“Human Deforestation Outweighs Future Climate Change Impacts of Sedimentation on Coral Reefs” in Nature Communications (Published June 4 2013) v4, article number 1986; doi:10.1038/ncomms2986 / by Joseph Maina, Hans de Moel, Jens Zinke, Joshua Madin, Tim McClanahan and Jan E. Vermaat – Open Access http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2013/130604/ncomms2986/full/ncomms2986.html [Science Daily] Better land use is the key to preventing further damage to the … Continue reading »
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The 2013 Resource Governance Index — Comparing Accountability and Transparency in Natural Resources Policies
Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) http://www.revenuewatch.org/rgi [Oil and Gas Journal] The lives of more than 1 billion people worldwide could be transformed if their governments managed their countries’ oil, gas, and mineral resources in a more open and accountable manner, a new Revenue Watch Institute analysis concluded. RWI’s 2013 Resource Governance Index measured oil, gas, and … Continue reading »
H.R. 739, Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44118 [Summary] As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 739 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop, no later than one year after the bill’s enactment, a management plan for the Chesapeake Bay Program and restoration activities related to the bay. EPA … Continue reading »
Taken by Storm: How Heavy Rain is Worsening Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
National Wildlife Federation | Univ. of Michigan http://bit.ly/Y9ol6w [Sandusky Reporter] An increasingly warm climate is worsening the problem of harmful Great Lakes algae blooms by boosting the intensity of spring rains that wash phosphorus into the waters, a scientist said Wednesday during a conference for advocates and policymakers. The trend is likely to continue over … Continue reading »
Predicting Climate Effects on Pacific Sardine
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (April 16, 201,3, v110, n16, p6430–6435) / by Ethan R. Deylea, Michael Fogarty, Chih-hao Hsieh, Les Kaufmand, Alec D. MacCall, Stephan B. Munch, Charles T. Perretti, Hao Ye, and George Sugiharaa, http://www.pnas.org/content/110/16/6430.short For many marine species and habitats, climate change and overfishing present a double threat. To manage … Continue reading »
National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
The National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Partnership http://www.wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov/strategy.php The purpose of the Strategy is to inspire and enable natural resource professionals and other decision makers to take action to conserve the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants, and ecosystem functions, as well as the human uses and values these natural systems provide, in a changing … Continue reading »
Managing for the Future in a Rapidly Changing Arctic: a Report to the President
Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska http://on.doi.gov/YVgaec [Alaska Public Media] Dozens of federal, state and local agencies have a say on how development happens in arctic Alaska. A report released today (Thursday, April 4th) makes the case for doing a better job coordinating the work those agencies are … Continue reading »
Landscape Consequences of Natural Gas Extraction in Allegheny and Susquehanna Counties, Pennsylvania, 2004–2010
US Geological Survey / by E. T. Slonecker, L. E. Milheim, C. M. Roig-Silva and A. R. Malizia, http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20131025 The combined effects of these two natural gas extraction methods [hydraulic fracturing and coalbed methane] create potentially serious patterns of disturbance on the landscape. This document quantifies the landscape changes and consequences of natural gas extraction … Continue reading »
DNA Net Earth
Brookings Institution http://bit.ly/149zQPc Human activity has dramatically accelerated the extinction of species. Man-made habitat alteration has been the leading cause, in combination with direct exploitation. Now climate change threatens to increase extinction rates even more. Adaptation to climate change requires integration of climate impacts in planning and action for biodiversity conservation, and the overall task … Continue reading »
Integrating Indigenous Livelihood and Lifestyle Objectives in Managing a Natural Resource
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (February 26, 2013 v110 n9 p3639-3644; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1217822110) / by Éva Elizabeth Plagányia, Ingrid van Putten,Trevor Hutton, Roy A. Deng, Darren Dennis, Sean Pascoe,Tim Skewes and Robert A. Campbell http://www.pnas.org/content/110/9/3639.short?rss=1 Evaluating the success of natural resource management approaches requires methods to measure performance against biological, economic, social, and … Continue reading »
