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Dr. Brock Woodson participates in international effort to help vulnerable species survive habitat loss
How to design marine protected areas that keep pace with climate change Oct. 26, 2023 An international team has developed the first comprehensive framework for designing networks of marine protected areas that can help vulnerable species survive as climate change drives habitat loss. In a paper published Oct. 26 in One Earth, the researchers outlined guidelines for governments to provide…
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Dr. Matt Bilskie’s research modeling nature-based flood mitigation projects selected for ESLR program funding
Recently, NOAA’s National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) announced that $6.7 million under the Effects of Sea Level Rise (ESLR) program would be spent on coastal resilience projects around the country. We’re very proud that our very own Dr. Matt Bilskie’s work, conducted alongside partners from the U.S. Geological Survey and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has been selected as one…
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Natural infrastructure is touted as being excellent for biodiversity, but we still have a lot to learn
Water is a powerful force in human well-being and safety, and through history, humans have developed ways to corral, redirect, and store it. Modern engineers and city planners have especially relied on conventional infrastructure, such as levees, seawalls and dams, to ensure that water exists in the places that humans need it—and not it the places humans don’t (like their…
