Dec 13, 2016

Mountain glaciers are showing some of the strongest responses to climate change

Hintereisferner Glacier in Austria is one of the glaciers analyzed in the study. The edge of the glacier is 2.8 km (1.75 miles) farther up the valley than it was in 1880.

A new study analyzing 37 glaciers around the world shows that because of their decades-long response times, glaciers are among the purest signals of human-driven climate change.

Wildfires, lake trout and more

Every other week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past two weeks, eight new articles co-authored by members of the College were added to the Web of Science database. They include articles about wildfires, lake trout and more. Read on!

Put people at the center of conservation, new study advises

Some small-scale fishers on the Andaman coast of Thailand are resentful about marine protected areas, as they were not consulted and their needs were not considered.

People must be part of the equation when it comes to conservation projects in order to increase local support and the overall effectiveness of the conservation efforts. That’s the main conclusion of a study published online on Nov. 29 in Biological Conservation. In it, a group of scientists from around the world recognize the need to consider the livelihoods of humans, their cultural traditions and dependence on natural resources when planning and carrying out conservation around the world.