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Australia: Tree planting 'offset' allowing miners to destroy ecosystems
2016-03-17 02:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Planting trees on old mine sites can count as an offset, allowing miners to destroy native ecosystems elsewhere, despite documents showing government staff recommended against the move. The revelations appear in documents obtained under freedom of information laws by the NSW Nature Conservation Council and revealed by Fairfax Media. Staff in the Office of Environment and Heritage thought the expansion of what could count as an offset went too far, and was a political decision, rather than...
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Love pollinators? Volunteer at the Beyer Court Planting Party
2016-03-11 18:59:56| PortlandOnline
Rain gardens and pollinator-friendly plants go hand in hand
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Planting more trees can reduce UK's flood risk, research shows
2016-03-11 11:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Natural defences, including planting more trees, could be a solution to the countrys flooding problems, according to new research. In a study led by the Universities of Birmingham and Southampton, scientists found that planting trees could reduce the height of flooding in towns by up to 20%. They found strategic planting on flood plains could help towns downstream reduce the peak height of floods. But the scientists warned that natural flood defences would need to be combined with conventional...
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United Kingdom: Planting trees 'could cut flood risk'
2016-03-11 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Natural defences, including planting more trees, could be a solution to the country's flooding problems, according to new research. In a study led by the Universities of Birmingham and Southampton, scientists found that planting trees could reduce the height of flooding in towns by up to 20 per cent. They found strategic planting on flood plains could help towns downstream reduce the "peak height" of floods. But the scientists warned that natural flood defences would need to be combined...
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United Kingdom: Tree planting 'can reduce flooding'
2016-03-11 04:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Planting trees around rivers could reduce the height of flooding in towns by up to 20%, new research suggests. A study for the Environment Agency concludes that trees round a feeder stream can slow the rush of rainwater and save properties from flooding. But it warns that natural flood prevention methods do not always work. And it urges a strategic approach because foresting a whole catchment would be counter-productive. The report - from the universities of Birmingham and Southampton - says...
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