found that increasing ocean temperatures due to climate change will soon see reefs retaining and nurturing more of their own coral larvae, leaving large reef systems less interconnected. The study brought together an international group of researchers from NSU's Oceanographic Center; the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence …

Time running out to meet global warming target: U.N. report

Government officials and top climate scientists will meet in Berlin from April 7-12 to review the 29-page draft that also estimates the needed shift to low-carbon energies would cost between two and six percent of world output by 2050. It says nations will have to impose drastic curbs on their …

Backers of 340-hectare casino near Barrier Reef deny environment impact

A gigantic resort proposed for far north Queensland does not need federal environmental assessment, its backers have argued, even though it includes two casinos, eight accommodation towers, a golf course and a 33-hectare lake filled via a 2.2km pipeline from the Great Barrier Reef. The $8bn Aquis project, slated for …

Recent Reports Show Need for Congress to Act on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations task force, released a report last week that was seven years in the making. The report drew upon unequivocal evidence of substantial climate related impacts that are extremely likely to be perpetuated by human activity. The IPCC reported with "high confidence" …

Guidelines for coastal and marine ecosystem accounting

This project brief describes the scope and process for developing Guidance for how the protective services of mangroves and coral reefs can be included in national economic accounts to support development planning. This is an important step towards recognizing the critical value of coastal ecosystem services for adjacent human populations …

India’s fifth national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity 2014

India has made sustained efforts in fulfilling commitments towards conservation of biodiversity, its sustainable use and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of biodiversity and natural resources. As a Party to the CBD, India honours and strives to meet the international obligations and commitments under …

Australia approved sand dump near Barrier Reef despite damage warnings

Australia approved coal port expansion plans that involve dredging and dumping millions of cubic metres of sand near the Great Barrier Reef despite earlier warnings from an independent agency that the work could damage the reef. The warnings emerged in documents obtained by environmental activist group Greenpeace, which is fighting …

Heatwaves: Hotter, longer more often

For the second year in a row, heatwaves and extreme hot weather have plagued much of Australia. Preliminary accounts of the January 2014 heatwave in Victoria point to significant health impacts—203 heat-related deaths, a 20-fold increase in ambulance call-outs, a four-fold increase in calls to nurses-on-call, and a four-fold increase …

Mining dwarfs farming as threat to health of Great Barrier Reef, marine scientist warns

Mining poses a greater threat to the health of the Great Barrier Reef than agriculture, according to one marine scientist who has cast doubt on the federal government's prediction that water quality will improve along the reef coast. On Tuesday federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt gave the green light to …

EU approves €4 million in climate change aid to Maldives

The European Union on Tuesday approved a grant aid of EUR 4 million to help Maldives tackle issues related to climate change. The EU delegation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives said on Thursday that the funds would replicate ongoing projects, but with a focus on Addu and Fuvahmulah. It …

Assessing “dangerous climate change”: Required reduction of carbon emissions to protect young people, future generations and nature

We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth’s measured energy imbalance, paleoclimate data, and simple representations of the global carbon cycle and temperature to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on today’s young people, future generations, …

Global climate change likely to affect dominant coral population

WASHINGTON: Researchers have said that the dominant, abundant corals that have wide distributions are much affected by global changes in climate and ocean chemistry. The team of scientists from the University of Hawaii - Manoa (UHM), Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

Great Barrier Reef report warns of cumulative effect of development

Strategic assessment of marine park recommends new policy whereby human activity must have a 'net benefit' Development along the Great Barrier Reef must be of "net benefit" to the condition of the reef under a plan released in Townsville on Friday by the federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, and his …

Climate change and coastal ecosystems

Climate change and coastal ecosystems - A presentation by Dr Ahana Lakshmi, NCSCM, Chennai at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change held at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras from October 26-27, 2013.

98% of Marine Fiish Headed For the Aquarium Trade Die Within a Year in the Phillipines

Almost all wild caught marine fish for the aquarium trade will die within a year of capture, according to WWF. Following months of interviews with Filipino marine exporters and hobbyists, WWF-Philippines have found that roughly 80% of all marine fish die before they are sold, and those that survive long …

Study warns world's hottest years could be the coolest by mid-century

If emissions keep rising, then biodiversity hotspots and poorest countries hit earliest as climate shifts IF you live in Brisbane, Perth or Darwin, then the year 2042 could be the year when your climate is shoved beyond anything humans there have ever likely experienced before. From that point onwards, at …

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