Local watershed and aquifer planning has come about as a result of the recognition that solutions to local problems needed to be discovered and implemented by those who are most affected. In large basins with multiple ...

From the dawn of humanity, humans have been watching and learning from nature. We are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration, especially in the sciences and engineering where we regularly practice biomimicry and ...

<p>Climate change is one of the most crucial challenges worldwide, and especially for local governments, since its potential impacts are felt and have to be dealt with at the local level. Climate change involves uncertainty ...

Our understanding of the ecological niche freshwater crayfish occupy in aquatic food webs has expanded in recent decades. Numerous studies demonstrate the functional trophic role of crayfish can vary among endemic and ...

Throughout Malawi, governmental, non-governmental, religious and civic organizations are targeting the human need for water. Diarrheal diseases, often associated with unsafe drinking water, are a leading cause of mortality ...

National park management encounters the challenge of conserving the park unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. Many national parks in the world are faced with resource degradation due to overcrowding on roads ...

Animals face multiple risks while foraging such as the risk of acquiring inadequate energy from food, the risk of predation, and the risk of thermal stress. My first objective was to predict the overall perceived risk in ...

The effects of herbicides used on arid lands in the Columbia Basin, Washington State on components of biological soil crusts (BSCs) were investigated. Active ingredients in the herbicides investigated were two synthetic ...