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Source: (Ambio) Study analyzes social-ecological vulnerability (SEV) in Mexico City's peri-urban watersheds (1999-2039). Urban peripheries provide vital hydrological ecosystem services influenced by land use and climate change. Findings show SEV increases by 2039 linked to declines in hydrological services, but a restrictive scenario suggests potential SEV decreases with effective environmental policies. Aims to inform local decision-making for ecosystem service preservation and adaptation strategies.

I’m thrilled to showcase the poster we presented at the 1st International Seminar on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability - 2024 (ISCCES-2024) held on April 30, 2024. Our presentation, titled "Association between Land Use Land Cover Change and Landslide Susceptibility in the Southeastern Zones of Bangladesh: Remote Sensing Approach," delves into the intricate relationship between environmental changes and landslide risk. Using advanced remote sensing techniques, our research aims to better understand and mitigate landslide susceptibility in a critically vulnerable region. 🔍 Key Highlights: -Analyzed land use and land cover changes over time -Employed remote sensing data for comprehensive analysis -Focused on southeastern Bangladesh’s susceptibility to landslides -Explore our findings through the poster linked below and feel free to reach out with any questions or insights! #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalSustainability #RemoteSensing #LandslideSusceptibility #Research #ISCCES2024

Source: (Ambio) Study analyzes social-ecological vulnerability (SEV) of Mexico City's peri-urban watersheds (1999-2039) via spatial data on land use and climate change. Findings indicate rising SEV linked to declining hydrological ecosystem services (HES) by 2039, with potential mitigation in restrictive scenarios if environmental policies are upheld. Aim is to inform local decision-making for HES preservation and adaptation strategies.

« Tree growth is a key mechanism driving carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems. Environmental conditions are important regulators of tree growth that can vary considerably between nearby urban and rural forests... However, the extent to which these intrinsic differences in the growing conditions of trees in urban versus rural forests influence tree growth response to climate is not well known….Across our three-city study, we found that tree growth was more closely correlated with climate stress in the cooler climate cities of Boston and New York than in Baltimore…In light of our findings that urbanization can influence how tree growth responds to a warming climate, we suggest that municipalities consider these interactions when developing their tree-planting palettes and when estimating the capacity of urban forests to contribute to broader sustainability goals in the future. » By Kayla Warner, Nancy Falxa Sonti, Elizabeth M. Cook, Richard A. Hallett, Lucy R. Hutyra, Andrew B. Reinmann First published: 11 April 2024 https://lnkd.in/gGAtkQui Handling Editor: Mingkai Jiang

Source: (Ambio) Study analyzes social-ecological vulnerability (SEV) in Mexico City's peri-urban watersheds from 1999-2039, focusing on hydrological ecosystem services (HES). Findings show SEV increases linked to HES declines by 2039. REST scenario indicates potential SEV decrease if environmental policies are maintained. Aims to inform decision-making and adaptation strategies for HES preservation amidst land use and climate change.

Source: (Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America) Climate change is reducing ecological resilience and invasion resistance in the Western U.S. sagebrush region, exacerbating heat, drought, and wildfire effects. Restoration is hindered by moisture limits and invasive species. A study used ecohydrological models to project declines in resilience and resistance across 1.16 million km², with 24%-34% expected decreases, primarily linked to rising temperatures. High ecological integrity areas may face significant R&R declines, presenting challenges for resource management. Future projections could improve with more data from extreme conditions.

Often times, we try to mitigate the impact of climate change without understanding how our “solution” will further impact the ecosystem. 🇻🇳 In Vietnam, concrete breakwaters and sea dikes were built to protect the coastal mangroves from rising sea levels while the government has heavily invested in planting projects. But these tactics have often failed and inadvertently threatened the survival of the very mangrove forests they were trying to protect. 🧱 More recently, local academics have partnered with Dutch institute Delft University of Technology to make sure future solutions are rooted in science. This includes the creation of a living, “no-walls” lab to support citizen science experiences and fill in data gaps in research. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dYHF4GrV #CitizenScience #MangroveConservation #ClimateMitigation #MarineResearch

🔬 Led by climate scholars from Boston University, Aarhus University, and the University of Sussex Business School, a new research unveils innovative "blue carbon" solutions aimed at preserving and enhancing the carbon-capturing potential of ocean and coastal ecosystems. 💡 Key Highlights from Research: 🌱 Blue carbon interventions could potentially contribute up to 10% of the global emissions reductions needed to meet the targets set in the Paris Agreement. 🌱 The study evaluates three key blue carbon innovations: Coral Reef Preservation in Australia, Seagrass Restoration in the United Kingdom, and Seaweed Cultivation in the United States. 🌱 These interventions leverage natural processes to capture and store carbon dioxide, offering potential solutions to combat climate change. 🌱 The research anticipates that blue carbon innovations will become increasingly relevant and popular in scientific policy and discovery, but their success hinges on narrative framing, innovation styles, and co-impact assessments. #BlueCarbon #ClimateSolutions #OceanPreservation #CoastalEcosystems #ClimateInnovation #ParisAgreement #MarineHabitats #EnvironmentalScience #Sustainability #ClimateResearch

Dear colleagues and friends, we, from the SDG News Group would like to bring to your attention 2 new research items: The first, a new approach on the freshening energy of forests, offers a re-evaluation of surface albedo (the fraction of light that a surface reflects) effects and suggests that carbon sequestration and cloud formation offers the two fundamental ingredients for cooling both the land surface and the planet. Coupled with decarbonization of the energy and industrial sectors, including local and regional water availability and wind and weather trends, we find there is high prospect to employ mitigating strategies for climate change based on large forest landscape restoration. The second examines the unique importance of forest for water and offers a meta-analysis of the hydrologic impacts of land use conversions, reforestation and forest disturbances. We insinuate the ET regime and water availability more broadly have been considerably changed by human interventions and forest landscape modifications. Nonetheless, forest landscape restoration has the capacity to restore ecosystem functioning and further intensify the water cycle and ET regime.