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Mississippi river diversions play an important role in wetlands
/ecosystems/article/45115?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 The extensive system of levees along the Mississippi River has done much to prevent devastating floods in
Read MoreDecline in Salt Marshes in US Caused by Increased Nutrient Levels
/ecosystems/article/45110?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed: SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn (Sustainable Ecosystems and Community News – ENN) Salt Marshes are marshy areas found near estuaries and low-energy coastlines. The water can vary from comp
Read MoreWill we need to pull carbon out of the atmosphere to save ourselves?
/ecosystems/article/45106?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 This year saw the Arctic sea ice extent fall to a new and shocking low, while the U.S. experienced it warm
Read MoreThe Dying Salt Marsh
/ecosystems/article/45105?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 A salt marsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coa
Read MoreLimiting Overconsumption with "Economic Degrowth"
/ecosystems/article/45100?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 If everyone lived like the average American, according to the Global Footprint Network, the Earth could su
Read MoreGulf Stream Diversion
/ecosystems/article/45080?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a power
Read MoreAlgae Farm Power
/ecosystems/article/45098?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 Algae fuel or Algal biofuel is an alternative to fossil fuel that uses algae as its source. Several compan
Read MoreBrazil forms special environmental security force to combat spike in deforestation
ENN Twitter /ecosystems/article/45074?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 Brazil will set up a special environmental security force in an effort to stem rising d
Read MoreIncreased Rainfall Causes Drop in Sea Level?
/ecosystems/article/45077?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 Current perception of climate change leads us to believe that sea levels are constantly rising due to ther
Read MoreGuide and glossary to CBD
ENN Twitter /ecosystems/article/45066?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 Since it entered into force in 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has f
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