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Global forest resources assessment 2015: how are the world's forests changing?

Published online: 23 Nov 2016

Content type: Miscellaneous

The contributions of forests to the well-being of humankind are far-reaching. Forests provide vital wood supplies, help to combat rural poverty, and e...

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Water-related ecosystem services of forests: learning from regional cases.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Nyssen, J. & Toit, B. du & Vidale, E.

Content type: Bulletin article

Forests are widely recognised as recommended land cover for protection of water resources. It is commonly understood that forests control erosion, imp...

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Challenges in developing and implementing ecological standards for geomorphic river restoration projects: a practitioner's response to Palmer et al. (2005).

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Gillilan, S. & Boyd, K. & Hoitsma, T. & Kauffman, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The authors of 'Standards for ecologically successful restoration' (Palmer et al. 2005) are commended for clearly articulating and discussing the nuan...

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Stating mechanisms and refining criteria for ecologically successful river restoration: a comment on Palmer et al. (2005).

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Jansson, R. & Backx, H. & Boulton, A. J. & Dixon, M. & Dudgeon, D. & Hughes, F. M. R. & Nakamura, K. & Stanley, E. H. & Tockner, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To encourage more project assessment and reporting of restoration outcomes, Palmer et al. (2005) propose five criteria for assessing the ecological su...

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Lessons learned for improving policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in Uganda's water tower communities.

Published online: 03 May 2017

Authors: Russell, A. J. M. & Banana, A. & Ongugo, P.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper establishes the lessons learned to improve policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in water tower communities ...

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Lessons learned for improving policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in Kenya's water tower communities.

Published online: 03 May 2017

Authors: Russell, A. J. M. & Ongugo, P. & Banana, A.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper establishes the lessons learned to improve policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in water tower communities ...

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Occupancy of brook trout and brown trout in streams of the mixedwood plains ecozone.

Published online: 08 Jul 2020

Authors: Jones, N. E. & Sutton, I. A. & Schmidt, B. J. & Ghunowa, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Understanding which streams might support brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) is valuable to conservation and resource ...

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Groundwater salinization intensifies drought impacts in forests and reduces refuge capacity.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Kath, J. & Powell, S. & Reardon-Smith, K. & El-Sawah, S. & Jakeman, A. J. & Croke, B. F. W. & Dyer, F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shallow groundwater aquifers regularly support drought refuges for water-dependent ecosystems. However, many aquifers are impacted by over-extraction ...

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Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), DAERA, Deirdre Quinn.

Published online: 06 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, Northern Ireland Environment Agency

Content type: Conference slides

This presentation highlights Northern Ireland's water monitoring efforts led by the Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs (DAERA),...

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Optimal investment in reservoirs and tail-water recovery for economic returns and groundwater conservation.

Published online: 09 Oct 2019

Authors: Kovacs, K. & Mancini, M.

Content type: Bulletin article

We examine the economic effectiveness of conjunctive water management with on-farm reservoirs and tail-water recovery to address groundwater scarcity ...

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