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Ethiopia's Dam Problems

Ethiopia's Dam Problems | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it

"Ethiopia is three years from completing a dam to control its headwaters, and while Egypt points to colonial-era treaties to claim the water and to stop the project, the question remains as to who own the Blue Nile."

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Option: Inland water 

Courtney Barrowman's curator insight, July 16, 2014 10:44 AM

units 4 and 6

dilaycock's curator insight, July 21, 2014 9:09 PM

Useful example to illustrate the interactions and tensions between natural resources and political systems.

Kate Buckland's curator insight, July 26, 2014 10:38 PM

At least the Murray-Darling Basin is within one country - even if it covers 4 states!

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Resources  linked to the NSW Geography K-10 Syllabus
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Overpopulation, overconsumption – in pictures

Overpopulation, overconsumption – in pictures | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
How do you raise awareness about population explosion? One group thought that the simplest way would be to show people
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Excellent images to stimulate discussion 

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Indigenous-led prescribed burn with cultural significance in Kelowna, B.C. - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca

Indigenous-led prescribed burn with cultural significance in Kelowna, B.C. - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
WFN in partnership with BC Wildfire Service is setting this land ablaze, a tradition dating back to when Indigenous firekeepers used to perform the same task.
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Almost 40% of western wildfires traced to carbon emissions

Almost 40% of western wildfires traced to carbon emissions | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
“ Carbon emissions from fossil fuels and cement production are making western forests drier and more susceptible to wildfire, researchers say.”
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National Koala Monitoring Program

We're researching koala populations as part of our National Koala Monitoring Program, funded by the Australian Government.

The program brings together researchers, First Nations peoples, and citizen scientists to collect information about koalas across the country.

Find out more: https://www.csiro.au/en/research/indigenous-science/managing-country/koala-monitoring-program
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How the Amazon has started to heat the planet | It's Complicated I The Guardian

“ The Amazon rainforest absorbs huge amount of CO2 and helps to cool the world, but recent studies have shown the rainforest is approaching a tipping point, with profound implications for the global climate and biodiversity. ”
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The wild weather of La Niña could wipe out vast stretches of Australia's beaches and sand dunes

The wild weather of La Niña could wipe out vast stretches of Australia's beaches and sand dunes | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
We must heed lessons from past storms and plan ahead, as climate change will only exacerbate future coastal disasters.
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Deforestation has caused the loss of 1/3 of the world's forests

Deforestation has caused the loss of 1/3 of the world's forests | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
Since the last ice age, deforestation has rapidly reduced the area of habitable land covered by forests due to urbanization and agricultural expansion.
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Troubling new research shows warm waters rushing towards the world’s biggest ice sheet in Antarctica –

Troubling new research shows warm waters rushing towards the world’s biggest ice sheet in Antarctica – | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
The East Antarctic ice sheet was once thought to be relatively sheltered from warming oceans. Our new research shows that this isn't the case.
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A Planetary Sage: Landsat at 50 | Landsat Science

A Planetary Sage: Landsat at 50 | Landsat Science | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
Landsat satellites have been reliably returning images of Earth’s land surface for fifty years, providing novel insights about the planet we call home.
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In Brazil, satellites help scientists target Amazon forest losses

In Brazil, satellites help scientists target Amazon forest losses | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
Non-profit MapBiomas aims to end 'impunity' over illegal land clearing and hold those responsible to account
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Monitoring our vast and varied coasts –

Monitoring our vast and varied coasts – | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
Human advancement is testing the resilience of our coasts, from the molecular level to the planetary. CSIRO technologies are helping manage our changing coasts.
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East coast low impact, northern beaches: Roads stabilised ahead of wild weather | Northern Beaches Review | Manly, NSW

East coast low impact, northern beaches: Roads stabilised ahead of wild weather | Northern Beaches Review | Manly, NSW | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
"We are all preparing as best we can."
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River: Australian documentary narrated by Willem Dafoe highlights the importance and precarity of rivers worldwide - ABC News

River: Australian documentary narrated by Willem Dafoe highlights the importance and precarity of rivers worldwide - ABC News | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
River, a follow-up to box office hit Mountain, is a history of the planet and human civilisation told via waterways, and argues that the fate of both are inextricably intertwined.
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Cancún leads the country in clean 'Blue Flag' beaches

Cancún leads the country in clean 'Blue Flag' beaches | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
“Cancún has held onto first place for the cleanest beaches in Mexico after receiving the highest number of Blue Flag awards last week.”
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More needs to be done to involve First Nations in emergency management, says Indigenous leader | CBC News

More needs to be done to involve First Nations in emergency management, says Indigenous leader | CBC News | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
Provincial and local authorities need to do more to involve First Nations in their emergency management plans, says Stó:lo Tribal Council Chief Tyrone McNeil.
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A drop in the ocean - ABC News

A drop in the ocean - ABC News | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
For decades, residents along a section of suburban Australian coastline have witnessed their beach dissolve before their eyes, sometimes literally dropping into the sea. It's a problem that is also confronting coastal towns throughout the country — and the world — as sea levels continue to rise.
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Is Queensland Prepared for a Warming Climate? Expert Panel and Public Forum

In recent years, summer climatic conditions, bushfires and floods have raised concerns as to what the future holds for us in Queensland. Is this the new summer “normal”? If so, how can we adapt?

The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland and the University of Queensland School of Earth and Environmental Sciences have organised a public forum to address these questions with an excellent panel of prominent speakers to present some critical perspectives.
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Millions of saltwater fish being caught from the ocean in Bali to be sent to aquariums around the world - ABC News

Millions of saltwater fish being caught from the ocean in Bali to be sent to aquariums around the world - ABC News | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
Experts say global demand for aquarium fish is contributing to the degradation of delicate coral ecosystems, especially in major export countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines.
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The World's Tallest Tree Is Officially Off-Limits | Smart News|

Trespassing bushwhackers are causing significant damage to the surrounding forest
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These countries have gained more tree cover than they've lost

These countries have gained more tree cover than they've lost | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
130.9 million hectares of tree cover were gained over the last 20 years, with European countries Ireland and Poland seeing some of the largest increases.
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Timelapse Maps: An Overview of Our Changing Pla...

Timelapse Maps: An Overview of Our Changing Pla... | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
Humankind’s spatial patterns are difficult to recognize from the ground. Google Earth Timelapse captures these drastic changes from space over time. | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography
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Mary River rehabilitation after flood erosion is on track thanks to Kenilworth community will - ABC News

Mary River rehabilitation after flood erosion is on track thanks to Kenilworth community will - ABC News | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
It's taken two decades, $2.5 million and the commitment of dozens of people, but an erosion-control project in the Sunshine Coast hinterland is proof that terribly degraded riverbanks can be repaired.
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Earth Emergency - | SBS On Demand

Earth Emergency - | SBS On Demand | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
Everyone has heard about global warming, but few understand how environmental feedback loops amplify the warming even further.
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World’s Largest Dynamic Kelp Map Launched | Landsat Science

World’s Largest Dynamic Kelp Map Launched | Landsat Science | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
The Landsat-informed kelpwatch.org hosts the world’s largest open-source dynamic map of kelp forest canopy.
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India's biodiverse forests under severe illegal logging threat I Al Jazeera

Ecologists say vast areas of forest in northeast India are under threat. But the government says the forestry in states like Manipur has improved in the past two years – findings that are disputed.


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A line in the sand - ABC News

A line in the sand - ABC News | Stage 5 Environmental Change &  Management | Scoop.it
The residents of Fowlers Bay in South Australia are grappling with Mother Nature in an effort to save their cherished town from being engulfed by creeping sand dunes.
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