Science Brief Advice for Scientists Who Want to Practice Science for Impact & Influence By scientists for scientists: a set of practical steps scientists can take to increase the odds their research will reach decision makers who could use it.
Science Brief Better Mapping for Better Management of Gabon’s Coastal Wetlands (and Beyond) If a picture is worth a thousand words, an accurate map may well be worth an entire novel. In Gabon, scientists are working to map a healthy future for Gabon’s coastal wetlands.
Science Brief Indigenous Knowledge Helps Map Habitat for the Threatened Bilby New research is the first of its kind to incorporate indigenous knowledge into predictive species distribution maps.
Science Brief A Better Way to Protect Birds From Power Lines Millions of birds are killed every year in collisions with power lines. Now, scientists have discovered installing suspended, rotating devices known as ”flappers” is the most effective way to reduce bird deaths.
Science Brief Tropical Deforestation Is Making the Worst Climate Predictions A Reality Industrial-scale tropical deforestation is altering local climate as much as 100 years of global warming under a worst-case emissions scenario.
Science Brief Science for Evaluating Flood Risk + Improving Community Resilience A new study examines flooding from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence and finds current hazard maps are inadequate for accurately assessing flood risks and protecting communities in North Carolina.
Science Brief Putting Evidence into Action: Solutions for Climate-Ready Fisheries As climate change upends ecosystems, including fisheries, scientists are moving beyond documenting the impacts to recommending actions to mitigate and adapt to those impacts.
Science Brief Debt Conversions Can Advance Marine Conservation Refinancing national debt can be a powerful tool for conservation.
Science Brief Using Science to Select Flagship Species New research provides science-based way to identify flagship species for effective biodiversity conservation.
Science Brief A New Way of Mapping Global Ecosystems Scientists have created the first standardized, fine-scale map of global ecosystems, allowing them to better measure the effectiveness of protected areas and identify ecosystems in need of additional protection.
Science Brief Co-Benefits for Biodiversity & Carbon in Remnant Forests New science shows that remnant forests with the greatest tree-species richness also store the most carbon, creating a potential win-win for protecting biodiversity and reducing global carbon emissions.
Science Brief Tropics Offer Major Natural Climate Solutions Opportunity New research identifies tropical countries where targeted investment can have the greatest impact on reducing global emissions in the short term.
Science Brief Biodiverse Forests Capture Carbon Better Than Plantations New science shows that diverse natural forests with a mix of tree species provide more stable and reliable carbon capture than monoculture plantations in the long run.
Science Brief The Main Cause of Global Water Scarcity? It’s Us. New research shows that by 2050, more than 70 percent of watersheds around the world will experience water scarcity driven primarily by human activity, not climate change.