David Salt

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Writer, editor, storyteller Canberra, Australia conservation, sustainability, water & resilience https://sustainabilitybites.com/ & https://www.globalwaterforum.org/ There's no such thing as a free lunch

Reflections on Menindee Lakes, part of the Murry Darling Basin. (Image by Tim Salt) [see item 3]. For many years there has been a contest between different Basin stakeholders as to how its limited water will be allocated – how much for production and how much for the environment. Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Sign up at https://sustainabilitybites.com/dbytes/ (and tell your friends, IT’S FREE!)
The world's coastal mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback (see item 2). (Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Sign up at https://sustainabilitybites.com/dbytes/ (and tell your friends, IT’S FREE!)
When put in economic terms, human dependence on wetlands amounts to, on global average, US$39 trillion in ecosystem services and functions. [See item 1; Image by David Salt] Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Sign up at https://sustainabilitybites.com/dbytes/ (and tell your friends, IT’S FREE!)
There are growing signs that the water cycle is being increasingly destabilised by global warming with big consequences of natural and human systems.(Image is of the Witches Circle, Meroo National Park, NSW; Image by David Salt) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Sign up at https://sustainabilitybites.com/dbytes/ (and tell your friends, IT’S FREE!)
This Christmas, may all your birds come home to roost. To all my fabulous subscribers, wishing you a great end of year break. I hope to see you in the new year. The Ed (Image: David Salt) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Sign up at https://sustainabilitybites.com/dbytes/ (and tell your friends, IT’S FREE!)
Great news: The total economic, social and cultural value of the Great Barrier Reef has grown to $95 billion — up from $56 billion in 2017 — spanning tourism, fisheries, aquaculture, research and conservation. Not so great news: The scientific consensus is that climate warming is destroying the Great Barrier Reef. Pictured is a green turtle pondering the good and bad news as it grazes the seagrass beds off Green Island, a popular tourist coral kay off Cairns. (Image by David Salt) [See item 2] Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Sign up at https://sustainabilitybites.com/dbytes/ (IT’S FREE!)
“The photo here is far from an isolated case. Our extensive analyses of the main wood production region in Victoria — the Central Highlands — show that more than 8000 hectares of logged forest has not been properly regenerated. Alarmingly, the area of failed regeneration has been increasing over the past decade. More and more logged areas no longer support trees where they once did.” Taylor and Lindenmayer [See item 1] Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Sign up at https://sustainabilitybites.com/dbytes/ (IT’S FREE!)
Sydney’s Olympic Park was one of Australia’s biggest restoration works transforming some 800 hectares of contaminated industrial land into a set of functional, naturalistic ecosystems within an urban parkland environment. The process began before the 2000 Olympics and continues today. How can a study be designed to take into account both social and ecological systems (Image of restored wetlands adjacent to the Olympic stadia by David Salt) [See item 4] Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
In an era where rivers are no longer just lifelines but instruments of power, South Asia stands at the brink of a water-driven geopolitical shift. With unilateral suspension of water treaties and renewed push for mega-dam projects, the region is entering a dangerous phase of hydro-coercion — where control over water becomes a strategic weapon, threatening the stability of millions and reshaping the landscape of global water diplomacy. [See item 1] (View of Indus river near Skardu. Image by Akbar Khan Niazi, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.) The Delta is the fortnightly newsletter of the Global Water Forum. It's free and you can sign up for it at https://globalwaterforum.org/the-delta/ and follow us on Twitter at @GWFWater or at Blue Sky at @susbites.bsky.social
On Monday, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder announced a pause on all environmental water flows in NSW. A member of the Macquarie Environmental Water Advisory Group says if the Macquarie Marshes does not receive its planned environmental water release, there will be damage to wetlands, wildlife and vegetation. [See item 3] [Image of a healthy Macquarie Marsh by Cameron Muir - Flickr:marshes healthy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11273527] Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
The good ship ‘Environmental Reform’ has been sitting idle for decades. Now there are moves to cut red tape around development approvals and the talk is about speeding up environmental reforms. However, as Michael Vardon discusses in item 1, we need to be careful that such reforms don’t accelerate the loss of natural capital. [Image by David Salt] Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Despite claims last year by then-environment Minister Tanya Plibersek that she was approving wind farms at ‘the fastest rate in history’, a recent analysis published by a big law firm claims that none of the 76 renewables projects referred for EPBC approval in 2023 and 2024 across 3 states had received final approval. (Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay)(See item 3). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Banner image: Despite claims last year by then-environment Minister Tanya Plibersek that she was approving wind farms at ‘the fastest rate in history’, a recent analysis published by a big law firm claims that none of the 76 renewables projects referred for EPBC approval in 2023 and 2024 across 3 states had received final approval. (Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay)
People’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800. Levels of nature connectedness will continue to decline unless there are far-reaching policy and societal changes – with introducing children to nature at a young age and radically greening urban environments the most effective interventions. [See item 1] Pictured are visitors enjoying nature’s splendor at Edith Falls on the Edith River in the Nitmiluk National Park, Northern Territory (Image by David Salt) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Banner image: Next time you decide to build a toolbox for your home or design a food system to feed humanity, be careful aiming for perfection via the pathway of efficiency. You might be optimal for a little while, but then the world turns and you’ll discover you’ve naively placed all your eggs in one basket. (Image by VintageSnipsAndClips from Pixabay)
A Wallum sedge frog (Litoria olongburensis) from south-east Queensland, a species not known to be impacted by chytrid fungus, but which has suffered declines during periods of severe drought. (Image credit: Geoffrey Heard, see item 1) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Our image: A Fleay’s barred frog (Mixophyes fleayi) from the Springbrook plateau, south-east Queensland. Populations of this species have grown markedly over the past two decades, and the species has even recolonised locations from which it was extirpated by the chytrid fungus. (Image credit: Geoffrey Heard.) The Delta is the fortnightly newsletter of the Global Water Forum. It's free and you can sign up for it at https://globalwaterforum.org/the-delta/ and follow us on Twitter at @GWFWater or at Blue Sky at @susbites.bsky.social
During a recent assessment of the conservation status of Australian reptiles, one in five threatened species were not represented in a single protected area, with many threatened species restricted to private property in agricultural landscapes or known only from single locations. One approach to countering the negative impacts of agricultural expansion and intensification is through ecological restoration. However, reptiles are rarely considered in restoration programs. See item 1 (Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
From 2000 to 2020, the world experienced a net decline in tree cover of over one million square km. To turn this around, the UN has declared 2020–2030 the decade of restoration and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework sets an ambitious global target of reaching 30% of degraded land under active restoration by 2030. While such targets are designed to confront the urgent need to halt land degradation, translation of ambitious international goals into national, regional, and local strategies has not yet occurred. Given the ambitious goal, prioritisation at nested scales is required to guide cost-effective, coordinated, and ultimately meaningful restoration actions. See item 1 (Image by ImsoGabriel Stock from Pixabay). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Image: Without changing the very economic underpinning of our democracy, it is difficult to envisage anything other than a deteriorating environment. (Image by Alexa from Pixabay)
Time and tide wait for no man, and change is never easy, rational or straightforward. Sometimes the status quo seems immovable, sometimes shifts in the status quo happen suddenly and unexpectedly. What’s your theory of change? See item 2 (Image by David Salt) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Our image: Vietnam is the third largest rice exporter in the world and most of the country’s rice exports are grown in the Mekong Delta. Increased saltwater intrusion is likely to compromise the Delta’s ability to maintain its current rice productivity. (Image by hartono subagio from Pixabay) The Delta is the fortnightly newsletter of the Global Water Forum. It's free and you can sign up for it at https://globalwaterforum.org/the-delta/ and follow us on Twitter at @GWFWater or at Blue Sky at @susbites.bsky.social
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Today’s blog is about: What’s your theory of change? I’ll show you mine if you show me yours Banner image: Change is never easy, rational or straightforward. Sometimes the status quo seems immovable, sometimes shifts in the status quo happen suddenly and unexpectedly. What’s your theory of change? (Image by Flore W from Pixabay)
Image: Old Blotchy, a huge ancient spotted gum on the NSW south coast, is believed to be well over 500 years old. In that time it would have experienced many conditions and seen many disturbances of all types. It has survived them all – including the historic wildfires of the Black Summer of 2020. Does our society have the qualities that will enable it to cope through changing conditions over the coming decades (let alone centuries)? See item 2 (Image by David Salt) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Today’s blog is about: Ready or not, big change is coming. What will we want from society after the shift? Image: Old Blotchy, a huge ancient spotted gum on the NSW south coast is believed to be well over 500 years old. In that time it would have experienced many conditions and seen many disturbances of all types. It has survived them all – including the historic wildfires of the Black Summer of 2020. Does our society have the qualities that will enable it to cope through changing conditions over the coming decades (let alone centuries)? (Image by David Salt)
Saltmarshes are important ecosystems and they are disappearing at a rate of 0.28% per year, which is faster than other blue carbon ecosystems, such as mangroves and peatlands, and three times faster than forests. (see item 1). Pictured is a restored saltmarsh ecosystem in Sydney Olympic Precinct (Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Coastal wetlands are recognised as highly effective natural carbon sinks, offering significant ecosystem services that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. By utilising a modelling framework that integrates ecological recovery processes and economic valuations over a 100-year period, researchers are providing insights into optimising long-term returns from wetland restoration. (see item 2). Pictured is a restored mangrove ecosystem in Sydney (Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Today’s blog is about: Change is hard, it’s also remorseless and effects everyone including the government. Changing tracks often seems impossible. It’s important to keep in mind that the status quo that makes it so hard is also changing over time, losing its vitality, flexibility and resilience. (Image by Yvette Salt.)
Everyone likes planting trees and one of the reasons we do it is because we believe it’s good for the environment. However, a new report has found that planting trees in some places could inadvertently increase carbon emissions (see item 3). Pictured is a community tree planting in Canberra (Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Around the world, efforts to engage and collaborate with society increasingly emphasise ocean literacy as a potential tool for engaging and educating people on ocean issues (see item 4). Pictured is a giant cuttlefish off Shelley Beach, Manly. (Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Our image: Solving water infrastructure challenges isn’t only about what we build but how we study, operate, and govern this infrastructure. (See item 1) (Image by Gobbin Chein from Pixabay). The Delta is the fortnightly newsletter of the Global Water Forum. It's free and you can sign up for it at https://globalwaterforum.org/the-delta/ and follow us on Twitter at @GWFWater or at Blue Sky at @susbites.bsky.social
Most of Australia’s conservation efforts ignore climate risks (see item 1), which is kind of strange when everyone acknowledges that climate change is a major stress multiplier plunging us into a sixth mass extinction (though some believe this claim of mass extinction event is yet to be substantiated, see item 3). Pictured is an Eastern great egret wanting to ignore a competing little pied cormorant. (Image by David Salt) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Today’s blog is about: Changing things for sustainability: How come we get increments when we need giant leaps? Floods are increasing in frequency and intensity across many places in Australia, tearing communities apart. People want action on the growing climate chaos but governments only seem to deliver incremental change. (Image by David Salt)
Last year, the Victorian Government published a set of environmental economic accounts for the Great Ocean Road. The accounts show that the region delivers a range of ecosystem services that provide significant value to society, including recreation and tourism, coastal protection and climate regulation. See item 2 (Coastal scenery along the Great Ocean Road, Image by Alistair McLellan from Pixabay) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Being environment minister is a hard gig. It often requires difficult choices between environmental and economic priorities. In cabinet, the minister is often up against a phalanx of ministers with economic portfolios and overriding political imperatives such as jobs and growth. In the electoral calculus, job and growth trumps environment. See item 2 (Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
The Delta is the fortnightly newsletter of the Global Water Forum. It's free and you can sign up for it at https://globalwaterforum.org/the-delta/ and follow us on Twitter at @GWFWater or at Blue Sky at @susbites.bsky.social Climate change is having multiple, compounding, and often hidden impacts on our water infrastructure. Managers and decision makers need to proactively manage these vulnerabilities to avoid serious consequences for society. [See item 1] (Image by Fernando Augusto from Pixabay)
Land developments in the Canberra region impact impact endangered box-gum grassy woodlands. Can these impacts be offset with the help of natural capital accounting? See item 1. (Image: a box-gum grassy woodland on the slopes of Black Mountain, ACT; image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
An ecologists’ aesthetic experiences of nature influence the practice of ecological science and the production of ecological knowledge, including its role in shaping how society more broadly perceives nature. (See item 4: Green fields, ugly ducklings and black swans: Aesthetic dimensions of ecological science) Pictured are four (real) black swans at the entrance of Lake Meroo on the NSW South Coast, Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Biome, socioeconomics, and culture interact with local ecologies and urbanization to shape biodiversity. These drivers must be considered together in research and management. [See item 1]. (Image of mangroves on the Parramatta River in the foreground with new residential tower blocks going up in the background at Wentworth Point, right in the middle of Sydney, NSW. Photo by David Salt.) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Today’s blog is about the world’s biggest environmental celebration/protest day – Earth Day. In the 55 years it’s been running, Earth’s environmental trajectory has progressively worsened! (Image by Syaibatul Hamdi from Pixabay)
Kelp forests dominate over 30% of the world’s rocky reefs and are among the most productive ecosystems on earth—comparable to terrestrial forests. However, marine heatwaves and anthropogenic activities threaten kelp forests and their capacity to provide ecosystem services worth billions of dollars. See item 2. (Image of kelp forests in the Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, NSW by David Salt) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that 25% of eucalypts are at risk of extinction, with more added to their Red List of threatened species in 2019. [See item 3]; Image of spotted gum forests on the NSW south coast by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
The Delta is the fortnightly newsletter of the Global Water Forum. It's free and you can sign up for it at https://globalwaterforum.org/the-delta/ and follow us on Twitter at @GWFWater or at Blue Sky at @susbites.bsky.social Traditional urban parks often have 80% to 100% cover of water-fed grass requiring money and scarce water to maintain. New research on Perth’s urban parks has found that designs using less grass and more native vegetation provide a better balance between reducing costs and retaining the qualities people value in urban parks. See item 1. (Image by Daniel Borker from Pixabay)
Given the political momentum for greater global nature protection, restoration, and improved management of natural resources, assessing the state-of-the-art of systematic conservation planning is timely. [See item 1; Image of an gannet flying over gannet breeding colony by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
What happens when a native habitat disappears? As an increasing number of plants lose their wild habitats, will they survive only far from their ancient homes in scattered gardens? [See item 4]. (Image of an Australian native red gum by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
Are our well-intentioned management interventions like thinning in high conservation value forests truly serving nature, or are they inadvertently accelerating the degradation of these critical ecosystems? [See item 2] (Spotted gum forest on the NSW south coast. Image by David Salt). Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment.
“We estimate that mangroves protected 4006 dwellings and 7653 people around Australian coastlines. These mangroves prevented more than an estimated $57 million worth of damages to these dwellings,” Jonathon Khoo, ABS head of environment statistics (see item 4) Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Image is of mangroves in Cairns? [see item 4] (Image by David Salt)
Sustainability Bites seeks to engage you with the multiple dimensions and consequences of sustainability (and sustainable development), particularly those concerned with finding the right long-term accommodation between environment and development. We believe there is no such thing as a free lunch. Today’s blog is about street talk, conspiracy and the decline of public trust.
Where water scarcity is severe, as is sometimes the case in China, regulation of water resources is essential to sustain human and environmental health and economic development. In recent years, the Chinese government has developed a step-by-step plan to move from a water resource fees to a water tax approach. (Image by Jonas KIM from Pixabay)
Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Image is of paddock trees next to irrigated fields. How do we advance sustainable ag in Australia? [see item 4] (Image by David Salt)
Peatlands accumulate partially decomposed organic matter, preventing the release of billions of tons of carbon-dioxide to the atmosphere. They store around 600 billion tons of carbon yet only 17% of peatlands fall within a protected area. What’s more, nearly one-quarter of the world’s peatlands are under heavy pressure from human encroachment. (Image ©WCS Chile)
Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Image is of king parrots feeding in a backyard birdfeeder [item 4] (Image by David Salt)
Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Image is of fungi on the Wet Tropics rainforest floor of north Queensland (Image by David Salt)
Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Image is of a Peron’s tree frog [Follow the link and see item 5 on Amphibian conservation in Europe] (Image by David Salt)
The Delta is free and you can sign up for it at https://globalwaterforum.org/the-delta/ Image: A vibrant healthy tidal marsh in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Healthy tidal marshes provide a range of valuable ecosystem services. (Image by Phebe Rowland, see item 2)
Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Image is of pied stilts foraging in a restored saltmarsh; restoration took place as part of the preparation for the Sydney 2000 Olympics staged at Homebush Bay (Image by David Salt)
Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Image is of mangrove trees along the coastline of far north Queensland (By David Salt)
Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. Pictured is a swamphen in wetlands near Homebush Bay, Sydney. (Image by David Salt)
Dbytes is a weekly eNewsletter presenting news and views on biodiversity conservation and environmental decision science. ‘D’ stands for ‘Decision’ and refers to all the ingredients that go into good, fair and just decision-making in relation to the environment. [Image is of a bream in a protected area off Manly, NSW. Image by David Salt]