Mastodawn

#Africa - #Rewilding To Restore #Ecosystems

Restoring #ecosystems to benefit #wildlife and human communities

"Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of ecosystems to a point where nature can take care of itself. This approach aims to reinstate natural processes and, where appropriate, responsibly reintroduce ‘extirpated’ (meaning locally extinct) species. These key species are not only crucial to shaping their landscapes and habitats, but also provide essential ecosystem services.

"In Africa, human activities such as #agriculture, #urbanisation, and #deforestation have significantly altered natural landscapes, leading to habitat loss and species decline. African Parks and its partners seek to reverse these trends by reintroducing keystone species – in other words, species that play critical roles in maintaining the structure and function of these ecosystems. Such rewilding efforts also address the urgent need to mitigate climate change. Intact and fully-functioning ecosystems, such as forests and wetlands, act as carbon sinks, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and helping to regulate the global climate. Additionally, rewilding can enhance ecosystem services such as water purification, soil fertility, and #pollination, which are essential for human wellbeing."

Learn more:
https://www.africanparks.org/rewilding-restore-ecosystems

#SolarPunkSunday #Adaptation #ForestRehabilitation #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #Reforestation #NatureBasedSolutions

Rewilding To Restore Ecosystems

Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of ecosystems to a point where nature can take care of itself. This approach aims to reinstate natural processes and, where appropriate, responsibly reintroduce ‘extirpated’ (meaning locally extinct) species. These key species are not only crucial to shaping their landscapes and habitats, but also provide essential ecosystem services.

DoomsdaysCW 5d ago

3 #African Cities Restore #Nature to Revitalize Their #Rivers

By Eden Takele, Marc Manyifika, Japheth Habinshuti, Adane Kebede, Alemakef Tassew, Amanda Gcanga, Mulalo Mbedzi and Nikara Mahadeo, March 12, 2025

"Africa’s cities, from large metropolises to smaller towns, are increasingly characterized by growing #UrbanSprawl. #Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding by about 2,000 people and 5 hectares (10 football fields) every day, according to a World Bank estimate. #Kumasi, an intermediary city in #Ghana, is growing more than 5% every year — at least twice as fast as the capital city, Accra.

As cities and surrounding farmlands expand further into their hinterlands, they encroach upon watersheds essential to water supply and climate resilience.

Watersheds are the natural area of land that drain into a common body of water. The consequences of their degradation are threefold. Without tree cover and healthy soils to absorb rainfall, cities may lose a critical source for groundwater recharge, leading to water shortages. Not only does the quantity of water suffer, so does its quality. Without strong roots to protect and anchor the soil, sediment and the chemicals within it are washed into nearby water bodies, often the primary source for a city’s drinking water. That same runoff can turn into floodwater.

How Natural Infrastructure Supports #WaterSecurity.

Many cities that once depended on their watersheds for water now face both increasing scarcity and heightened vulnerability to #extremeWeather. There are, however, #NatureBasedSolutions to help alleviate these problems.

Through a combination of upland foresting and urban greening, watershed restoration efforts are starting to deliver positive results in three African cities..."

#SolarPunkSunday #DireDawa #Ethiopia #Kigali #Rwanda #NyabarangoRiver #Africa #MoreTrees #RiverRestoration #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

3 African Cities Restore Nature to Revitalize Their Rivers

African cities are sprawling into their forested watersheds, harming their water supplies in the process. That's why Kigali, Rwanda; Dire Dawa, Ethiopia; and Johannesburg, South Africa are re-greening their landscapes.

World Resources Institute

Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast 🇨🇦6d ago

HELIOX S6 E52 | Mar 28
Beavers Save a Drying Rainforest

A rainforest hit Level 5 drought. Twice.

Not a $100M pipeline. A 40-pound rodent.

Bridge Creek, OR: +168% steelhead from willow & mud.
Bow Creek, ID: wildfire stopped at the beaver dam.

🎧 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/episodes/18903193
📖 https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post/192110546
📻 PRX: https://exchange.prx.org/p/612528

#WaterCrisis #BeaverRestoration #ClimateResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #Heliox #SciComm

EU Environment 6d ago

RT by @EU_ENV: Nature is our ally against climate change!

Discover our latest publication - "Nature-based Solutions: How LIFE works with nature for people".

Find out about projects across Europe which use #NatureBasedSolutions for a resilient and biodiverse future.

📖:https://link.europa.eu/VNRqWR
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https://nitter.net/LIFEprogramme/status/2036719869350089009#m

Nature-based solutions: how LIFE works with nature for people

European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

EU Climate Action 6d ago

RT by @EUClimateAction: Nature is our ally against climate change!

Discover our latest publication - "Nature-based Solutions: How LIFE works with nature for people".

Find out about projects across Europe which use #NatureBasedSolutions for a resilient and biodiverse future.

📖:https://link.europa.eu/VNRqWR
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https://nitter.net/LIFEprogramme/status/2036719869350089009#m

Nature-based solutions: how LIFE works with nature for people

European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

DoomsdaysCW Mar 22

International Day of #Forests: #Climate #resilience in action

March 21, 2026, #BirdLifeInternational

"Today is International Day of Forests! Covering almost a third of the Earth’s land, forests contain over 80% of all land animals, insects and plant species, and are home for around 300 million people. Forests recycle the air we breathe, purify water, regulate rainfall and store carbon, making them a key player in the fight against #ClimateChange.

"Worldwide, climate change is intensifying floods, droughts, heatwaves and fire, leading to degraded forest landscapes that negatively impact the biodiversity and communities that depend on them. But across our partnership, #BirdLifePartners are showing how locally led, #NatureBasedSolutions can reduce risk and protect livelihoods, helping #communities and #ecosystems adapt.

"The Forest Impact Accelerator was designed precisely for this purpose: to turn promising ideas into investable, durable solutions that strengthen climate resilience while conserving #biodiversity and boosting local livelihoods."

Learn more:
https://www.birdlife.org/news/2026/03/21/international-day-of-forests-climate-resilience-in-action/

#SolarPunkSunday #ForestsAreLife #WaterIsLife #SaveTheForests

International Day of Forests: Climate resilience in action

Discover how our Forest Impact Accelerator is helping people and nature adapt to climate change by preserving these vital landscapes.

BirdLife International

Eugene Mar 17

Giving back to Calgary: an article was published today about my satellite research of the city!

It is important to me to use my knowledge as a geoscientist and environmental data scientist to help make our new home better and greener. Thanks to LiveWire Calgary for the interest in this topic!

https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/03/17/new-satellite-study-shows-calgarys-uneven-urban-greenery/

#DataScience #EnvironmentalScience #RemoteSensing #Calgary #PublicEngagement #GIS #Sustainability #RStats #MDEM #yycPlanning #UrbanPlanning #ClimateResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #UrbanEcology #GreenInfrastructure #SmartCities #CalgaryUrbanism #GreennessOfCalgary