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World Wetlands Day: IRIS Affiliates working in climate-regulating powerhouse ecosystems
Today, February 2, 2024, is celebrating World Wetlands Day! Wetlands are an incredible environmental resource and provide diverse, invaluable benefits: temperature regulation, keystone species habitat, storm surge insulation, and massive amounts of carbon sequestration in soil and plant biomass. In honor of wetlands and the work IRIS affiliates do with this important ecosystems, we’re re-sharing […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
