Testing of mud by #UQ researchers has revealed up to 7000 tonnes of microplastics could be polluting Brisbane’s Moreton Bay. Elvis Dartey Okoffo (PhD) says the main plastics he found were polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Read more: brnw.ch/21wIb9Z UQ Health

The first global mangrove assessment for Red List of Ecosystems shows over half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse. Learn why and what can be done 🧵

Congrats to Jaona Ravelonjatovo on assessment of carbon emissions from mangrove deforestation in Madagascar. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.

🐠Check out our latest paper! 🌊 Great to be involved in this #coastal and #marine #restoration research on a truly interdisciplinary team! #ecologicalengineering @UQ_CBCS

Mayara de Oliveira reviews the state of governance of coastal wetlands - there is plenty of work to do! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🚨Need a recent review of how #ecology can guide the use of #mangroves as #NbS? Check out our new paper! 🌳 Cath Lovelock Alex Pearse Valerie Hagger Valerie Kwan Vicki Bennion Mayara de Oliveira besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

🌳New paper! 🚨 #Bluecarbon credits offer financial incentives to restore tidal #wetlands, but predicting carbon accumulation has associated data collection and #modelling costs. So how do we know if it's worth it? 💰 A/Prof Nathan Waltham Cath Lovelock doi.org/10.1016/j.jenv…

Our new study introduces a method to guide #bluecarbon #restoration planning with biodiversity, water quality, fisheries and flood mitigation benefits doi.org/10.1016/j.jenv… Phoebe Stewart-Sinclair Cath Lovelock Fernanda Adame A/Prof Nathan Waltham Dr William Glamore NESPMarineandCoastalHub

Storing mangroves lost by aquaculture offers large blue carbon gains! New paper led by Yufeng Jiang and Zhen Zhang 165,000 ha of mangroves were lost to aquaculture since 1996, but restoring them could remove 84 Mt CO2 Download it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I feel incredibly honoured to be selected as one of the #SuperstarsOfSTEM for 2025-2026. I'm excited to work with an amazing group of STEM experts and promote STEM pathways over the next 2 years! Science & Technology Australia UQ News UQ Science #Go8

Congratulations to #UQ coastal researcher Alice Twomey named one of the 2025-26 #SuperstarsOfSTEM ! This group of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians will be promoting STEM pathways and knowledge. @UQScience Science & Technology Australia

So I’m a little behind the times but have finally migrated to Bluesky 🦋 Hopefully, this is the last social media platform I need to create. Please add me: Ally bsky.app/profile/alicet…

🌱New Paper Alert!🌊 We compiled a dataset of >17,000 published #mangrove observations outlining their root, trunk and canopy #geometries so they can be modelled more accurately with Cath Lovelock Estuaries and Coasts Open-acccess here: rdcu.be/d7wRk

🌳🌊A new TropWATER led study from an international team of researchers has found more than half of land use carbon emissions in SE Asia can be mitigated through conservation and restoration of peatlands and mangroves. Sigit Sasmito Paper📄👉shorturl.at/dxqmd

Really excited to read this!

How cool is this #mangrove art exhibit? abc.net.au/news/2025-01-2…

🌳 Our latest paper on mangroves has just been published! Here, we compiled a dataset of >17,000 published mangrove geometry observations outlining their root, trunk and canopy geometries.🌱Hopefully this leads to more accurate models! Cath Lovelock link.springer.com/article/10.100…

🚨The system needs to change! Academia fails to recognise success metrics for #transdisciplinary ECRs in #conservation 🐯🌳We've published solutions to the 8 most prominent challenges! Jayden Hyman Karlina Indraswari Maximilian Kotz Courtney Morgans doi.org/10.1016/j.peco…