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Litter #hotspot targeting is such a valuable research initiative by Rochester Institute of Technology from targeting of education initiatives to smart location mapping for trash intervention technologies this research will reduce money spent and maximise litter captured, with measurable outcomes. #beatplasticpollution #education #trash #litter #littatrap

The city-region is one of five pilot areas chosen by #Defra to develop a new Local Nature Recovery Strategy through in-depth mapping. A similar programme was undertaken in 2020 as a trial, with the area mapped and priority locations for new nature-first projects identified. However, this time Greater Manchester Combined Authority [#GMCA] is teaming up with Ordnance Survey [#OS], the latter providing vital information on land use and type through its National Geographic Database [#NGD]. By understanding the make-up of each co-ordinate across the 10 metropolitan boroughs and surrounding countryside, efforts to develop a Local Nature Recovery Strategy [#LNRS] should be expedited. It will also be easier to locate the places where investment in #green initiatives will have the most significant impact. Now home to more than 3million inhabitants, the OECD ranks #GreaterManchester as Europe’s 11th largest metropolitan area, and the city is growing considerably faster than the #UK average. Nevertheless, the OS data shows the county is actually two-thirds woodland, parkland, green space, waterways, and farmland. In addition to plotting land use and signposting places that would gain the most from LNRS-aligned work, the project will also utilise OS data to track species movement through the landscape. This will provide invaluable insights into permeability and existing corridors for animal passage, potentially feeding into improvements such as natural bridges and tunnels.?‘Using OS data has saved the project so much time – it really has been a game-changer. The various feature sets have enabled us to estimate land use percentages so we can see how much is made up of agriculture, buildings or residential gardens and driveways,’ said Paul Barrington, Biodiversity Systems Manager for Greater Manchester Environment Unit. ‘OS data is also helping us identify which groups of stakeholders and land managers have the most influence and who we need to be engaged with to assist with that nature recovery,’ he continued. ‘I couldn’t have done this without NGD data. It has saved me – and the ecologists we would have needed out on the ground – so much time.’ So far, GMCA has used resources including OS NGD Land [Landcover & Landform], OS NGD Geographical Names [Named Features], OS NGD Land Use [Land Use Site], OS NGD Administrative and Statistical Units [Boundaries] and OS NGD Water [Water network, Waterbody Catchment & River Basin District Catchment]. OS NGD Buildings and OS NGD Structures were also utilised. A number of new datasets are being added to the NGD this month, including Land Cover type, percentage cover, and Field Boundaries. In turn, these will help support analysis of the Greater Manchester city region in more depth, leading to increased efficiency and effectiveness of the LNRS.

I've been pondering how to effectively frame the new skills, approaches, and policy standards for climate resilient landscapes. We are transitioning from a focus only on water efficient/xeric landscapes to those that are climate adapted, regionally appropriate, and regenerative and that promote native habitat and pollinators as well as integrate stormwater functions and defensible space. Landscape policies overlap with water utilities, streets, public works, forestry, sustainability, parks and open space, and fire. There is a lot of innovation and collaboration in creating standards to create resilient landscapes, but not yet a "model code". This article points to some of the exciting learning happening in the tree canopy/heat mitigation field happening as a result of a Biden's Inflation Reduction Act urban forestry investment. So great this type of collaborative peer learning is happening. We need so much more. https://lnkd.in/dfjJfCUm

A comparison between the current burnt area in East Attica and 15 years ago raises an intriguing question: could we have gained any knowledge from the fire that devastated the same region in 2009? The burnt area displays a very similar pattern. Is this merely a coincidence? According to a UN report, forest fires will occur more frequently and easily in increasingly unexpected areas. The report urges governments to reconsider their approach to forest fires by investing in the right direction, acknowledging the significance of restoration and preparedness, based on lessons learned from past events, combining available data with monitoring, and collaborating with local authorities. Even if wildfires are natural events, we are currently dealing with the advent of 6th generation mega-fires that will systematically threaten human settlements and biodiversity, while also contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. The first essential requirement for a fire is the presence of combustible material. The type, density, arrangement, and condition of the vegetation all play a crucial role in how the fire will evolve. The second factor is oxygen, specifically the intensity and direction of the wind. Lastly, the approach to fire suppression plays a critical role. In East Attica, settlements are located within the forest, where scattered rubbish and flammable materials create additional challenges for predicting the spread of the fire. The intensity and direction of the wind are variable but predictable, and an analysis of satellite data reveals that none of the other conditions have improved since 2009. It is commendable that the recent fire was detected in time by the state-of-the-art BEYOND unit of the National Observatory of Athens. However, even if we consider the firefighting intervention to have been timely and optimal, nothing could have been done better or differently, considering that there has been no change in the type, density, or arrangement of trees, as well as the interwoven urban fabric and anarchic land use that persisted after 2009. Before delving into the disheartening record of the consequences of a fire, we should focus on preparedness. In addition to fundamental measures such as clearing dry vegetation and rubbish, and ensuring water availability for firefighting, there are plenty of preventive actions, such as the partial replacement of certain forest species, limiting flammable materials including resin from pines, implementing scheduled deforestation combined with controlled micro-fires, integrating firebreaks and automatic fire suppression systems and, above all, applying sustainable urban planning. The risk of desertification in Attica is now evident, and the remaining forests not only serve as a social asset and common property but also play a crucial role in addressing the climate crisis. By investing in their future protection and managing them wisely now, we can avoid significantly greater costs and losses in the future.

appreciating #safe #passage #research #insights #EMERGING #OPPORTUNITIES FOR #INNOVATION IN #POSTCOVID-19 #RECOVERY #EFFORTS ?While #roads are an essential part of #modern #life, they #fragment #habitats and #landscapes. The #effectiveness of #wildlife #crossing #infrastructure (#WCI) in #reducing wildlife-#vehicle #collisions and #reconnecting landscapes across roads are well #documented in #scientific #literature. There are also many #cobenefits derived from #implementing WCI, such as #increased #biodiversity and #climate #resilience. However, WCI #projects are not implemented on a #national #scale in the #US or #Canada, in part due to #lack of #funding #prioritization. Both US and Canadian #governments have made significant #investments in infrastructure to aid in recovery from the COVID-19 #pandemic. WCI can be an #important #element in achieving many of the #broad #policy #goals within Canadian #economic #recoveryspending, yet are largely left out of recovery #spending #plans. This is in contrast to the United States, who has committed $350 million for WCI implementation, and has #explicitly included WCI in several existing #infrastructureprograms. As part of the Master Research Paper, a thematic review of the US and Canadian infrastructure and spending plans was conducted to identify emerging opportunities for #landscape #connectivity and #greeninfrastructure projects. The potential for #colocating WCI with #active #transportation #uses was then explored in greater detail through an integrative literature review. WCI projects can contribute to #national #goals of #climateresilience, economic recovery, and closing the infrastructure #gap. However, positioning projects for funding will require #strategiccommunication of the co-benefits of #connected landscapes that align with national funding goals. #bioregional #placebased #socialinnovation #onehealth #AQ #biodiverse #intergenerational #wellbeing #education #sdgs #clean #nontoxic #inclusiveplanning #airshed #watershed #3x30x300 #fairtransition #futureskilling #systemchange https://lnkd.in/gyvQiqDK https://lnkd.in/gES264wd

Student Takeover: Melanie Bird – Restoration in Peatlands Good morning Can-Peat Network! I’m Melanie Bird, a Master of Science candidate at the University of Waterloo, working on a project under Can-Peat. Today I want to discuss ecological restoration in peatlands. Restoration as defined by the Society of Ecological Restoration, is “the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed.” The goal is to return a historic ecosystem trajectory, rather than localized pre-disturbance conditions. Successful outcomes in peatlands are dependent on a complex interaction of factors, including peatland type, specific site conditions, disturbance type and intensity, restoration approach, and initial post-treatment weather conditions. Climate change is further complicating restoration outcomes. And of course, time is necessary for the site to re-establish well enough to self-sustain and be resilient to natural perturbation events that would also affect nearby undisturbed peatlands. It can be difficult to determine when a site is fully “restored” as this insinuates the system’s recovery is complete in all aspects. While some functions may be returned relatively soon after restoration activities, many continue to re-develop as the recovering system matures. What is considered successful may be viewed differently by a hydrologist versus an ecologist versus a policy maker or landowner. From a research perspective, we can use the return of peatland functions like hydrologic regime, vegetation community, peat accumulation, and greenhouse gas (GHG) exchange. My project is using chamber based GHG measurements collected from historical restoration case studies nationwide to determine the potential for restoration to mitigate Canadian GHG emissions from disturbed peatlands. While it will not ascribe restoration success to any one site, defining what are “restored” plots to contrast against unrestored and undisturbed natural plots has been an interesting challenge. For the moment, we are considering plots that have undergone any form of restoration activities in the restoration category. Another challenge will be accounting for the range of factors impacting restoration as described above. Stay tuned to my next post for details about what data is already included in the project. If you have any questions or want to discuss peatland restoration, feel free to reach out! Photo: The restored Bois-de-Bel peatland seen in 2023, 24 years after restoration activities (1999). ?This former horticulturally extracted peatland was restored by rewetting and transferring donor vegetation propagules using the Moss Layer Transfer Technique.?

??Callahan Wildlife Post Alert?? Exploring the importance of green infrastructure in urban settings like Portland! Cities are innovating to support both urban life and the environment. What is green infrastructure, and why is it crucial for urban ecology? This post delves into these questions, focusing on Portland and other leading cities in sustainable urban planning. Portland, known for its sustainability efforts, leads the way in green infrastructure initiatives. Seattle and Chicago are also actively designing for wildlife and reducing environmental impact through similar strategies. How much do these projects cost, and what is the tax investment from Oregonians to support them? #GreenInfrastructure #UrbanEcology #SustainableCities #PortlandSustainability #WildlifeDesign #EnvironmentalImpact ??????? https://lnkd.in/gQ2fUBKp

Recently published! Read the first synthesis of evidence addressing the potential for linear transportation infrastructure verges to provide habitats and/or corridors for vascular plants in temperate ecosystems. While the loss of natural habitats through expanding linear transportation infrastructures (roads, railways, oil and gas pipelines, #powerlines and waterways) poses a significant threat to biodiversity, verges (#road and #railway embankments, strips of grass under power lines or above buried #pipelines, or #waterway banks) can provide habitats or corridors in anthropogenic areas, although this potential for conservation remains controversial. Overall, systematic impacts on species richness or abundance rarely emerged, but human interventions were seldom neutral and usually altered, at least temporarily, the balance between the native and exotic flora or among various functional groups. The paper provides recommendations for future research investment, especially that new investigations of the impact of management practices focus on a subset of well defined interventions implemented using standardized protocols. https://lnkd.in/eQJspMcF Hugo Mell, Vinciane Fack, Louise PERCEVAULT, sylvie vanpeene, Yves Bertheau, Aurélie Coulon, Frédérique Flamerie de Lachapelle, Eric Guinard, Arzhvael JEUSSET, Eric Le Mitouard, Dakis-Yaoba Ouédraogo, Marianne Vargac, Romain SORDELLO, Yorick Reyjol - Biodiversité et Fonctionnement des Ecosystèmes, Julien Touroult, Sébastien Filoche & Frédéric Hendoux #SystematicReview #invasiveplants #ecology #biodiversity #habitat #nature #environment #transportation #construction #surveying #EVInfrastructure #electricaldistribution

Approaching the first year of implementation, the LIFE GreenLED consortium met in May in Madrid to share the progress of this unique project! ?? GreenLED is developing two demonstration sites in Alphen aan de Rijn (NL) and in Madrid (ES) to save approximately 10 million litres of potable water every year. ?? We have been working in close collaboration with water authorities, architects and end users to develop the pilot sites and ensure compliance with local regulations. Read here the progress of our first year of scaling rainwater reuse in cities: our first results, challenges, lessons and next steps. ???? CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency FieldFactors APRIA Systems S.L., Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Los Ahijones Ayuntamiento de Madrid Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn Delft University of Technology Javier Pinedo Ana Hernández Pellón Daphne Hermosilla Antonio Gascó Till Engelhardt Luuk Rietveld Job van der Werf Ron Kervezee Lars Geitenbeek Joshua JA Gallegos Karina Pe?a Mary Brown McGregor ALEJANDRO MORENO

Examining regulating ecosystem service provision by brownfield and park typologies and their urban?distribution