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View article: Enhancing expert elicitation techniques through participatory mapping: Application to marine environment assessments in Palawan, Philippines
Enhancing expert elicitation techniques through participatory mapping: Application to marine environment assessments in Palawan, Philippines Open
State of the Marine Environment (SoME) reporting provides an effective mechanism for countries to collate available evidence to highlight pressures and identify indicators of current and changing conditions in marine environments. Expert e…
View article: ASSESSING CLIMATE RISKS AND VULNERABILITY OF LOW-LYING CORAL ISLANDS
ASSESSING CLIMATE RISKS AND VULNERABILITY OF LOW-LYING CORAL ISLANDS Open
Coral reef islands face significant threats from climate change. They are typically less than few metres above present sea level and are composed of reef-derived sediments made from the shells and skeletons of deceased reef biota (Kench et…
View article: Flood Risk Assessments for Small Catchments Under Climate Change—How Can Scotland Improve Its Policy for Enhanced Flood Resilience and Preparedness
Flood Risk Assessments for Small Catchments Under Climate Change—How Can Scotland Improve Its Policy for Enhanced Flood Resilience and Preparedness Open
Flood risk assessments (FRAs) are essential tools in Scottish planning policy to identify and minimise flood risk in new planning applications. Most FRAs in Scotland are performed in (very) small (< 50km 2 ) < 100km 2 catchments, particula…
View article: An intercomparison of national and global land use and land cover products for Fiji
An intercomparison of national and global land use and land cover products for Fiji Open
Here, a methodology to generate national-scale annual 10 m spatial resolution land use and land cover maps for Fiji (Fiji LULC) is presented. A training dataset of 13,419 points with a LULC label across three years from 2019 to 2021 was ge…
View article: Mapping fine-scale seagrass disturbance using bi-temporal UAV-acquired images and multivariate alteration detection
Mapping fine-scale seagrass disturbance using bi-temporal UAV-acquired images and multivariate alteration detection Open
View article: The ‘More Than Maps’ framework for building research capacity among young people in coastal climate change adaptation
The ‘More Than Maps’ framework for building research capacity among young people in coastal climate change adaptation Open
When young people engage with climate change education, they are often left feeling disempowered and daunted. But past research has shown that there are ways to design and deliver climate change education that can be empowering and enablin…
View article: Risk classification of low-lying coral reef islands and their exposure to climate threats
Risk classification of low-lying coral reef islands and their exposure to climate threats Open
The bio-physical responses of low-lying coral islands to climate change are of concern. These islands exist across a broad range of bio-physical conditions, and vulnerabilities to rising and warming seas, ocean acidification and increased …
View article: Characterising resting patterns of mother-calf humpback whale groups in a semi-enclosed embayment along the Australian east coast migration pathway
Characterising resting patterns of mother-calf humpback whale groups in a semi-enclosed embayment along the Australian east coast migration pathway Open
View article: DECADAL EVOLUTION OF CORAL ISLANDS IN A CHANGING OCEAN AND CLIMATE
DECADAL EVOLUTION OF CORAL ISLANDS IN A CHANGING OCEAN AND CLIMATE Open
Coral reef islands are under threat from warming and rising seas, ocean acidification and increased storminess. Coral islands are low-lying accumulations of sediment derived from the shells and skeletons of calcifying reef organisms. IPCC …
View article: A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway
A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway Open
Context Gamay is a coastal waterway of immense social, cultural and ecological value. Since European settlement, it has become a hub for industrialisation and human modification. There is growing desire for ecosystem-level management of ur…
View article: Characterising resting patterns of mother-calf humpback whale groups in a semi-enclosed embayment along the Australian east coast migration pathway
Characterising resting patterns of mother-calf humpback whale groups in a semi-enclosed embayment along the Australian east coast migration pathway Open
Humpback whales undertake extensive annual migrations between high latitude feeding grounds and low-latitude breeding grounds. On the migration back to feeding grounds, mothers and their newborn calves rest in coastal embayments for the en…
View article: Eco-morphodynamic stability of low-lying coral reef islands in a changing climate
Eco-morphodynamic stability of low-lying coral reef islands in a changing climate Open
Coral reef islands are under threat from warming and rising seas, ocean acidification and increased storminess. These islands are low-lying accumulations of sediment derived from a continual supply of shells and skeletons from calcifying r…
View article: Risk Classification of Low-Lying Coral Reef Islands and Their Exposure to Climate Threats
Risk Classification of Low-Lying Coral Reef Islands and Their Exposure to Climate Threats Open
View article: Enhancing <scp>UAV</scp> images to improve the observation of submerged whales using a water column correction method
Enhancing <span>UAV</span> images to improve the observation of submerged whales using a water column correction method Open
View article: Stability of coral reef islands and associated legal maritime zones in a changing ocean
Stability of coral reef islands and associated legal maritime zones in a changing ocean Open
Coral reef islands can support large legal maritime zones (i.e. ocean spaces where States have rights and responsibilities) and are of international and geopolitical importance. This review focuses on low-lying coral reef islands supplied …
View article: AN OPEN-SOURCE MOBILE GEOSPATIAL PLATFORM FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE MAPPING: A CASE STUDY OF WALL-TO-WALL FARM SYSTEMS MAPPING IN TONGA
AN OPEN-SOURCE MOBILE GEOSPATIAL PLATFORM FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE MAPPING: A CASE STUDY OF WALL-TO-WALL FARM SYSTEMS MAPPING IN TONGA Open
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) such as Tonga rely on services provided by agricultural landscapes to support livelihoods, economic activity, and food security. At the same time these landscapes face numerous pressures and risks from facto…
View article: A Blueprint for the Estimation of Seagrass Carbon Stock Using Remote Sensing-Enabled Proxies
A Blueprint for the Estimation of Seagrass Carbon Stock Using Remote Sensing-Enabled Proxies Open
Seagrass ecosystems sequester carbon at disproportionately high rates compared to terrestrial ecosystems and represent a powerful potential contributor to climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. However, at a local scale, rich h…
View article: Characterising the Aboveground Carbon Content of Saltmarsh in Jervis Bay, NSW, Using ArborCam and PlanetScope
Characterising the Aboveground Carbon Content of Saltmarsh in Jervis Bay, NSW, Using ArborCam and PlanetScope Open
Coastal ecosystems, including saltmarsh, provide important ecosystem services, including blue carbon storage, nutrient cycling, and coastal protection. The loss or degradation of saltmarsh ecosystems may undermine their capacity to provide…
View article: Understanding patterns of vegetation change at the Angkor World Heritage site by combining remote sensing results with local knowledge
Understanding patterns of vegetation change at the Angkor World Heritage site by combining remote sensing results with local knowledge Open
پیش زمینه: سرطان ملانوما امروزه مسئول 80 درصد مرگ و میر های ناشی از سرطان پوست است. رایج ترین و موثرترین درمان های موجود برای این بیماری، جراحی ، شیمی درمانی و رادیو تراپی است که به علت محدودیت ها و عوارض جانبی ناشی از این درمان ها، محققان…
View article: Climate change adaptation in disaster-prone communities in Cambodia and Fiji
Climate change adaptation in disaster-prone communities in Cambodia and Fiji Open
This article examines how rural communities living in flood-prone river basins of Cambodia and Fiji have responded to increasing variability of floods and other natural hazards under the influence of climate change and other risk factors. …
View article: qConut: A mobile geospatial application for promoting sustainable and climate-smart Pacific Island agricultural landscapes
qConut: A mobile geospatial application for promoting sustainable and climate-smart Pacific Island agricultural landscapes Open
<p>Successful ‘smart’ agricultural interventions provide mutually positive impacts to inhabitants’ livelihoods, landscape sustainability, and the capacity of a system to respond effectively to climate va…
View article: Managing multifunctional landscapes: Local insights from a Pacific Island Country context
Managing multifunctional landscapes: Local insights from a Pacific Island Country context Open
View article: Decision‐makers use social information to update their preferences but choose for others as they do for themselves
Decision‐makers use social information to update their preferences but choose for others as they do for themselves Open
People's risky decisions are susceptible to the social context in which they take place. Across three experiments using different paradigms, we investigated the influence of three social factors upon participants' decisions: the recipient …
View article: AN OPEN-SOURCE MOBILE GEOSPATIAL PLATFORM FOR PROMOTING CLIMATE-SMART LIVELIHOOD-LANDSCAPE SYSTEMS IN FIJI AND TONGA
AN OPEN-SOURCE MOBILE GEOSPATIAL PLATFORM FOR PROMOTING CLIMATE-SMART LIVELIHOOD-LANDSCAPE SYSTEMS IN FIJI AND TONGA Open
Communities in Fiji and Tonga rely on landscape services to support a variety of livelihoods. These communities are increasingly vulnerable to climate (e.g. increasing cyclone occurrence and intensity) and environmental (e.g. mining and de…
View article: Geographic Information and Communication Technologies for Supporting Smallholder Agriculture and Climate Resilience
Geographic Information and Communication Technologies for Supporting Smallholder Agriculture and Climate Resilience Open
Multiple factors constrain smallholder agriculture and farmers’ adaptive capacities under changing climates, including access to information to support context appropriate farm decision-making. Current approaches to geographic information …
View article: Decision-makers use social information to update their preferences—but choose for others as they do for themselves
Decision-makers use social information to update their preferences—but choose for others as they do for themselves Open
People’s risky decisions can be highly influenced by the social context in which they take place. Across three experiments we investigated the influence of three social factors upon participants’ decisions: the recipient of the decision-ma…
View article: Decision-makers use social information to update their preferences—but choose for others as they do for themselves
Decision-makers use social information to update their preferences—but choose for others as they do for themselves Open
People’s risky decisions can be highly influenced by the social context in which they take place. Across three experiments we investigated the influence of three social factors upon participants’ decisions: the recipient of the decision-ma…
View article: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain: Contributions of Volunteered Geographic Information to Community Disaster Resilience
The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain: Contributions of Volunteered Geographic Information to Community Disaster Resilience Open
The adoption of location-based information sharing technologies, and the emergence of volunteered geographic information (VGI), has seen changes to community involvement in disaster management. The concept of resilience, and recognition of…
View article: Climate Change Adaptation in Post-Disaster Recovery Processes: Flood-Affected Communities in Cambodia and Fiji
Climate Change Adaptation in Post-Disaster Recovery Processes: Flood-Affected Communities in Cambodia and Fiji Open
By adopting an integrated and participatory action-research approach, this project explores how rural communities living in flood-prone river basins of Cambodia and Fiji respond to increasing variability of flood incidences and other natur…
View article: Disaster declarations associated with bushfires, floods and storms in New South Wales, Australia between 2004 and 2014
Disaster declarations associated with bushfires, floods and storms in New South Wales, Australia between 2004 and 2014 Open