Blog posts categorized by Science Communication
Bill Dennison's 500th Blog
Bill Dennison ·
8 March 2019
| Science Communication |
Since this is the 500th blog that I have posted to the Integration … and Application Network website, it seems appropriate to reflect on my blogs. Originally, I was a reluctant blogger, and it took some time before Drs. Adrian … Jones, Peter Tuddenham and Bill Nuttle could convince me to start posting … blogs. My blogs started in earnest in 2011 when I was on sabbatical at the … International Water Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
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Creating and Communicating Environmental Intelligence
Bill Dennison ·
4 March 2019
| Science Communication |
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As part of the 21st International Riversymposium, I presented a keynote talk entitled “Creating and communicating environmental intelligence“. Elements of environmental intelligence include the following: • The ability to acquire and apply environmental knowledge. • The collection of information of environmental value. • The ability to perceive your surroundings. The word ‘environment’ is derived from a French word ‘environ’, meaning surrounding.
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A global hotspot for crocodiles, turtles, migratory birds, and mangroves – Bhitarkanika Conservation Area, Odisha, India
Simon Costanzo ·
22 February 2019
| Environmental Report Cards | Science Communication |
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Let us start this blog by saying that whenever … we travel to India, we are met with the warmest of hospitality from our … colleagues at the National … Center for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM). Dr Ramesh … Ramachandran, Dr Purvaja Ramachandran, Dr Ajit Pattnaik, and their wonderful team … always go above and beyond to ensure we have a wonderful and rich experience. So, thank you NCSCM!
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This is What Science Stands For: Exhibiting at AGU Fall Meeting 2018
Yesenia Valverde ·
15 January 2019
| Science Communication |
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Every fall, the American Geophysical Union hosts the largest meeting of Earth and space scientists from around the world for a week of workshops, presentations, field trips, networking events, and so much more. Rumored to have had more than 27,000 attendees this year, it’s an impressively large and exciting conference, overflowing with opportunities to learn, share, and network.
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Ecosystem Transformation: Resilience in the Face of Change
Yesenia Valverde ·
10 January 2019
| Science Communication | Applying Science |
View of Downtown Seattle from the waterfront. Photo credit: Yesenia Valverde. Last month, the IPCC released its special report, Global Warming of 1.5°C , a report requested by the Paris Agreement to detail the projected impacts of a 1.5°C rise in global temperature. It is of crucial importance to note that, according to the report, we as a global society are not currently on track to maintain warming below 1.5°C. Sobering, the report is an immediate call to action.
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