Public confidence in the institutions in charge of the Murray Darling Basin has plummeted – with good reason.
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Algae blooms have killed hundreds of thousands of fish in the last two weeks, but what exactly are they and how do we get them under control?
When parents walk in the forest with their children and us and see how children are drawn to spiral snails, together we see how connections with the land are critical for the Earth’s future.
Pharmaceuticals were found in every invertebrate sampled from six Melbourne streams - including a waterway in a national park.
When people form local networks to take care of resources such as drinking water, they strengthen their communities. Technology can support these efforts and promote learning and innovation.
Hurricanes frequently move inland in the southeast US, causing widespread river flooding, but emergency plans focus on protecting people in coastal communities.
Today, many Australian urbanites see rivers as little more than picturesque places for a paddle. But in the colonial era, rivers served as highways, drinking sources, sewers, and routes to discovery.
Widespread flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence shows the need for better advance planning in inland areas of the south and mid-Atlantic, especially near rivers.
Hurricanes in the southern US have caused widespread damage inland in recent decades, mainly through river flooding. But evacuations and stormproofing focus almost entirely on keeping people safe on the coasts.
Planning for rivers is one thing, but implementation is another as urbanisation and population growth increases.
Increased use of renewable energies could help curb climate change, but the water required for their production has dispossessed rural Guatemalans.
When a dam comes down this fall, a team of scientists will be there to track the environmental changes.
Uncontrolled growth at the expense of the environment will severely exacerbate the impacts of climate change. As shown with tragic floods in India, our cities are not prepared for extreme events.
Riparian zones are meant to be a vital part of Nairobi’s drainage system, but they’ve been built on.
The results of phytoremediation are remarkable.
Rivers are natural boundaries for evolving populations. But scientists don’t agree whether they create new species or just help maintain them. Research using birds’ molecular clocks provides some answers.
The new Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council aims to overcome a management problem faced by many traditional owners: the fact that major rivers flow through lands home to many different groups and languages.
Indigenous water rights have been overlooked for a very long time. A bipartisan agreement on the Murray Darling Basin Plan may change that.
How to cut down on toxic chemicals found in common household products.
The Murray-Darling Basin Plan has been politically fraught and mired in scandal. But environmental monitoring suggests that the health of the rivers is indeed improving – even if it will take decades.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Honorary Fellow in Environmental Sciences, Swansea University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Professor of River Science and Climate Resilience, University of Salford
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Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Professor in Environmental Hydraulics, Cardiff University
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Honorary Research Fellow in Hydromorphology, University of Salford
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Research fellow, Charles Sturt University
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Executive Director and Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Gulbali Institute (Agriculture, Water and Environment), Charles Sturt University, Charles Sturt University
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Associate professor in ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University
