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New study pinpoints Europe's most critical wetlands for climate action #Europe…

New study pinpoints Europe's most critical wetlands for climate action
Wetlands have shaped human life in Europe since ancient times. These ecosystems provided essential resources and safe havens for plants and animals, and in many regions they also held spiritual and ritual significance. For millennia, wetlands covered vast parts of the European continent.

One needs good news when looking at the news - and this certainly is:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/21/somerset-rewilding-holnicote-estate-wetlands-rivers-resilience?CMP=share_btn_url

Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

One needs good news when looking at the news - and this certainly is:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/21/somerset-rewilding-holnicote-estate-wetlands-rivers-resilience?CMP=share_btn_url

Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

The reeling market for electric vehicles recently got a boost from a crop of new models,
highlighting how some automakers have not given up on battery-powered cars.
Toyota Motor Corp. tripled its EV business in the U.S. in the second quarter,
thanks in part to the brand’s
BZ Woodland and C-HR,
both of which hit the market in recent weeks.
Subaru Corp. also has two new EVs
— the Trailseeker and Uncharted
— which helped double the company’s EV s…

Toyota and Subaru EVs breathe life into struggling market
The reeling market for electric vehicles recently got a boost from a crop of new models, highlighting how some automakers have not yet given up on battery-powered cars.

POL-CE: Unfall mit Fahrerflucht in Wathlingen: Zeugen nach Kollision mit Fahrradanhänger gesucht WATHLINGEN (ots) - Die Polizei sucht nach Zeugen eines Verkehrsunfalls mit anschließender Fahrerflucht, der sich am 7. August 2026 gegen 12:00 Uhr in 29339 Wathlingen (Finkenweg 7) ereignete. Sachverhalt: Ein weißer Transporter stieß beim ... https://www.…

This afternoon I have been mainly riding the big bike into town for shopping and medicine.
#BikeTooter

foodweb_baywet: Florida cypress wetlands food web (1998)
Networks of carbon exchanges among species in the cypress wetlands of South Florida. One network covers the wet and the other the dry season. Each node represents a taxon (similar to a species), and a directed edge indicates that one taxon uses another as food.
This network has 128 nodes and 2106 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted

"England’s ancient oak trees dying in extreme hot and dry weather"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees

England’s ancient oak trees dying in extreme hot and dry weather
Woodland Trust says trees struggling in drought stress, with older ‘survivors’ disproportionately affected

"We could soon be able to track changes in Australia’s forests in near‑real time – using satellites"
#Australia #Trees #Forests

We could soon be able to track changes in Australia’s forests in near-real time – using satellites
Collecting data from sensors in remote woodlands has long required arduous treks. What if sensors could transmit data in real time?

Even protected Florida wetlands can't escape microplastic pollution #Florida …

Even protected Florida wetlands can't escape microplastic pollution
Microplastics are turning up almost everywhere—from oceans and rivers to soils and sediments—yet far less is known about what happens when they enter freshwater wetlands. Often overlooked in favor of marine and coastal environments, wetlands can act as both pathways and traps for microplastics, potentially capturing and retaining pollution.