Articles about 'James Cook University'

Coastal development along the East Asia coastline

Satellite images reveal dramatic loss of global wetlands over past two decades

13 May 2022

An analysis of over a million satellite images has revealed that 4,000 square kilometres of tidal wetlands have been lost globally over twenty years.

Light microscope image of the five tentacle temnocephalan Temnosewellia c.f rouxi from cultured redclaw crayfish

A 100 million-year partnership on the brink of extinction

25 May 2016

A symbiotic relationship that has existed since the time of the dinosaurs is at risk of ending, as habitat loss and environmental change mean that a species of Australian crayfish and the tiny worms that depend on them are both at serious risk of extinction.

A caravan of logging trucks along a forest road in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Study shows where on the planet new roads should and should not go

28 August 2014

Researchers have created a ‘large-scale zoning plan’ that aims to limit the environmental costs of road expansion while maximizing its benefits for human development.

Forest clearing along roads in the southern Brazilian Amazon (in Rondônia)

Roads could help rather than harm the environment

20 March 2013

Many roads are causing irreparable damage to nature but properly planned roads could actually help the environment

Satellite images reveal dramatic loss of global wetlands over past two decades

A 100 million-year partnership on the brink of extinction

Study shows where on the planet new roads should and should not go

Roads could help rather than harm the environment

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