Yearly Archives: 2009

Pilkey: Measures Needed to Protect Coasts in Face of Sea Level Rise

An international expert on beach replenishment offered advice for Delaware in the wake of last week’s nor’easter: Renourish the beaches this time to protect residents from the disaster of another storm but take more radical steps to prepare for future disasters. [Read more]

The Big Squeeze —

This abstract is from the Journal Watch blob of Conservation Magazine, the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. [Read more]

"Coalmine canaries face extinction in fatal trap"

[The Sydney Morning Herald discusses the impacts of climate change on coastal and marine systems. I think this is an important element of the most important issue that small islands have to address: Restoration of coastal wetlands in the face of s… [Read more]

Sea Level Rise: Important Article in NewScientist, July 2009

These reports are both a good reference, and AN IMPORTANT REMINDER that we need to feature future SEA LEVEL RISE issues in all of our reports. [Read more]

Golf Green Technology: Should be Mandatory on Small Islands

In seven years of overseeing every root and blade of grass on the grounds at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., Matt Shaffer has built a reputation on innovation and conservation. An early advocate of course playability over aesthetics, he long lived by the maxim “the drier, the better.” [Read more]

Two Articles re: BIODIVERSITY and Small Island Interests

Harmonization of reporting for all major MEA’s is vital for small islands, and is virtually invisible from the small island perspective. [Read more]

Fourth of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: February 2008

Fourth of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: February 2008 [Read more]

Third of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: December 2008

Third of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: December 2008 [Read more]

Second of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: October 2008

Second of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: October 2008 [Read more]

First of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: August 2008

First of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: August 2008 [Read more]