/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11185/all en /newsroom/channels/news/second-chance-protect-wetlands-330885 <p>Wetlands are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. A new study, published in <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05572-6"><i>Nature</i></a><i>,</i> has found that the loss of wetland areas around the globe since 1700 has likely been overestimated. This is good news overall, however, the global picture hides significant variations, with several regions and distinct wetland types under significant levels of pressure. For instance, temperate river floodplains have been highly impacted while remote boreal-arctic peatlands remain comparatively unharmed.</p> Thu, 06 May 2021 13:53:49 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 263706 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/over-260000-kilometres-rivers-risk-due-proposed-hydro-dams-332371 <p>Over 260,000 kilometres of river could potentially be severed by planned hydroelectric developments according to UUֱ�� researchers. The Amazon, the Congo, and the Irrawaddy are just a few of the rivers at risk of losing their free-flowing status if the proposed construction of new hydropower dams takes place.</p> Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:29:17 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 272178 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/worlds-most-detailed-database-maps-characteristics-earths-rivers-and-catchments-303255 <p>Two researchers and friends from opposite ends of the Earth have created a world-first high spatial resolution atlas that maps the environmental characteristics of all the globe's rivers and catchments.</p> <p>HydroATLAS was co-developed by Bernhard Lehner and his team from UUֱ��’s Department of Geography and Simon Linke from Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:12:17 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 190438 at /newsroom /newsroom/bernhard-lehner Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:16:46 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 197004 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-honoured-quebec-science-2019-list-top-discoveries-303926 <p>Research from UUֱ�� topped <i><a href="https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/">Québec Science</a></i>’s annual list of the 10 most important scientific breakthroughs. This year, Günther Grill, Bernhard Lehner, Tomislav Friščić, Heidi M. McBride, Samantha Gruenheid, and Ehab Abouheif were recognized for their trailblazing work, by a jury of researchers and journalists reviewing the most influential discoveries made in Quebec.</p> <p>Here is a closer look at the selected discoveries:</p> Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:56:19 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 195275 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-study-nature-just-one-third-worlds-longest-rivers-remain-free-flowing-296950 <p> Tue, 07 May 2019 13:46:21 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 161354 at /newsroom