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Ascolta la versione audio dell'articolo 4' di lettura English Version Translated by AI. For feedback, please contact english@ilsole24ore.com Chi arriva nel sud della Sardegna cerca quasi sempre il mare e le spiagge, ma è sufficiente spostare lo sguardo per immergersi in scenari diversi fatti di saline, boschi, antiche miniere. Un territorio capace di sorprendere e raccontare storie millenarie, da scoprire attraverso alcune delle esperienze più interessanti da sperimentare nell’area meridionale dell’isola. Chiedilo al Sole Le domande sono suggerite automaticamente da 24Ore AI sulla base del contenuto visualizzato. Domande di approfondimento generate da 24Ore AI Dove nasce l’antico legame con il sale A Cagliari l’attività di estrazione del sale ha rappresentato per un lungo periodo una delle principali risorse economiche della città. Le tracce di questa storia millenaria, documentata già in epoca fenicia, si seguono ancora oggi specialmente in due luoghi: il Parco Naturale Regionale Molentargius-Saline, un’oasi protetta nata dopo un percorso di trasformazione quando l’attività salifera si è fermata nel 1985, e le Saline Conti Vecchi, ancora attive nello stagno di Santa Gilla. Tra gli specchi d’acqua del Molentargius (il cui nome deriva dal termine sardo che indicava gli asini che trasportavano il sale) là dove un tempo si estraeva il sale, la presenza degli edifici industriali testimonia ancora le tracce della produzione dei primi anni del Novecento, oggi si cammina in un ecosistema con la maggiore biodiversità avifaunistica della Sardegna. Un’area umida riconosciuta come il principale sito di nidificazione dei fenicotteri nel bacino del Mediterraneo; un’oasi naturalistica che può essere esplorata in autonomia, o con visite guidate, a piedi e in bicicletta. Pochi chilometri più a ovest, nello stagno di Santa Gilla, le Saline Conti Vecchi, tutelate e valorizzate dal FAI, raccontano l’antica tradizione salifera sarda. Qui, con il percorso di visita che si snoda tra montagne di sale che abbagliano con il riflesso del sole, vasche e antichi edifici industriali, si conosce la storia iniziata alla fine degli anni Venti grazie alla visione dell’ingegnere Conti Vecchi che, attraverso un progetto di bonifica e valorizzazione dello stagno, trasformò l’area in uno dei più importanti complessi produttivi dell’isola. Loading... Parco Naturale Regionale Molentargius-Saline. Foto Erika Scafuro Nel regno del cervo sardo Lasciata alle spalle la costa cagliaritana e dirigendosi verso l’entroterra sud orientale della Sardegna, si raggiunge il territorio del Sarrabus. È qui che si estende rigogliosa la Foresta Demaniale dei Settefratelli, così chiamata dal numero delle vette che costituiscono il massiccio montuoso che si estende nei comuni di Sinnai, Burcei, Castiadas e San Vito. Un’area protetta di quasi diecimila ettari capace di immergere nella natura più sorprendente dell’isola: boschi di lecci, sughere e macchia mediterranea si alternano e si integrano, dando vita ad un ambiente ricco di biodiversità popolato da numerose specie animali, tra cui il cervo sardo è senza dubbio la più rappresentativa. Introdotto in Sardegna circa ottomila anni fa, questo animale è così rappresentativo della fauna isolana da essere celebrato con uno spazio espositivo e didattico a lui dedicato. Il Museo del cervo sardo, che si trova presso il centro servizi del Settefratelli in località Campu Omu, immerge il visitatore nella vita e nella storia di questo regale mammifero. Particolarmente apprezzata da chi ama le escursioni a piedi e in mountain bike, la Foresta dei Settefratelli dispone di una vasta rete sentieristica. Un primo approccio agli ambienti che caratterizzano l’area, può essere quello di percorrere il sentiero natura che si sviluppa nei dintorni di Campu Omu oppure visitare il giardino botanico di Maidopis, dove è possibile approfondire gli aspetti floristici e faunistici che rendono unico il complesso dei Settefratelli. Paesaggio del Sarrabus Sardegna. Foto Erika Scafuro A passo lento lungo gli antichi sentieri dei minatori La Sardegna meridionale è legata anche al suo passato minerario, che ne costituisce un importante tratto identitario. Uno dei modi migliori per coglierlo è percorrere il Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara, un itinerario escursionistico che porta alla scoperta della millenaria storia mineraria della Sardegna e del patrimonio naturalistico, storico, culturale dei territori del Sulcis-Iglesiente-Guspinese. Lungo circa cinquecento chilometri, e suddiviso in trenta tappe, il percorso ad anello parte da Iglesias e può essere affrontato nella sua interezza, oppure in parte per alcuni tratti. Si cammina lungo antichi sentieri battuti dai minatori, con la costante presenza delle chiese dedicate alla loro patrona, santa Barbara, fra tracce di giacimenti e villaggi minerari, come Nebida, Montevecchio, e testimonianze di archeologia industriale che raccontano l’attività mineraria del territorio, emblematico in questo senso è Porto Flavia, sito minerario che sbuca dalla roccia a picco sul mare. Il Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara è un’esperienza a passo lento che unisce storia e natura, si attraversano paesaggi costieri, si raggiunge anche il celebre faraglione di Pan di Zucchero, spiagge, borghi in cui il mare è protagonista - il percorso fa tappa anche a Carloforte, sull’isola di San Pietro, e Sant’Antioco – ma anche foreste rigogliose, montagne come il massiccio del Marganai e luoghi sorprendenti di cui sono esempio le grotte Is Zuddas, nel comune di Santadi. Parco Molentarius Cagliari. Foto Erika Scafuro Dove il mare sembra dipinto Dopo aver scoperto saline, foreste e antichi siti minerari, è il mare a catturare l’attenzione, riportando lo sguardo verso lo scenario più celebre della Sardegna meridionale. Lunghi litorali di sabbia candida, fondali di acqua cristallina, dune modellate dal vento e pinete ombreggiate rendono inconfondibile questo tratto di costa. Il viaggio alla scoperta di questo paesaggio può iniziare già alle porte di Cagliari, con gli otto chilometri della spiaggia cittadina de il Poetto e un mare che si tinge di sfumature sempre diverse, seguendo il ritmo della luce dall’alba al tramonto. Tonalità che si susseguono lungo tutta la costa orientale della Sardegna, non sorprende quindi che la spiaggia di Mari Pintau, nel territorio di Quartu Sant’Elena, debba il suo nome ad un mare che sembra dipinto; per raggiungere poi Villasimius, una delle località balneari più rinomate del sud della Sardegna, che ospita calette e spiagge altrettanto suggestive, come quella di Cala Sinzias, nel territorio di Castiadas, dove una lunga distesa di sabbia fine incontra un mare dai luminosi riflessi turchesi. Non è da meno, per fascino e suggestione, il tratto di costa che abbraccia il versante sud-occidentale della Sardegna. Un paesaggio dominato dalle celebri spiagge caratterizzate da dune modellate dal vento, come quelle di Piscinas e Porto Pino, cui si affianca la varietà di litorali e calette dell’arcipelago del Sulcis con l’isola di San Pietro e la località di Sant’Antioco. Proseguendo nuovamente verso Cagliari, lo sguardo si posa sul versante più celebre della Sardegna, dove si incontrano scenari iconici come la spiaggia di Tuerredda, Chia e il promontorio di Capo Spartivento. Un alternarsi di mare cristallino e sabbia candida che racconta tutta la straordinaria varietà della sorprendente costa meridionale della Sardegna.

Ammontano a oltre 340 milioni di euro gli investimenti per il turismo via mare nei porti adriatici previsti nel 2026, di cui 252 in Italia e circa 90 nei paesi sulla sponda balcanica.Sono le prime anticipazioni dell'Adriatic Sea Tourism Report, il rapporto di ricerca a cura di Risposte Turismo - società di ricerca e consulenza a servizio della macro-industria turistica - che verrà presentato in occasione dell'ottava edizione di Adriatic Sea Forum, evento internazionale itinerante dedicato al turismo via mare in Adriatico, in partnership con l'Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale, in programma a Venezia il 25 e 26 giugno prossimi.Gli investimenti principali sulla costa adriatica italiana sono collegati all'avvio operativo della nuova stazione marittima e all'implementazione del sistema di cold ironing di Porto Corsini a Ravenna (68 milioni di euro), all'elettrificazione delle banchine per i traghetti nel porto di Ancona (9,8 milioni) e alle attività previste a Venezia (90 milioni) per la predisposizione del cold ironing nella città insulare, a Porto Marghera e Fusina, e Chioggia dove, oltre al cold ironing per 6 milioni, prenderanno il via a breve attività di escavo manutentivo per quasi 9 milioni.Sempre nel 2026 si completeranno lavori di ampliamento degli ormeggi presso Marina Fiorita, Darsena Le Saline, Romea Yachting Club e La Marina Dorica (4 milioni) e lavori di spostamento del sommerso nel porto di Pesaro, dove sono in corso anche lavori di elettrificazione delle banchine. A Bari e a Brindisi sono in corso interventi di movimentazione dei sedimenti per garantire l'accesso a navi di maggiori dimensioni (3,5 milioni per lo scalo barese e 19,4 per quello brindisino). Lavori sui fondali riguarderanno anche Manfredonia (5,2 milioni) Barletta (6 milioni). Infine, sempre nei prossimi mesi verrà ultimato il secondo terminal crocieristico di Bari, un'opera del valore di 11,5 milioni.Sulla costa balcanica, gli investimenti sono concentrati prevalentemente in Croazia e riguardano il nuovo Aci Marina Rijeka a Porto Baroš (50 milioni), il nuovo terminal traghetti nel porto di Split (oltre 17 milioni), l'inaugurazione del nuovo polo crocieristico di Sibenik (8 milioni) e la conclusione dei lavori di riqualificazione del porto di Baška (5,4 milioni). A questi si aggiungono i circa 9 milioni relativi agli ormeggi presso Marina Korkyra, Luka Brna e Luka Vela Jana in Croazia, Luka Budva in Montenegro e Marina Izola in Slovenia. Riproduzione riservata © Copyright ANSA Da non perdere Condividi

Nell’ottava edizione dell’Adriatic Sea Forum a Venezia, attualmente in corso, è stato mostrato lo stato di salute e le prospettive del turismo marittimo nell’area adriatica, grazie ai dati della nuova edizione dell’Adriatic Sea Tourism Report curato da Risposte Turismo. Dallo studio emerge un percorso di crescita costante per l’anno in corso, trainato dai comparti delle crociere e dei traghetti e da un progressivo rafforzamento dell’offerta e dei servizi per la nautica da diporto. L’analisi riguarda i sette Paesi dell’area riportando i dati aggiornati dei flussi commerciali insieme a una enorme pianificazione finanziaria che ha l’obiettivo di colmare le insufficienze strutturali rispetto ad altre macroregioni del Mediterraneo. Riguardo alla crocieristica: nel 2026 la previsione è una movimentazione di circa 5,7 milioni di passeggeri tra imbarchi, sbarchi e transiti, con un incremento del 6% rispetto al 2025. Le toccate nave registreranno un aumento del 7,7%, raggiungendo i 4.000 accosti totali: un volume di approdi che rappresenta un record storico per l’area e nello stesso tempo fa risaltare una trasformazione strutturale del traffico, caratterizzato oggi da unità di dimensioni medio-piccole e da una minore incidenza dell’attività di homeporting rispetto al passato. I flussi complessivi rimangono infatti ancora al di sotto dei record del 2019; inoltre, l’Adriatico è l’unica macroarea del Mediterraneo a registrare una flessione del traffico nel periodo 2019-2025, (-8%), in netto contrasto con le forti crescite del Mediterraneo occidentale e orientale. Una differenza questa che gli analisti attribuiscono a normative locali e ai limiti infrastrutturali che impediscono l’accoglienza delle navi di ultima generazione. L’Italia, rispetto alle altre nazioni, è leader del settore con oltre 2,1 milioni di passeggeri previsti, pari al 37,3% del totale continentale, distribuiti su 1.075 accosti. La Croazia si attesta al secondo posto con 1,61 milioni di ospiti, mentre la Grecia dovrebbe per la prima volta superare il milione di passeggeri. Il maggiore incremento percentuale riguarda l’Albania, che stima una crescita del 15,9% nei passeggeri e del 29,9% nelle toccate nave. Tra i singoli scali, Corfù si conferma al vertice per il settimo anno consecutivo toccando il milione di passeggeri, seguita da Dubrovnik, Kotor e Bari. Venezia resta nella top cinque con 530 mila passeggeri stimati, ma si prevede una contrazione del 9,3% rispetto al 2025. Tra le crescite repentine emergono i risultati di Ravenna, previsti 390 mila passeggeri, e di Bar, in Montenegro, che stima un balzo del 78,5%. Passando al comparto dei traghetti, degli aliscafi e dei catamarani, questo conferma la sua stabilità strategica: per il 2026 si prevede una movimentazione di 20,6 milioni di passeggeri, pari a una crescita del 2,1% su base annua. Sul fronte della nautica da diporto, Risposte Turismo ha censito 347 strutture tra marine e porti turistici, concentrate per il 93% tra Italia e Croazia, che dispongono rispettivamente di 189 e 133 porti. I posti barca totali dell’area adriatica hanno raggiunto le 81.710 unità, in crescita dell’1,3% rispetto al 2024. Per quanto riguarda il charter nautico, sia a vela sia a motore, gli operatori registrano prospettive più favorevoli rispetto al recente passato, sostenute principalmente dalla dinamicità della domanda locale. Come ha evidenziato Francesco di Cesare, presidente di Risposte Turismo, per lo sviluppo economico dell’area è fondamentale incrementare la quota di posti barca riservata ai transiti e ai flussi turistici itineranti a lungo raggio, che oggi rappresentano circa il 20% dell’offerta totale dell’area, con una propensione maggiore sulla sponda orientale rispetto a quella occidentale. Dall’analisi dei piani industriali per il quadriennio 2027-2030 è emerso uno stanziamento complessivo di oltre 843 milioni di euro destinati a riqualificare la rete portuale e l’accoglienza turistica via mare. Di questi, oltre 573 milioni di euro sono dedicati ai progetti legati a crociere e traghetti, mentre 270 milioni di euro saranno investiti nel comparto nautico, inclusa la realizzazione di sette nuovi porti turistici. Su questo ambito di Cesare ha commentato che le dinamiche del turismo marittimo descrivono un settore solido, supportato da significativi investimenti pubblici e privati, ma ha anche ricordato che lo sviluppo futuro dipenderà dalle priorità strategiche dei singoli Paesi, dall’adeguamento delle banchine e dalla gestione delle relazioni di mobilità e accessibilità turistica tra la costa e l’entroterra. A livello di interventi principali lungo le coste questi riguardano l’adeguamento ambientale e la gestione dei flussi: a Venezia sono programmati investimenti importanti per la manutenzione e il dragaggio dei canali Vittorio Emanuele e Malamocco-Marghera, oltre alla creazione di due nuovi accosti per navi da crociera a Porto Marghera per complessivi 72 milioni di euro. Il presidente dell’Autorità Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale, Matteo Gasparato, ha confermato che l’esperienza di Venezia e Chioggia punta a un modello di sviluppo sostenibile che redistribuisca i flussi su più approdi e investa nell’elettrificazione delle banchine. I porti di Trieste e Monfalcone procederanno a loro volta con il potenziamento del cold ironing e la manutenzione straordinaria del Molo Bersaglieri. Più a sud, Ancona completerà entro il 2027 il nuovo terminal passeggeri da 7,2 milioni di euro e avvierà le opere al Molo Clementino, mentre i porti pugliesi di Bari, Brindisi e Termoli investiranno oltre 70 milioni di euro in terminal dedicati e in elettrificazione. Per la nautica italiana vi sono i progetti dei nuovi marina di Otranto e di Bari Molo San Cataldo, per un valore complessivo di 100 milioni di euro. Dal lato della sponda balcanica ed ellenica la pianificazione è altrettanto definita. Pola investirà 130 milioni di euro entro il 2029 per un nuovo terminal passeggeri, affiancato dal rifacimento della diga foranea. Split destinerà 24 milioni di euro all’ampliamento del Molo San Pietro e al terminal di Resnik-Divulje, mentre investimenti significativi interesseranno Korcula e lo scalo di Dubrovnik con il progetto Bathovina II da 22 milioni di euro, per delocalizzare il traffico dei traghetti di linea. In Grecia, Igoumenitsa adeguerà le banchine al sistema di cold ironing entro il 2027. Sul versante dei marina turistici, la Croazia vedrà l’apertura delle strutture di Šešula e Verudela, l’Albania attende il completamento dei complessi turistici di lusso di Vlora Marina e Durrës Yachts Marina, mentre la Grecia vedrà l’attivazione del progetto Lamda Corfu Marina da 50 milioni di euro. Il forum, informa la nota di Risposte Turismo, prosegue affrontando i temi della cooperazione macroregionale e dell’impatto del cambiamento climatico sulle rotte commerciali. Come ricordato dal ministro del Turismo del Montenegro, Simonida Kordić, e dal presidente di Enit, Alessandra Priante, la sfida per il prossimo futuro risiede nella capacità di governare la diversità dell’Adriatico attraverso dati condivisi, trasformando l’area in un sistema turistico coerente, integrato e attivo durante tutto l’anno. 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L’Organizzazione marittima internazionale ha bloccato con effetto immediato il piano straordinario per l’evacuazione delle navi commerciali rimaste intrappolate nel Golfo Persico dall’inizio del conflitto a fine febbraio a seguito del grave attacco subito dalla portacontainer Ever Lovely (8.500 Teu, bandiera di Singapore), di proprietà del gruppo taiwanese Evergreen. L’unità è stata colpita sul lato di dritta da un proiettile non identificato mentre si trovava a 7,5 miglia nautiche a sud-est del porto omanita di Dahit, all’imboccatura dello Stretto di Hormuz. La decisione è stata ufficializzata dal segretario generale Imo Arsenio Dominguez e ripresa dalle principali agenzie internazionali tra cui Reuters e The Hindu. Il raid, intercettato dagli enti di sicurezza britannici Ukmto e Ambrey, e monitorato dalla società di gestione del rischio Vanguard Tech, ha causato danni strutturali al ponte di comando della nave, senza registrare vittime tra l’equipaggio o sversamenti in mare. Come evidenziato da Seatrade Maritime News, il vertice dell’Imo ha precisato che la Ever Lovely non stava navigando all’interno dei convogli protetti dall’Onu; nonostante questo è stato attuato il blocco del piano assistito per verificare la tenuta delle garanzie di sicurezza nell’intera area. Secondo i dati di tracciamento satellitare Ais di Pole Star Global, analizzati dall’esperto di shipping Lars Jensen, la nave ha comunque mantenuto la navigabilità e ha completato l’uscita dallo stretto diretta verso Singapore e Port Klang, navigando in coda ad altre unità della flotta Evergreen e al naviglio di Wan Hai. L’attacco è avvenuto dopo poche ore dalle dichiarazioni, rilasciate attraverso i media, del Corpo delle Guardie Rivoluzionarie Islamiche che ha definito ‘illegale’ qualsiasi transito a Hormuz che fosse sprovvisto della preventiva autorizzazione iraniana. Questo posizionamento incrina l’intesa sulla tregua di 60 giorni, recentemente siglata tra Stati Uniti e Iran, a seguito della quale erano stati istituiti due corridoi provvisori – uno settentrionale sotto controllo iraniano e uno meridionale nelle acque dell’Oman – per superare la chiusura dello schema di separazione del traffico, parzialmente minato da ordigni difensivi. L’attacco nel corridoio meridionale, per il quale il governo dell’Oman aveva appena pubblicato le linee guida operative, si configura come una violazione della Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sul diritto del mare (Unclos), che tutela lo Stretto come via navigabile di libero transito internazionale. Come riporta Reuters, si tratta di uno scenario critico che era stato anticipato dal segretario di Stato americano Marco Rubio durante la sua recente visita istituzionale nel Golfo, che prospettava gravi ripercussioni in caso di blocco delle rotte. Da parte dei mercati e delle compagnie la risposta è stata immediata: Lars Jensen ha confermato che grandi player globali, tra cui la danese Maersk, hanno già disposto l’evacuazione delle proprie unità dall’area di crisi, come accaduto per la Maersk Baltimore da 4.500 Teu, seguite a ruota da altri operatori internazionali. Al momento l’accesso al Golfo è drasticamente contratto e rimane circoscritto quasi esclusivamente alle navi battenti bandiera iraniana. Jakob Larsen, responsabile della sicurezza dell’associazione armatoriale Bimco, ha definito l’accaduto come una pesante battuta d’arresto per la normalizzazione dei traffici regionali, nonostante la forte pressione logistica riesca a tenere attivi alcuni transiti isolati sotto la responsabilità dei singoli armatori. I dati di Axs Marine indicano infatti che, nonostante l’allarme, lo stretto ha registrato 62 transiti nella sola giornata del 24 giugno, pari a circa il 53% dei volumi standard dello scorso anno, con alcune navi che continuano ad allinearsi per il transito costiero e altre, come la petroliera Blue Star 1, che hanno invece preferito invertire la rotta a metà navigazione. Il balzo in avanti del rischio in corso ha procurato immediatamente i propri effetti sul mercato dei noli globali: dalle analisi di mercato diffuse da Lars Jensen le tariffe spot del Drewry World Container Index sulle rotte del Pacifico hanno registrato un incremento del 6% in una sola settimana, riallineandosi ai picchi registrati nell’estate del 2025 dovuti alle tensioni tariffarie internazionali. I noli di ritorno sulla tratta compresa tra Los Angeles e Shanghai, in particolare, hanno toccato i livelli più alti dall’autunno del 2023, mentre il corridoio commerciale Asia-Europa attualmente sembra parzialmente stabilizzato rispetto alle rilevazioni della settimana scorsa. A proposito di dati sulla sicurezza globale, la situazione attuale descritta da Lars Jensen, creatasi con l’incidente della Ever Lovely, che porta la crisi del Mar Rosso al suo 949° giorno e il blocco di Hormuz al giorno 118, va a gravare su un quadro già complesso per la sicurezza marittima mondiale. Dall’esame dei report annuali di settore l’analista mette in evidenza una vulnerabilità sistemica in crescita. Nel corso del 2025, secondo il bilancio del World Shipping Council, i container persi in mare sono stati 1.478 su un totale di 280 milioni di unità movimentate; un dato in aumento rispetto al biennio precedente, fortemente condizionato dal singolo sinistro della Msc Elsa al largo dell’India, costato la perdita di 640 container. Allo stesso tempo la rassegna annuale sulla sicurezza navale pubblicata da Allianz per il 2025 ha registrato su scala globale 260 collisioni, 218 incendi a bordo e 202 incagliamenti. Nonostante le 43 perdite totali di navi registrate nel 2025 confermino una tendenza alla diminuzione dei sinistri gravi nel lungo periodo rispetto alle 127 perdite del 2016, il segmento specifico delle portacontainer soffre con 5 perdite totali: il dato peggiore dal 2017. Da notare infine la fragilità digitale analizzata nell’ultimo studio di ricerca geopolitica pubblicato da Bimco. Gli esperti dell’associazione armatoriale avvertono che i conflitti tra nazioni si stanno rapidamente trasferendo sulle infrastrutture tecnologiche delle navi. Per le compagnie di navigazione, il pericolo reale è che i governi dei paesi costieri prendano di mira i computer e i sistemi di controllo dei motori di bordo per esercitare pressioni politiche. In questo modo, gli attacchi informatici di Stato diventano una nuova arma strategica, capace di bloccare i traffici commerciali senza il bisogno di un intervento militare sul campo. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

Sono iniziati oggi i lavori di dragaggio del fondale della banchina 22 nel porto di Ancona, realizzati dall’Autorità di sistema portuale del mare Adriatico centrale. Ne ha dato notizia l’ente: “L’obiettivo dell’intervento, cofinanziato dal Pnrr Sviluppo logistica per i settori agroalimentare, pesca e acquacoltura, silvicoltura, floricoltura e vivaismo Next generation Eu, è di migliorare l’operatività portuale”. L’attività interesserà circa 6 mila metri cubi di sedimenti nello specchio acqueo di fronte alla banchina 22. I lavori, realizzati dall’impresa La Dragaggi srl di Marghera (Ve), interesseranno un’area di circa 14.500 metri quadrati. L’attività di dragaggio, che avrà una durata di circa 10 giorni senza incidere sul traffico marittimo dello scalo, avrà lo scopo di raggiungere la quota batimetrica di 10,75 metri sul livello medio del mare. “L’intervento alla banchina 22 consentirà di migliorare l’operatività di una delle più importanti infrastrutture commerciali dello scalo, incrementandone la capacità ricettiva” ha detto Vincenzo Garofalo, Commissario straordinario dell’Autorità di sistema portuale del mare Adriatico centrale. “In attesa del ripristino dei fondi ministeriali per la realizzazione del progetto complessivo di dragaggio, che interesserà le banchine dalla 19 alla 26, avviamo un primo intervento sfruttando le opportunità offerte dal Pnrr”. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

I l primo impatto con Favignana spesso è un rumore preciso: quello delle biciclette sul selciato e del vento che arriva dal mare senza ostacoli. Il porto, i gommoni che vanno e vengono da Trapani, le cassette di pesce fresco, il profumo di salsedine e di tonno alla griglia: in pochi minuti è chiaro che qui la vita gira intorno all’acqua. L’isola sembra piccola, ma tra cave di tufo, giardini sotterranei, antiche tonnare e calette color smeraldo, riempie senza sforzo un weekend lungo (e spesso fa venire voglia di tornare). Preferisci ascoltare il riassunto audio? Nell'articolo Dove si trova Favignana e come arrivare davvero preparati Favignana Favignana è la maggiore delle isole Egadi, davanti alla costa occidentale della Sicilia, proprio di fronte a Trapani. Vederla su una mappa aiuta a capire perché è così comoda: è abbastanza vicina alla terraferma da permettere gite in giornata, ma sufficientemente separata per dare subito la sensazione di “staccare”. Per raggiungerla il punto di riferimento è il porto di Trapani, da cui partono sia aliscafo sia traghetti diretti all’isola. Gli aliscafi trasportano solo passeggeri e coprono la distanza in tempi brevi, mentre i traghetti, più lenti, consentono il trasporto delle auto. Le corse aumentano in estate, ma è sempre prudente verificare orari aggiornati e condizioni del mare, soprattutto se si viaggia in bassa stagione. Arrivando da altre parti d’Italia, il percorso più semplice passa dagli aeroporti di Trapani o di Palermo, collegati alla città con bus e servizi privati: in poco tempo ci si ritrova al porto con il biglietto in mano. Chi viaggia in auto può raggiungere Trapani via autostrada da Messina, Catania o Palermo, lasciare il mezzo in un parcheggio vicino agli imbarchi e muoversi poi a piedi e in bici sull’isola, scelta spesso più pratica e leggera. Una volta sbarcati, il primo consiglio concreto è questo: fermarsi subito in uno dei noleggi vicino al porto e prendere una bicicletta o uno scooter. Favignana è quasi completamente pianeggiante, le distanze sono brevi e in pochi minuti ci si ritrova con il mare davanti, senza il pensiero del parcheggio e del traffico. Esistono anche bus locali, utili per alcuni spostamenti, ma con orari meno flessibili rispetto alle due ruote. Il periodo più piacevole per arrivare va da maggio a settembre, con giugno e settembre come mesi più equilibrati per temperature, luce e affollamento. Nei mesi centrali dell’estate le spiagge sono molto frequentate, ma il mare ha colori che restano impressi per anni. Spiagge, calette e punti panoramici: come organizzare il giro dell’isola Favignana Favignana non è solo una: sono almeno trentatré chilometri di costa da scoprire, tra sabbia chiara, scogliere e grotte modellate dal vento e dalla mano dell’uomo. È utile dividere mentalmente l’isola in due versanti, orientale e occidentale, per costruire itinerari ragionati. Sul lato orientale si concentrano alcune delle spiagge più note. Cala Azzurra è la più immediata: sabbia morbida, fondale basso e acqua chiara che assume sfumature chiare quasi lattiginose. È una zona molto amata da famiglie con bambini proprio per l’accesso semplice e per il mare tranquillo. Poco distante, Lido Burrone propone un lungo tratto sabbioso, con mare graduale e servizi vicini, un punto comodo se si cerca una base attrezzata per passare l’intera giornata tra bagni e partite a racchettoni. Il nome che ricorre più spesso quando si parla di Favignana è però Cala Rossa. Qui il paesaggio cambia: al posto della sabbia ci sono pianori di tufo, terrazze naturali, discese scavate nella roccia e un mare che passa dal turchese acceso al blu intenso man mano che il fondale si approfondisce. L’accesso a piedi richiede un minimo di attenzione e soprattutto scarpette da scoglio: la ricompensa è nuotare in un’ampia insenatura dove l’acqua resta trasparente anche quando c’è movimento. Poco oltre, il Bue Marino racconta la storia delle antiche cave. Le pareti “tagliate” a blocchi, i corridoi che si aprono verso il mare, i salti ideali per i tuffi e i giochi di luce tra gli anfratti creano uno scenario molto diverso dalle classiche spiagge da cartolina. Qui l’accesso è su roccia, il sentiero che scende è ripido in alcuni tratti e richiede passo fermo, ma gli amanti dello snorkeling trovano uno dei punti più interessanti dell’isola. Spostandosi verso occidente la costa diventa più selvaggia e meno costruita. Cala Rotonda è una baia ad arco con scogli e piccole porzioni di sabbia, molto apprezzata anche per una grotta accessibile ai subacquei a qualche metro di profondità. Più avanti, verso Punta Sottile, ci si ritrova davanti a spiaggette minute come Cala del Pozzo o piccoli ingressi al mare come Cala Grande, con l’orizzonte che al tramonto si colora dietro il profilo di Marettimo. È il versante giusto per chi cerca più silenzio e ha voglia di esplorare. Sul fronte nord si incontrano altre zone interessanti come Cala Faraglioni, con pareti rocciose che fanno da barriera naturale, e i Calamoni, un tratto in cui sabbia e scogli bassi si alternano, perfetto per un bagno veloce tra un giro in bici e l’altro. Da non trascurare la Grotta Perciata, cavità aperta verso il cielo in cui il mare entra formando una specie di piscina naturale, e piccole spiagge come Marasolo, con sabbia fine e acqua calma. Per avere un quadro completo vale la pena inserire nel programma un giro in barca dell’isola. Vedere Cala Rossa, Bue Marino, grotte e faraglioni direttamente dal mare aiuta a capire come sono disposte le calette e permette di raggiungere punti accessibili con più difficoltà da terra, come la Grotta degli Innamorati citata spesso dai barcaioli locali. Esistono sia tour condivisi in barca o gommone, sia noleggi di piccole imbarcazioni, ma è fondamentale informarsi sulle regole dell’Area Marina Protetta Isole Egadi, la più estesa d’Europa, che definisce zone, limiti di velocità e divieti di ancoraggio. Storia, cave e tonnare: cosa vedere oltre il mare Favignana Dietro le spiagge di Favignana c’è una storia lunga e per nulla superficiale. Le cave di tufo, il castello in cima alla montagna, la tonnara dei Florio, i giardini ipogei: tutto racconta di lavoro, fatica e ingegno. Il grande protagonista del passato recente è l’Ex Stabilimento Florio delle Tonnare di Favignana e Formica, a pochi minuti a piedi dal porto. Questo enorme complesso era una delle più grandi tonnare del Mediterraneo: nei capannoni si conservavano barche, reti e attrezzature, ma soprattutto si lavorava il tonno rosso, cucinato in grandi caldaie e conservato in latte sott’olio di oliva proveniente dalla Sicilia occidentale. Oggi gli spazi sono stati restaurati e trasformati in un museo che racconta l’epopea della famiglia Florio, la tecnica della mattanza e il ruolo centrale della tonnara per l’economia dell’isola. Le vecchie caldaie, le sale delle conserve e le fotografie d’epoca aiutano a visualizzare come doveva essere l’isola in piena stagione di pesca. Alle spalle del paese, sulla vetta del Monte Santa Caterina, si intravede il profilo del Castello di Santa Caterina, fortificazione che domina le Egadi e la costa siciliana. La salita non è banale, specie nelle ore più calde, ma una volta in cima la vista si apre a 360 gradi: si riconoscono Levanzo, Marettimo, la costa trapanese e, nelle giornate più limpide, anche le saline verso Marsala. Il forte ha avuto vite diverse: torre saracena, presidio normanno, carcere in epoca borbonica, punto militare nel Novecento. Oggi è abbandonato, ma ancora visitabile, con ambienti spogli che conservano scritte sui muri e tracce delle varie destinazioni d’uso. Servono scarpe comode e una torcia se si vuole esplorare le parti interne. Un altro volto dell’isola si scopre nei giardini ipogei. Le antiche cave di tufo, una volta esaurite, sono diventate con il tempo veri e propri giardini sotterranei, spesso sfruttati dagli abitanti per coltivare in un ambiente più riparato dal vento. L’esempio più noto è il Giardino dell’Impossibile di Villa Margherita, nato dal lavoro di Maria Gabriella Campo, che ha trasformato circa 35.000 metri quadrati di cave dismesse in un labirinto verde con oltre 300 specie vegetali provenienti da vari Paesi. Tra gallerie, corridoi scolpiti e cortili, spuntano alberi da frutto, cespugli di piante aromatiche, cactus e piante esotiche. La visita, che richiede tempo e deve essere prenotata, è una delle esperienze più particolari per chi è curioso di capire come il paesaggio estrattivo sia stato riconvertito. Chi ama le passeggiate urbane può dedicare mezza giornata al centro storico. Le case basse intonacate, le stradine pavimentate in pietra chiara e le tre piazze principali – piazza Marina (l’antica Camparia), piazza Europa e piazza Madrice – sono il teatro della vita quotidiana. Piazza Madrice ospita la chiesa parrocchiale, piazza Europa il municipio e la statua di Ignazio Florio, testimonianza di quanto la famiglia abbia inciso sul destino dell’isola. La sera la via principale si riempie di persone che passeggiano, gelati in mano e bici al fianco, con tavolini all’aperto e profumo di pesce alla griglia che arriva dalle trattorie. Sotto la superficie del mare, un altro capitolo: l’area marina protetta custodisce decine di siti di immersione, tra grotte, secche e pareti ricoperte di gorgonie e spugne. Zone come la Galeotta sono note per i banchi di saraghi e salpe, mentre la grotta di Cala Rotonda è adatta anche a chi ha poca esperienza. La presenza della posidonia, fondamentale per la biodiversità, rende le acque particolarmente ricche di vita. I diving center locali organizzano corsi, uscite giornaliere e pacchetti dedicati. Per capire a fondo le Egadi, infine, è interessante dedicare almeno un giorno alle altre isole. Levanzo conserva un’atmosfera di piccolo villaggio di pescatori e un patrimonio unico nella Grotta del Genovese, con pitture e incisioni preistoriche. Marettimo, più lontana, è la più montuosa e viene spesso scelta per tour in barca tra grotte e calette. Da Favignana le due isole si raggiungono sia con aliscafi di linea sia con escursioni organizzate. Vita quotidiana, cibo e consigli pratici per godersi l’isola Favignana Favignana vive molto di ritmi lenti: ci si muove in bici, si pranza spesso all’aperto, si rientra al tramonto senza fretta, si esce di nuovo la sera per un aperitivo in piazza o una passeggiata verso il porto. Organizzare la giornata seguendo luce e mare è il modo più naturale per conoscerla. Dal punto di vista gastronomico, l’isola è un riferimento per chi ama il pesce. La tradizione della tonnara ha lasciato in eredità una serie di piatti incentrati sul tonno in tutte le sue parti: polpette, “tunnina” in agrodolce, spaghetti con bottarga, lattume fritto o conservato sotto sale. Non mancano i grandi classici della Sicilia occidentale come il cous cous di pesce alla trapanese, varianti locali di pasta con le sarde, sarde a beccafico, pane cunzato condito con olio, pomodoro, origano e spesso alici o formaggio. Uno sguardo al menù dei ristoranti mostra anche piatti a base di pesce azzurro – sgombri, sarde, lampughe – che raccontano una cucina legata a quello che il mare offre. Chi ha passione per i dolci trova cannoli, cassata e soprattutto le cassatelle ripiene di ricotta e scaglie di cioccolato, tipiche del Trapanese e dell’area di Erice. In alcune pasticcerie e laboratori artigianali si trovano ancora preparazioni casalinghe firmate da signore dell’isola, con ricette tramandate da generazioni. Da assaggiare anche i liquori locali realizzati con erbe dell’isola, spesso serviti a fine pasto. Per quanto riguarda il clima, tra maggio e settembre il tempo è in genere stabile e soleggiato, con acqua che si scalda progressivamente. Chi preferisce nuotare ma non ama la folla tende a scegliere giugno e settembre, quando le giornate sono ancora lunghe, i prezzi più morbidi rispetto all’alta stagione e le spiagge hanno spazi più ampi. Luglio e agosto portano più servizi e locali aperti, ma anche un flusso maggiore di visitatori. Dal punto di vista organizzativo, per entrare davvero nel mood dell’isola vale la pena prevedere almeno 2-3 giorni pieni. Un giorno solo può bastare per un tour rapido in barca e un gelato in piazza, ma è con qualche notte in più che si riesce a combinare mare, cultura e vita serale. Un esempio di ritmo possibile: un giorno dedicato al lato est (Cala Azzurra, Lido Burrone, Cala Rossa), un giorno al lato ovest (Cala Rotonda, Cala del Pozzo, tramonto a Punta Sottile), uno dedicato allo stabilimento Florio, al centro storico, ai giardini ipogei o a una gita a Levanzo.

I lavori da 68 milioni di euro affidati a Sidra e Carlo Agnese sbloccherano gli ampliamenti di Lsct e Tdg “Parte il dragaggio del terzo bacino portuale, nell’area ricompresa tra Molo Fornelli e il Terminal del Golfo, e del canale navigabile che va dalla bocca di Ponente della diga foranea al porto della Spezia”. Lo riporta una nota dell’Autorità di sistema portuale ligure, spiegando come il presidente dell’ente abbia firmato il decreto che assegna la procedura negoziata per la stipula di un accordo quadro di durata biennale per i lavori alla costituenda Ati tra Società Italiana Dragaggi SpA, quale mandataria capogruppo, e le società Dott. Carlo Agnese SpA e Agnese Costruzioni Srl quali mandanti. L’ente era ricorso a una procedura negoziata – cui oltre all’aggiudicataria s’era presentata l’accoppiata Fincosit e Società Edilizia Tirrena – dopo che la gara da 68,5 milioni di euro era andata deserta. L’offerta vincitrice è stata giudicata “economicamente più vantaggiosa”, ma l’Adsp non ha dettagliato le condizioni di aggiudicazione né cosa sia stato cambiato rispetto alle previsioni di gara per attrarre dei candidati. “L’accordo quadro prevede la stipula di un contratto normativo dal quale discenderanno contratti applicativi che AdSP potrà attivare, in ragione della necessità di interventi che si presenteranno nei prossimi due anni: uno di questi, sarà relativo al primo lotto di lavori di dragaggio previsti nel terzo bacino portuale per consentire l’arrivo di navi portacontainer nel costruendo nuovo terminal Ravano. L’importo massimo previsto da AdSP per l’accordo quadro in argomento supera i 68 Mln di euro”. Il primo contratto applicativo, però, dovrebbe riguardare il fondale del canale navigabile, che “arriverà alla profondità di -15 metri e consentirà alle navi di ultima generazione di raggiungere le banchine dello scalo spezzino”. Questi lavori, ha infatti rivelato l’ente, inizieranno entro fine luglio. “Al termine dei lavori, i fondali del terzo bacino raggiungeranno la quota di -15 metri, esattamente quella prevista dal Piano Regolatore Portuale. Si tratta di un importantissimo tassello per garantire la competitività futura dello scalo. A seguito di questo provvedimento, infatti, verranno sviluppati altri investimenti da parte di diversi soggetti: il terminal Lsct (Gruppo Contship) potrà avviare i lavori di ampliamento del Ravano e il Terminal del Golfo (Gruppo Tarros), potrà fare altrettanto. Il programma di adeguamento dei fondali prevede un ulteriore dragaggio nel primo bacino, nell’area di fronte al molo Garibaldi, per accogliere le navi di nuova concezione, tecnologicamente avanzate, sul costruendo nuovo molo crociere su calata Paita” ha concluso Pisano. La nota non lo ha ricordato, ma il progetto prevede che un quantitativo compreso fra 280 e 472mila mc di fanghi dragati (a seconda dell’esercizio da parte di Adsp di varie opzioni) sia conferita ai cassoni della nuova diga foranea di Genova in via di costruzione. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

Subject:International Relations / Security Issues / Defence (Nuclear Weapons, Global Arms Control, Strategic Deterrence, International Think Tanks) Why in News? TheStockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2026reported that India may haveoperationally deployed 12 nuclear warheadsfor the first time, marking a significant shift from its long-standing practice of keeping warheads and delivery systems separately stored during peacetime. SIPRI also estimated that India’s nuclear arsenal increased from180 to 190 warheadsas of January 2026. About SIPRI Key Findings on India India’s Nuclear Doctrine Global Nuclear Snapshot (SIPRI 2026) UPSC Prelims-Oriented Analysis Source/Reference: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-a-first-india-deploys-12-nuclear-warhead-in-big-policy-shift-report-11611678 Subject:Geography / Economy / International Relations (Hydroelectric Power Projects, India–Bhutan Relations, River Systems, Renewable Energy) Why in News? Hindustan Construction Company (HCC)recently secured a contract worth₹127 crorefrom Wangchhu Hydroelectric Power Ltd. (WHPL) for construction works related to theWangchhu Hydroelectric Projectin Bhutan. The contract includes diversion tunnels, hydromechanical gates, and cofferdam works. About the Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project Ownership & Implementation Strategic Significance UPSC Prelims-Oriented Analysis Source/Reference: https://www.business-standard.com/markets/capital-market-news/hindustan-construction-secures-rs-127-cr-wangchhu-hydroelectric-project-126060500174_1.html Subject:Geography / Infrastructure / Internal Security (Himalayan Passes, Strategic Infrastructure, Border Connectivity, Tunnel Engineering) Why in News? TheZojila Tunnel, currently under construction, has reached significant milestones and is expected to becomeIndia’s longest road tunneland one of Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnels. The project is crucial for ensuringall-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh, a region often cut off during winter due to heavy snowfall. About the Zojila Tunnel Key Features Strategic Significance About Zoji La Pass UPSC Prelims-Oriented Analysis Source/Reference: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/zojila-tunnel-development-longest-tunnel-10730959/ Subject:Polity & Governance / Economy (Statutory Bodies, Food Safety Regulations, Consumer Protection, Public Health) Why in News? TheFood Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)has directedFood Business Operators (FBOs)to discontinue the use ofnewspapers and recycled printed materialsfor packaging, storing, carrying, and serving food. The move aims to prevent contamination from printing inks, dyes, pigments, and other chemicals that may pose health risks. About FSSAI Composition Major Functions Recent Directive on Newspapers Important Initiatives of FSSAI UPSC Prelims-Oriented Analysis Source/Reference: https://newsonair.gov.in/fssai-directs-food-business-operators-to-discontinue-use-of-newspapers-for-food-packaging-serving-food/ Subject:Science & Technology (Space Science) (Black Holes, Radio Astronomy, Galactic Structure, Astrophysics) Why in News? Astronomers have solved a50-year-old mysteryregarding the unusual radio emissions fromSagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Using nearly100 hours of radio observations, researchers found that the fluctuations in radio signals are caused by turbulence in the hot plasma surrounding the black hole, improving our understanding of black hole environments. What is Sagittarius A*? Key Features Recent Discovery Black Hole Basics UPSC Prelims-Oriented Analysis Source/Reference: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/100-hours-of-radio-observations-crack-a-50-year-black-hole-mystery-10729429/ Subject:Environment & Ecology (Biodiversity, Endemic Species, Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, Taxonomy & Evolution) Why in News? Researchers have identified a new freshwater fish species,Eechathalakenda incognita, from theWestern Ghats of Kerala, resolving a long-standing taxonomic and evolutionary mystery dating back to the 19th century. The discovery highlights the exceptional freshwater biodiversity and endemism of the Western Ghats. About Eechathalakenda incognita Key Significance About the Western Ghats UPSC Prelims-Oriented Analysis Source/Reference: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/study-unveils-new-fish-species-in-western-ghats-solves-evolutionary-riddle/article71080594.ece#google_vignette GS Paper III – Economy (Infrastructure) | GS Paper III – EnvironmentTransport Connectivity; Energy Security; Digital Infrastructure; Urban Development; PM GatiShakti Introduction Infrastructure has become a key driver of India’s development strategy. Through initiatives such as the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan and the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), the government has expanded investment in transport, energy, and digital networks. These efforts have improved logistics efficiency, lowered transportation costs, and enhanced India’s competitiveness as a manufacturing and investment destination. Main Body Transport Infrastructure: Roads, Railways, Ports, and Airports Roads: Railways: Ports and Shipping: Airports: Energy Infrastructure Power Generation: Transmission and Distribution: Digital Infrastructure BharatNet: Digital Payments: 5G Rollout: Urban Infrastructure Urban Transport: Housing and Sanitation: Water Supply: Institutional Mechanisms: PM GatiShakti and NIP PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (October 2021): National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP): Logistics Performance Logistics Performance Index (World Bank): Key enablers: Challenges: The Core Reality: Conclusion India has witnessed unprecedented infrastructure expansion over the past decade through initiatives such as PM GatiShakti and the National Infrastructure Pipeline. Significant gains in highways, railways, metro networks, renewable energy, digital payments, and logistics have strengthened economic competitiveness and connectivity. Going forward, the focus must shift from asset creation to quality, maintenance, climate resilience, and greater private sector participation. UPSC Mains Practice Question https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2270740&reg=3&lang=1 GS Paper III – Security (Cyber Security) | GS Paper III – Science & TechnologyFrontier AI; Cyber Vulnerabilities; Critical Infrastructure; AI Safety Institute; Defensive AI Introduction Recent advances in AI-powered cybersecurity, exemplified by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, have enabled the discovery of complex vulnerabilities that often escape human experts and conventional testing. Its ability to autonomously combine minor flaws into major attack pathways highlights emerging security risks. With only a small fraction of identified vulnerabilities patched, India must rapidly strengthen its cyber resilience and governance architecture to stay ahead of evolving AI-driven threats. Main Body Why Mythos is Different and More Dangerous India’s Preparedness Gap Digital Front End vs. Legacy Back End: No AI Safety Institute: Cybersecurity Workforce Gap: Recommendations: What India Must Do The Window Is Closing The Core Problem: Timeframe: The Mythos Era: Conclusion Advanced AI systems are rapidly transforming cybersecurity by identifying vulnerabilities beyond human capability and autonomously combining minor flaws into major attack vectors. While India possesses strong digital public infrastructure, legacy backend systems, workforce shortages, and the absence of a dedicated AI safety framework expose critical risks. India must urgently strengthen AI governance, cyber resilience, and international cooperation to stay ahead of emerging AI-driven threats. UPSC Mains Practice Question https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/securing-india-against-the-threat-of-a-mythocalypse/article71081835.ece

Enter a term in the search box to find its definition. Use the controls in the far right panel to increase or decrease the number of terms automatically displayed (or to completely turn that feature off). Archives Emergence of Uncompensable Heat Stress During Monsoon Season in India, Chuphal et al.,AGU Advances Uncompensable heat stress (UHS), characterized by the loss of homeostasis due to excessive environmental thermal loading, causes substantial heat-related health risks in India. However, the spatial and seasonal heterogeneity, as well as temporal changes of UHS in India remain poorly understood. Using observations, reanalysis data, and climate model projections, we highlight the surge of UHS during the monsoon season (July–October) as the climate warms. In the observed period (1979–2021), the frequency and area affected by UHS have increased significantly across India. The observed UHS is more prevalent in summer (March–June) and affects 8% of India, whereas only 1% of the country is affected in the monsoon season. The summer UHS is also more strongly associated with annual heat-related mortality (R2 = 0.38). However, the monsoon season (July-October) UHS, predominantly characterized by hot-humid conditions, is projected to increase rapidly with climate warming and affect nearly equivalent areas of the country as the summer season (60% in summer and 53% in the monsoon season) under 2°C warming relative to the preindustrial period. This will create long-lasting UHS across both seasons, posing critical challenges to public health, labor productivity, and climate resilience in densely populated and vulnerable regions. Brief communication: Sea-level projections, adaptation planning, and actionable science, Lipscomb et al.,cryosphere As climate scientists seek to deliver actionable science for adaptation planning, there are risks in using novel results to inform decision-making. Premature acceptance may lead to maladaptation, practitioner confusion, and “whiplash”. We propose that scientific claims should be considered actionable (i.e., sufficiently accepted to support near-term adaptation action) only after meeting a confidence threshold based on the strength of evidence as evaluated by a diverse group of scientific experts. We discuss an influential study that projected rapid sea-level rise from Antarctic ice-sheet retreat but in our view was not actionable. We recommend regular, transparent communications between scientists and practitioners to support the use of actionable science. Hello world! An interdisciplinary climate modelling course, Proske & Staab,Geoscience Communication Climate models are not just physics translated into computer code. They are powerful actors influencing and influenced by humans. Thus modelers need to learn and modelling courses need to teach not only the techniques of numerical discretisation and the physical understanding of the climate system, but also the underlying motivations, the uncertainties and the societal embededness of the modelling approach. Following a design-based research approach, this study develops a 50hlong course at Bachelor level that aims to teach students such interdisciplinary perspectives. With a reflective open-ended exercise, we elicit students' learning process through challenging climate modelling topics. We find that the students learn to appreciate the complexity of climate models and the intricacies of scientific practice itself, highlighting for example the role of values in science. The exercise reveals few misconceptions and no major hurdles in the students' learning that may have been expected from the interdisciplinary nature of the material. We thus conclude that the course is a practice-proven approach to teaching the physical basis of climate modelling as well as its critical reflection. Rapid artificial intelligence deployment increases near-term pressure on global carbon budgets, Charabi,Communications Earth & Environment Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius depends on cumulative carbon dioxide emissions, not only on whether annual emissions eventually balance. Artificial intelligence is increasingly promoted as a tool for reducing emissions, but its supporting digital infrastructure produces emissions before many system-level benefits are realized. Here, we evaluate this timing mismatch using a probabilistic numerical cumulative carbon accounting model calibrated to International Energy Agency artificial-intelligence and energy scenarios through 2035. The model combines operational emissions, embodied emissions, and delayed system-level savings. Across 10,000 Monte Carlo realizations, the accelerated Lift-Off pathway yields a median cumulative carbon debt of 2.85 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide before annual savings exceed annual infrastructure-related emissions in late 2031. Across scenarios, the carbon imbalance varies with deployment speed, grid decarbonization, and the coupling between infrastructure growth and mitigation-relevant applications. These results indicate that rapid artificial-intelligence deployment can increase near-term pressure on the remaining 1.5 degrees Celsius carbon budget. Temperature Check 2025–26,The Center for Climate Journalism and Communication,University of Southern California Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2026,Leiserowitz et al.,Yale University and George Mason University This edition includes an unusually large number of articles, with some being rather old. This is a result of our correcting a bibliographic database query problem. In the interest of completeness of our internal database wer're integrating older items affected by this quirk. This edition takes a large initial bite out of the backlog and we'll then will meter out the remainder over the coming few weeks. Physical science of climate change, effects Atlantic multidecadal variability amplifies decadal variability in the Kuroshio–Oyashio Extension region under global warming, Wang et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access10.1038/s43247-026-03750-2 Constraints on Climate Change Stabilization Based on Observations of Earth's Energy Imbalance, Douville & Allan,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2025gl121056 Current and Future Changes in Earth's Outgoing Infrared Spectrum, Shaw et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2026gl121893 Decoupling greenhouse gas and paleogeographic effects on Pacific decadal climate variability, Wu et al.,Global and Planetary Change10.1016/j.gloplacha.2026.105558 Differential Synoptic Circulation Forcing of Land and Coastal Heatwaves, Zhang et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres10.1029/2026jd046358 Differential Synoptic Circulation Forcing of Land and Coastal Heatwaves, Zhang et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres10.1029/2026jd046358 Divergent regional responses of soil moisture-air temperature coupling under future climate scenarios, Hagan et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Access10.1038/s41467-026-74040-w Elevation-dependent warming: observations, models, and energetic mechanisms, Byrne et al.,Weather and Climate DynamicsOpen Accesspdf10.5194/wcd-5-763-2024 High-latitude Southern Ocean warming hotspot induced by ocean mesoscale eddies, Li et al.,Nature Climate ChangeOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41558-026-02652-7 Interdependent Extratropical Atmospheric Responses to Arctic Sea Ice Loss, QBO, and ENSO, Walsh et al.,Journal of ClimateOpen Access10.1175/jcli-d-24-0518.1 Mechanisms Driving CO2 Instantaneous Radiative Forcing Enhancement in Warmer Climates, Wang et al.,Journal of Climate10.1175/jcli-d-25-0569.1 Multidecadal Atlantic “Warming Hole” Heat Content Variations Are Caused by Ocean Heat Transport, Not by Surface Fluxes, Rahmstorf et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2025gl118383 Multidecadal Atlantic “Warming Hole” Heat Content Variations Are Caused by Ocean Heat Transport, Not by Surface Fluxes, Rahmstorf et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2025gl118383 Observational constraints from global ice-phase fraction indicate moderate climate sensitivity, Zhou et al.,Science AdvancesOpen Access10.1126/sciadv.aea0731 On the Role of Ocean Dynamics in Polar-Amplified Climate Change, Shakespeare,Journal of Climate10.1175/jcli-d-25-0193.1 Polar processes set Arctic marine heatwaves apart, Athanase et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s43247-026-03735-1 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Changes in Compound Hot Extremes over the Mid–High Latitudes of Asia and the Underlying Mechanisms,Journal of Climate, 10.1175/jcli-d-23-0502.14cites. Observations of climate change, effects Compound weather and climate events in 2025, Raymond et al.,Nature Reviews Earth & Environment10.1038/s43017-026-00797-9 Emergence of Uncompensable Heat Stress During Monsoon Season in India, Chuphal et al.,AGU AdvancesOpen Access10.1029/2025av001945 Emerging Effective Radiative Forcing in the Radiative Imbalance Since 2010, Yukimoto et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Accesspdf10.1029/2025gl119913 Historical Increase in Autumn and Winter Cyclone-Associated Precipitation Over the Arctic Ocean Driven Primarily by Enhanced Arctic Evaporation, Crawford et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresOpen Access10.1029/2025jd045523 Human-induced westerly jet shifts coordinate terrestrial productivity at the hemispheric scale, Yang et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Access10.1038/s41467-026-74039-3 Sudden, local temperature increase above the continental slope in the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Darelius et al.,Ocean scienceOpen Access10.5194/os-19-671-2023 The Fate of Western Headwaters: Climate Controls on Base-Flow Decline, Mroczek et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2025ef007971 Unveiling the Climate Type Shifts: The Dominant Role of Anthropogenic Activities, Zhang et al.,Anthropocene10.1016/j.ancene.2026.100558 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Analysis of tropical nights in Spain (1970–2023): Minimum temperatures as an indicator of climate change,International Journal of Climatology, 10.1002/joc.851019cites. Instrumentation & observational methods of climate change, effects Cloud parameter retrieval based on satellite data: A review of methods, advances, and challenges, Li et al.,Atmospheric Research10.1016/j.atmosres.2026.109130 Combining Observations, Forecasts, and Projections into Seamless Climate Information: Recent Advances and Insights in User Applications, Sarojini et al.,Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyOpen Access10.1175/bams-d-26-0079.1 Data supporting the North Atlantic Climate System: Integrated Studies (ACSIS) programme, including atmospheric composition, oceanographic and sea ice observations (2016–2022) and output from ocean, atmosphere, land and sea-ice models (1950–2050), Archibald et al.,Earth system science dataOpen Accesspdf10.5194/essd-17-135-2025 Machine learning-based assessment of climate change impacts on hydrological drought in the Yangtze River Basin, 1985–2020, WANG et al.,Advances in Climate Change ResearchOpen Access10.1016/j.accre.2026.05.010 Thermo-hydrological river valley observatory in Yedoma permafrost from 2012 through 2022 in Syrdakh, Central Yakutia, Pohl et al.,Earth system science dataOpen Access10.5194/essd-18-3525-2026 Modeling, simulation & projection of climate change, effects Enhanced Moisture Uptake Fuels North Atlantic Tropical Easterly Waves Precipitation in a Downscaled CMIP6 Projection, Córdova-García et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2026gl122074 Future Projection of Tropical Upper-Tropospheric Troughs and Implications for Tropical Cyclone Activity, Chang et al.,Journal of Climate10.1175/jcli-d-25-0579.1 Increasing Future Global Compound Heat Flash Droughts and Socioeconomic Exposure, Li et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2026ef008096 Near-0°C Temperature Pathways From High-Resolution Simulation in Current and Pseudo-Global Warming Future Over Eastern Canada and United States, Basnet & Thériault,Journal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresOpen Access10.1029/2025jd045714 Projected changes in forest fire season, the number of fires, and burnt area in Fennoscandia by 2100, Kinnunen et al.,BiogeosciencesOpen Access10.5194/bg-21-4739-2024 Worst-case European heat storylines generated using ensemble boosting, Suarez-Gutierrez et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s43247-026-03699-2 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Comparative assessment of dry- and humid-heat extremes in a warming climate: Frequency, intensity, and seasonal timing,Weather and Climate Extremes, 10.1016/j.wace.2024.10069820cites. Advancement of climate & climate effects modeling, simulation & projection CMIP6 models overestimate sea ice melt, growth and conduction relative to ice mass balance buoy estimates, West & Blockley,Geoscientific model developmentOpen Accesspdf10.5194/gmd-18-3041-2025 Hello world! An interdisciplinary climate modelling course, Proske & Staab,Geoscience CommunicationOpen Accesspdf10.5194/gc-9-239-2026 Transport of warm bias from Indian Ocean subsurface to Southern Ocean surface in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 models, Ma et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s43247-026-03705-7 Tropical impacts of the Southern Ocean underestimated by mean-state biases, Dong et al.,Science AdvancesOpen Access10.1126/sciadv.aed1936 Underestimated Future Wetting in the Arid Region of Northwest China: Impact of Systematic Model Biases in Synoptic Regime Frequency, Guo et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres10.1029/2026jd046874 Using remote sensing radiation and meteorological data to assess climate change: prediction of extreme weather events in Northeast China, Li et al.,Frontiers in Environmental ScienceOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fenvs.2026.1778049 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Delivering an Improved Framework for the New Generation of CMIP6-Driven EURO-CORDEX Regional Climate Simulations,Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 10.1175/bams-d-23-0131.123cites. Cryosphere & climate change Arctic Sea Ice Acceleration: Seasonal Pulses, Spatial Contrasts, and a Sea Ice Concentration–Dependent Rheological Threshold, Ouyang et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans10.1029/2025jc023182 Assessing the susceptibility to thaw settlement hazards in circum-Arctic permafrost regions during 2000?2020, NI et al.,Advances in Climate Change ResearchOpen Access10.1016/j.accre.2026.05.021 Ice-sheet regime shifts with climate warming, Golledge et al.,Nature Geoscience10.1038/s41561-026-02010-4 Ice-Sheet–Ocean Interactions and the Reversibility of a Regime Shift Beneath Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, Reese et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research OceansOpen Access10.1029/2025jc023952 Inland migration of near-surface crevasses in the Amundsen Sea Sector, West Antarctica, Hoffman et al.,cryosphereOpen Access10.5194/tc-19-1353-2025 Mapping the vertical heterogeneity of Greenland's firn from 2011–2019 using airborne radar and laser altimetry, Rutishauser et al.,cryosphereOpen Access10.5194/tc-18-2455-2024 Probabilistic projections of the Amery Ice Shelf catchment, Antarctica, under conditions of high ice-shelf basal melt, Jantre et al.,cryosphereOpen Access10.5194/tc-18-5207-2024 Sedimentary insights into organic matter alteration in Arctic Alaska's saline permafrost, Seemann et al.,BiogeosciencesOpen Accesspdf10.5194/bg-23-3675-2026 The influence of ocean waves on Antarctic sea-ice albedo and seasonal melting, and potential coupled physical and biological feedbacks, Massom et al.,cryosphereOpen Access10.5194/tc-20-3271-2026 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Snowpack variations and their hazardous effects under climate warming in the central Tianshan Mountains,Advances in Climate Change Research, 10.1016/j.accre.2024.06.00112cites. Sea level & climate change Crustal Deformation and Gravitational Effects From Dynamic Ocean Mass Redistribution Impact Projected Sea-Level Change, Ertel et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2026gl122243 Impacts of future sea level change on Greenland from community knowledge, coastal mapping, and glacial isostatic adjustment models, Tinto et al.,Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Accesspdf10.1073/pnas.2528615123 Sea-level rise is projected to reshape compound flooding potential in microtidal environments along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline, Jiménez et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s43247-026-03712-8 Singular Geological Evidence, Historical Record and Socio-Economic Consequences of Recent Coastal Erosion and Future Sea Level Rise on Tourist Beaches: A Case Study from Southwestern Spain, Izquierdo et al.,Journal of Earth Science10.1007/s12583-025-0303-5 The sea level time series of Trieste, Molo Sartorio, Italy (1869–2021), Raicich,Earth system science dataOpen Accesspdf10.5194/essd-15-1749-2023 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Sea-level change in coastal areas of China: Status in 2021,Advances in Climate Change Research, 10.1016/j.accre.2024.06.00211cites. Paleoclimate & paleogeochemistry Non-linear climatic response to the weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation during glacial times, Du et al.,Climate of the pastOpen Access10.5194/cp-22-1105-2026 West Antarctic Ice Sheet advance since the early Pliocene, Zhang et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Access10.1038/s41467-026-74100-1 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Polar amplification of orbital-scale climate variability in the early Eocene greenhouse world,Climate of the past, 10.5194/cp-20-1303-202411cites. Biology & climate change, related geochemistry A global early warning system for predicting exposure of biodiversity to extreme heat, Serra-Diaz et al.,Nature Climate Change10.1038/s41558-026-02642-9 Amplified Arctic iceberg traffic reshapes benthic biodiversity, Krumpen,Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Open Access10.5281/zenodo.19664564 Anchoring India's Umbrella Species to Biodiversity and Climate Gains, Lamba et al.,Conservation LettersOpen Access10.1111/con4.70059 Aridity Modulates the Legacy of Peak Growing Season Precipitation on Tree Growth Across Eurasia, Abudureheman et al.,Dendrochronologia10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126563 Bambusa bambos in Sri Lanka: a native species at the interface of climate resilience and ecological disruption, Madawala,Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fevo.2026.1862374 Bleaching, mortality and lengthy recovery on the coral reefs of Lord Howe Island. The 2019 marine heatwave suggests an uncertain future for high-latitude ecosystems, Moriarty et al.,PLOS ClimateOpen Accesspdf10.1371/journal.pclm.0000080 Climate Change Reduces Habitat Suitability of the Endemic Iranian Ground-Jay (Podoces pleskei): Spatial Analyses to Guide Conservation Strategies, Yousefi et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73637 Climate Warming Will Reduce Boreal Forest Litterfall, but the Response Differs Among Plant Functional Types, Thu et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73726 Climate-induced shifts in plant investment strategies regulate ecosystem carbon cycling across alpine grasslands, Althuizen et al.,Journal of EcologyOpen Access10.1111/1365-2745.70364 Competition enables rapid adaptation to a warming range edge in a model plant community, Usui & Angert,Science10.1126/science.ads4664 Deforestation-induced drying lowers Amazon climate threshold, Wunderling et al.,NatureOpen Access10.1038/s41586-026-10456-0 Disease, Drought, and Warming: A Triple Threat to a Declining High-Elevation Amphibian, Kissel et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73767 Eco-evolutionary decoupling drives silent ecosystem collapse in the Anthropocene, Mosoh,Frontiers in ClimateOpen Access10.3389/fclim.2026.1765410 Glacial Meltwater Impacts Marine Carbonate Chemistry on Iceland's Continental Shelf, Ljungberg et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research OceansOpen Access10.1029/2025jc023671 Integrating Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Project Global Habitat Suitability and Productivity of Chinese Fir Under Climate Change, Sun et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73757 Modelling the global invasion potential of Pelagia noctiluca under climate change, Nisai et al.,Scientific ReportsOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41598-026-48886-5 Persistent warm water anomalies before and after marine heatwaves amplify heat exposure and associated risks, Nardi et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access10.1038/s43247-026-03739-x Reversible Regime Change: Climate-Driven Phytoplankton Community Shifts in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela, Post et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research BiogeosciencesOpen Access10.1029/2025jg009360 Snow Gum Dieback Enhances Trunk Monoterpene Emissions in the Australian Alps, Contreras?Serrano et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research BiogeosciencesOpen Access10.1029/2025jg009577 Static connectivity models underestimate ecological risk under long-term climate and land-use change, Xu et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access10.1038/s43247-026-03707-5 The Mussels That Came in From the Cold: Long-Term Effects of the Population Collapse in the 1960s May Explain Low Abundances of Boreal Mussels in the Subarctic Despite the Warming, Marchenko et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73763 These Boots Are Made for Walking: Sex-Specific Physiological and Metabolomic Strategies Reflect Male-Skewed Vulnerability to Ocean Warming in a Keystone Amphipod, Fernandes et al.,Global Change BiologyOpen Access10.1111/gcb.70950 Vegetation Growth Responses to Extreme Drought Events During 2001–2016 in Southwest China, Bing et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres10.1029/2025jd045108 Widespread Aquatic Insect Responses to Recent Warming in Swiss Mountain Lakes, Damber et al.,Global Change BiologyOpen Access10.1111/gcb.70957 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Global critical soil moisture thresholds of plant water stress,Nature Communications, 10.1038/s41467-024-49244-7156cites. GHG sources & sinks, flux, related geochemistry A fixed methane filter maximizes freshwater emissions under warming, Harpenslager et al.,Nature Climate ChangeOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41558-026-02649-2 Annual emissions of carbon from land use, land-use change, and forestry from 1850 to 2020, Houghton & Castanho,Earth system science dataOpen Accesspdf10.5194/essd-15-2025-2023 Anthropogenic Carbon Isotope Signals in North Atlantic Water Masses at 48°N, Bavoux et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2025gl121339 Assessing recent anthropogenic carbon dioxide and acidification in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, Mo et al.,Marine Environmental Research10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108125 Canada's Forests Are Shifting From a Recovery-Driven Carbon Sink to a Disturbance-Driven Carbon Source, Curasi et al.,Global Change BiologyOpen Access10.1111/gcb.70958 Carbon emissions and radiative forcings from tundra wildfires in the Yukon–Kuskokwim River Delta, Alaska, Moubarak et al.,BiogeosciencesOpen Accesspdf10.5194/bg-20-1537-2023 Climate-induced shifts in plant investment strategies regulate ecosystem carbon cycling across alpine grasslands, Althuizen et al.,Journal of EcologyOpen Access10.1111/1365-2745.70364 Contrasting carbon cycling in the benthic food webs between a river-fed, high-energy canyon and an upper continental slope, Tung et al.,BiogeosciencesOpen Accesspdf10.5194/bg-21-1729-2024 FluxCANS: A Field Campaign on Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Fluxes over a Lake–Wetland in the North China Plain, Li et al.,Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society10.1175/bams-d-25-0330.1 Integrated perspective on ocean carbon cycle: Untangling facts, fluxes, and fictions, Resplandy et al.,Science AdvancesOpen Access10.1126/sciadv.aed2480 Monitoring urban carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere: insights from vertical tower observations in Beijing, China, Liu et al.,Atmospheric Environment10.1016/j.atmosenv.2026.122166 Natural forest expansion is a larger carbon sink than secondary forests in moist tropics, ZHANG et al.,Nature Geoscience10.1038/s41561-026-01984-5 Nitrogen limitation amplifies future warming by weakening terrestrial carbon cycle feedbacks and sink capacity, Tang et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s43247-026-03736-0 Rapid artificial intelligence deployment increases near-term pressure on global carbon budgets, Charabi,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s43247-026-03746-y Reply to: The size of tropical vegetation gross primary production, Lai et al.,Nature10.1038/s41586-026-10561-0 Sedimentary insights into organic matter alteration in Arctic Alaska's saline permafrost, Seemann et al.,BiogeosciencesOpen Accesspdf10.5194/bg-23-3675-2026 The Importance of Scale in the Future of Mangrove Blue Carbon Under Sea-Level Rise, Iwantoro et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2025ef006984 Wood Decomposition in European Rivers Increases With Temperature but Decreases With Human Population Density, Jonsson et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73821 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:The Growth and Carbon Sink of Tundra Peat Patches in Arctic Alaska,Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, 10.1029/2023jg00789019cites. CO2 capture, sequestration science & engineering Accelerating weathering, lessons from a century of soil rejuvenation, Minasny & Dupla,Frontiers in ClimateOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fclim.2026.1824420 Analysing policy signals from the US, EU and UN regulations for the deployment of marine carbon dioxide removal, Seralta et al.,Climate Policy10.1080/14693062.2026.2678303 Early engagement with First Nations in British Columbia, Canada: a case study for assessing the feasibility of geological carbon storage, Steinthorsdottir et al.,Geoscience CommunicationOpen Accesspdf10.5194/gc-8-151-2025 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Graphene membranes with pyridinic nitrogen at pore edges for high-performance CO2 capture,Nature Energy, 10.1038/s41560-024-01556-068cites. Decarbonization Aquavoltaics knowledge gaps undercut benefits, Liu et al.,Science10.1126/science.aeh2751 Climate (im)mobility justice under transboundary hydropower: evidence from Northeast Thailand, Steiner et al.,FigshareOpen Access10.6084/m9.figshare.32609872.v1 Dynamic and probabilistic material flow analysis for circular economy strategies in the photovoltaic sector, Jorio et al.,Environment Development and SustainabilityOpen Accesspdf10.1007/s10668-026-07730-6 From climate goals to energy security: Mapping Europe's biomethane implementation gap, with Greece as a case in point, Giannakis et al.,Energy Research & Social ScienceOpen Access10.1016/j.erss.2026.104799 UK Government support for nuclear power compared with that of tidal lagoons, Allsopp,Energy PolicyOpen Access10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115400 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Skillful seasonal prediction of wind energy resources in the contiguous United States,Communications Earth & Environment, 10.1038/s43247-024-01457-w18cites. Geoengineering climate Sulfur Exposure for Airplane Passengers From Stratospheric Aerosol Injection, Robock et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Accesspdf10.1029/2026gl122804 The deployment length of solar radiation modification: an interplay of mitigation, net-negative emissions and climate uncertainty, Baur et al.,Earth System DynamicsOpen Accesspdf10.5194/esd-14-367-2023 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Investigating the effect of silicate- and calcium-based ocean alkalinity enhancement on diatom silicification,Biogeosciences, 10.5194/bg-21-2777-202432cites. Black carbon China's Contribution to Arctic Black Carbon Declined From 2009 to 2022, Deng et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2025ef007441 Aerosols Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Aerosol?Cloud Interactions From Aviation Soot Emissions,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 10.1029/2023jd0402774cites. Climate change communications & cognition Comparing households’ perception of flood hazard with historical climate and hydrological data in the Lower Mono River catchment (West Africa), Benin and Togo, Dossoumou et al.,PLOS ClimateOpen Accesspdf10.1371/journal.pclm.0000123 Coping with the climate crisis: Text-derived coping profiles reveal a tension between burden, engagement, and mental well-being in four countries, Zauner et al.,Journal of Environmental Psychology10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103102 Do low-income groups respond more positively to “climate justice” than to other terms from the public discourse about climate change and sustainability? Evidence from a survey-based wording experiment with a representative Los Angeles County sample, Blyler et al.,PLOS ClimateOpen Access10.1371/journal.pclm.0000905 Environmental and climate news in the eyes of parents as audiences: disconnection, uncertainty and anxiety in evaluating news about environmental change, Roberts et al.,Environmental Sociology10.1080/23251042.2026.2684455 Hello world! An interdisciplinary climate modelling course, Proske & Staab,Geoscience CommunicationOpen Accesspdf10.5194/gc-9-239-2026 The impact of green space perception, trust in scientists and climate anxiety in predicting the perception of air pollution health effects, Monge et al.,PLOS ClimateOpen Access10.1371/journal.pclm.0000683 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:From Denial to the Culture Wars: A Study of Climate Misinformation on YouTube,Environmental Communication, 10.1080/17524032.2024.236386131cites. Agronomy, animal husbundry, food production & climate change Beyond temperature: Why climate adaptation in agriculture needs a systems approach, Basso,Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access10.1073/pnas.2614201123 Climate Change, Animal Agriculture, and Ethics, Donoso & Mittiga,Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate ChangeOpen Access10.1002/wcc.70047 Editorial: Regenerative agriculture for soil health, greenhouse gas mitigation, and climate action, Lenka et al.,Frontiers in Environmental ScienceOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fenvs.2026.1872013 Impact of climate change on plantation crops with special reference to tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) in India, Babu et al.,Frontiers in ClimateOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fclim.2026.1829924 Impacts of climate change on the phenology and distribution range of Castanea sativa (Mill.) varieties in the Cévennes mountainous region, Southern France, Ponsa et al.,Regional Environmental ChangeOpen Accesspdf10.1007/s10113-026-02605-y Investigating Methane Emissions From Cattle Facilities in Northeastern Colorado, Steinmann et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres10.1029/2025jd046146 Low hanging fruit: climate change and tobacco endgame measures, Bostic et al.,Frontiers in Environmental ScienceOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fenvs.2026.1606133 Multidimensional assessment of farmers’ climate resilience in the lower Gangetic Region of India, Biswas et al.,Discover SustainabilityOpen Access10.1007/s43621-026-03679-8 Pollinator Dependency and Regional Climate Affect Crop Yield Development Under Climate Change, Prucker et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73751 Regenerative agriculture for soil health, greenhouse gas mitigation, and climate action, Lenka et al.,Frontiers in Environmental ScienceOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fenvs.2026.1872013 Shifting hail hazard under global warming and effects on crop hail risk, Raupach et al.,Nature Climate ChangeOpen Access10.1038/s41558-026-02660-7 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Deforestation and climate risk hotspots in the global cocoa value chain,Environmental Science & Policy, 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.10379617cites. Hydrology, hydrometeorology & climate change Climatology and Trends of Sub-Daily Precipitation Extremes in Croatia, Star?evi? et al.,International Journal of ClimatologyOpen Access10.1002/joc.70463 Flood Hazard in Aotearoa New Zealand Under Current and Future Climates, Harang et al.,Geoscience Data JournalOpen Access10.1002/gdj3.70083 Hydrological transition from natural locking to artificial locking in the Indus River Basin (IRB) under warming climate, Jeelani et al.,Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability10.1016/j.cosust.2026.101666 The Fate of Western Headwaters: Climate Controls on Base-Flow Decline, Mroczek et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2025ef007971 The Growing Threat of Flooding on Transportation Infrastructure Across Texas Through 2100, Ahasan et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2026ef008207 The Shrinking Caspian Sea: Eco-Hydrological Responses to Human and Climate Pressures, Duku et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2025ef008028 Trends in Subdaily to Daily Rainfall in Florida, 1990–2022, Haider et al.,Journal of Hydrometeorology10.1175/jhm-d-25-0112.1 Warming Drives Streamflow Reductions and Intensifies Hydrologic Whiplash, Threatening California's Water Supply, Graves et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2025ef006985 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Anthropogenic Intensification of Cool?Season Precipitation Is Not Yet Detectable Across the Western United States,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 10.1029/2023jd04053712cites. 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Fibre naturali ma anche viscosa, modal e lyocell che sono tutte leggere e morbide. Qualche eco-consiglio per l'estate Questo articolo è gratis. Per leggerne altri, ricevere le newsletter e avere libero accesso ai contenuti scelti dalla redazione Registrati Con le prime ondate di caldo, è d’obbligo il cambio dell’armadio. Si mettono da parte i capi pesanti e si cercano soluzioni adatte al lavoro, al tempo libero e allo sport, capaci di restare fresche sulla pelle. Ma non è sempre facile orientarsi tra le tante etichette: se già dietro al classico “100% cotone” si possono celare filiere e processi produttivi molto diversi, che differenza c’è tra rayon, modal e lyocell? E quando vale la pena di acquistare un capo in lino? Del cotone, la fibra per il caldo più nota e diffusa, ho già parlato. In estrema sintesi, è una fibra naturale traspirante, fresca, resistente e biodegradabile, ma chi ha un occhio di riguardo per l’ambiente farebbe bene a verificare che sia biologico certificato GOTS: in caso contrario, non si può escludere che sia stato coltivato con un largo uso di pesticidi, insetticidi e fertilizzanti sintetici. Textile Exchange indica nel cotone rigenerativo una delle direzioni più promettenti. Non si tratta di una varietà diversa di cotone, ma di un insieme di pratiche agricole pensate per preservare la fertilità dei terreni e ridurre l’impatto ambientale: rotazione delle colture, limiti ai fertilizzanti e ai pesticidi di sintesi e, in alcuni casi, colture di copertura. Sul fronte della circolarità è da tenere d’occhio Infinna™, una fibra riciclata da scarti tessili che replica molte delle caratteristiche estetiche e tattili del cotone, risultando adatta ai capi estivi. Anche il lino, naturale e freschissimo, è ottimo per l’estate e si presta – come il cotone – anche per l’arredamento, come tessuto per tende, cuscini, rivestimenti di divani e poltrone. Certo, tende a stropicciarsi: o si stira con attenzione, oppure si accetta il suo aspetto naturalmente mosso. La sua coltivazione è piuttosto diffusa nell’Unione europea (tra il 2014 e il 2024 l’area è passata da 80mila a 182mila ettari), richiede pochi fertilizzanti, non necessita di irrigazione e prevede la rotazione ogni 6-7 anni. Le radici aiutano a mantenere il suolo più fertile e, nel complesso, l’impatto sulla biodiversità è inferiore rispetto a quello di altre colture comuni. Inoltre, la fibra di lino viene ottenuta attraverso la stigliatura, un processo meccanico che separa le fibre dalla parte legnosa del fusto senza ricorrere a sostanze chimiche. Stiamo parlando comunque di un materiale di nicchia: nel 2024 rappresentava appena lo 0,3% della produzione globale di fibre tessili. Anche questa produzione può essere tracciata e certificata, come dimostra la Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp. Finora ho menzionato fibre naturali: con viscosa, modal e lyocell ci spostiamo invece nel campo delle fibre artificiali, cioè ottenute tramite processi industriali. A differenza del poliestere creato a partire dagli idrocarburi, in questo caso la materia prima è la cellulosa, di origine vegetale. Basta questa brevissima descrizione per fare intuire qual è il grande problema ambientale: per ricavare la cellulosa bisogna abbattere gli alberi. Per avere un ordine di grandezza, 300 milioni ogni anno nel mondo. Non tutti i produttori di fibre cellulosiche si comportano allo stesso modo. La differenza sta soprattutto nella provenienza del legno: può arrivare da foreste gestite e tracciabili, come nel caso di LENZING™ ECOVERO™, oppure da ecosistemi a rischio. L’organizzazione Canopy valuta proprio questi aspetti, elaborando un rating dei principali produttori sulla base di diversi criteri, tra cui la tracciabilità della materia prima, il rischio di deforestazione, l’uso di fonti alternative al legno e le politiche ambientali lungo la filiera. Anche sul piano della chimica emergono differenze importanti. Per trasformare la cellulosa del legno in una fibra tessile, infatti, sono necessari trattamenti ad hoc. Il processo produttivo del lyocell recupera e riutilizza gran parte delle sostanze, riducendo la dispersione di composti chimici rispetto alla viscosa tradizionale. Dal punto di vista del comfort, viscosa, modal e lyocell sono tutte fibre leggere e morbide, ma vengono usate in modo leggermente diverso. La viscosa, più fluida e scivolosa, si trova spesso in abiti, camicie e capi estivi leggeri. Il modal, più resistente e stabile, è frequente nell’intimo, nei pigiami e nelle t-shirt a contatto diretto con la pelle. Il lyocell, che assorbe meglio l’umidità e resta più asciutto, è utilizzato soprattutto per t-shirt, camicie e capi estivi o sportivi leggeri. La viscosa è quella che esiste da più tempo e, di conseguenza, la più diffusa: se ne producono 6,7 milioni di tonnellate l’anno, all’incirca il 5% del totale delle fibre tessili. Con modal e lyocell i volumi sono più contenuti: messi assieme arrivano a 0,6 milioni di tonnellate l’anno. Ci sono poi sviluppi promettenti sul fronte del riciclo con Circulose® / Renewcell, una materia prima cellulosica ottenuta dal recupero di vecchi capi, si presta alla perfezione per vestiti estivi e tessuti misti con lino e cotone.

Pure Ballast di Itelyum è stato collaudato da Autorità Marittima, Adsp, Arpa Fvg e tecnici della Regione “È entrato ufficialmente in servizio Pure Ballast, il primo e unico impianto mobile in Italia dedicato al trattamento delle acque di zavorra provenienti dalle navi”. Ne ha dato notizia la società produttrice Itelyum Sea Fvg: “Le acque di zavorra, utilizzate dalle imbarcazioni per garantire stabilità e sicurezza durante la navigazione, rappresentano da decenni una delle principali vie di diffusione di specie acquatiche aliene e microorganismi potenzialmente dannosi per gli ecosistemi locali. Un problema riconosciuto a livello internazionale già dalla fine degli anni Ottanta e affrontato dall’International Maritime Organization attraverso la Convenzione internazionale per il controllo e la gestione delle acque di zavorra”. Itelyum ha ricordato come “grazie al Progetto Aliena (Interreg Italia Croazia 2021-2027), di cui Arpa Fvg è partner, sono state stimate nel Mediterraneo circa 1.100 specie non indigene, delle quali circa 217 nel solo Adriatico e quasi 90 nel Golfo di Trieste. Si stima che almeno il 50% delle specie aliene nel Mare Adriatico siano state introdotte attraverso il traffico navale, rappresentando così il principale veicolo di introduzione per queste specie”. Secondo la società “l’entrata in funzione di Pure Ballast consente oggi ai porti di Trieste e Monfalcone di disporre di un servizio altamente specializzato per il trattamento delle acque di zavorra direttamente in banchina, contribuendo concretamente alla protezione dell’ecosistema dell’Alto Adriatico. L’impianto, completamente containerizzato e trasportabile, può operare in prossimità delle aree portuali e garantisce una capacità di trattamento fino a 300 metri cubi all’ora. Il processo si basa su una combinazione di filtrazione e trattamento mediante raggi ultravioletti (UV): una tecnologia che consente di eliminare particelle, organismi e microorganismi presenti nell’acqua senza ricorrere a sostanze chimiche, restituendo acqua trattata conforme agli standard internazionali”. “La tutela della biodiversità marina e la prevenzione dell’introduzione di specie invasive rappresentano una sfida globale che richiede strumenti concreti e innovativi. Con l’entrata in servizio di Pure Ballast mettiamo a disposizione del territorio una tecnologia unica nel panorama nazionale, capace di coniugare efficienza operativa e protezione dell’ambiente” ha sottolineato Alessandro Bullo, AD di Itelyum Sea Fvg. La nuova soluzione è stata collaudata alla presenza dell’Autorità Marittima, dell’Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale, dei tecnici della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia e di Arpa Fvg, confermandone la piena funzionalità. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

In scadenza a fine 2025, Interporto Rivers Venezia ha presentato nella seconda parte dell’anno scorso domanda per portare fino a fine 2029 la propria concessione sugli oltre 11mila mq di aree portuali retrostanti una banchina di quasi 470 metri, ubicato lungo la sponda di ponente del canale industriale Ovest di Marghera. Dopo l’intervento dell’Autorità di regolazione dei Trasporti e la messa a punto della documentazione, l’Autorità di sistema portuale di Venezia ha proceduto, al fine di eventuali controfferte, alla pubblicazione dei documenti presentati dalla società terminalistica appartenente a Orlean Invest Holding, che nei 256mila mq di proprietà alle spalle dell’area demaniale, su cui con 4 gru portuali semoventi da 80-100 tonnellate movimenta cereali, farine, cementi e prodotti siderurgici (sia alla rinfusa che in colli), offre servizi di stoccaggio e logistica di vario genere, grazie a circa 100mila mq di magazzini, 63mila metri cubi di silos e un raccordo ferroviario di 5 mila metri di lunghezza. I numeri del piano di impresa presentato all’Adsp, dall’organico agli investimenti ai previsti effetti di questi ultimi su fatturato, occupazione e volumi, sono stati tutti oscurati, ma si può leggere come “gli obiettivi strategici futuri di Interporto Rivers Venezia S.r.l. consistano nell’ulteriore ampliamento della varietà del mercato attuale, da un lato ottimizzando – ed eventualmente sostituendo in caso di maggiori marginalità operative – i contratti e i rapporti già in essere, dall’altro lato predisponendo nuovi centri di stoccaggio (sia ammodernando quanto già presente nel terminal sia acquisendo nuove aree) dedicati ad aree merceologiche ancor più redditizie”. Ampio anche il paragrafo sugli investimenti. Anche in questo caso, i dettagli non sono stati resi consultabili ma, limitandosi a un elenco descrittivo, da menzionare quantomeno “l’automatizzazione del traffico ferroviario”, “la realizzazione di una nuova piastra logistica nell’area ex Eckart, funzionale all’ampliamento delle operazioni connesse alla movimentazione del Project Cargo”, “l’acquisto e installazione gru Liebherr Lhm420”, nonché alcuni interventi di potenziamento della banchina, “con conseguente incremento diretto della capacità produttiva dell’area”. Da evidenziare infine come Interporto Rivers ritenga che “la positiva realizzazione dei summenzionati lavori di miglioramento dell’accessibilità nautica da parte di codesta Autorità di Sistema Portuale (i lavori di dragaggio del Canale Malamocco-Marghera, la cui procedura autorizzativa è ancora in corso, ndr) sia indispensabile per consentire a Interporto Rivers Venezia S.r.l. di sostenere il costo relativo al canone demaniale annuo, nonché sviluppare il proprio progetto imprenditoriale”. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

Houston-headquartered energy player Occidental (Oxy) has secured the go-ahead from Trinidad and Tobago to join U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil in an ultra-deepwater exploration block in the Caribbean’s southernmost archipelagic country. Following ExxonMobil’s re-entrance to Trinidad and Tobago in August 2025 througha production sharing contract (PSC)for theTTUD-1ultra-deepwater exploration block, the country’s government gave the green light for Oxy’s farm-in to the ultra-deepwater exploration block. According toKamla Persad-Bissessar, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, the government’s approval enables Oxy to obtain a 10% interest in Block TTUD-1. As a result, ExxonMobil will retain the operator role and a 90% stake. This comes after Prime Minister along with Dr.Roodal Moonilal, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, andErnesto Kesar, Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, met on May 22, 2026, withPaul Riley, President ExxonMobil Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater;Pedro Romero, Vice President of International Exploration Occidental Exploration (OXY); andGboyega Ayeni, Business Development Manager Exxon Mobil Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Perenco ticks off field revitalization in Trinidad and platform installation offshore Congo Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries explained that the parties discussed ongoing projects and future near-term investment opportunities within the country. The ministry emphasized:“Occidental Petroleum is an international energy company that produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Occidental primarily operates in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. “The courtesy visit by company representative Pedro Romero, Vice President of International Exploration OXY alongside ExxonMobil underscores Trinidad and Tobago’s capacity to attract the attention of leading international energy investors and reflects confidence in this country’s energy potential and long-term investment prospects.” This content is available after accepting the cookies. New oil discovery comes to light in Gulf of America Recently, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago held a meeting to discuss cooperation in the management of potential cross-border hydrocarbon spills, alongside the reported oil spill at Riser Platform No. 2, Main Soldado field, Gulf of Paria, where they agreed to continue to exchange information as scientific work and technical investigations continue. The discussions underscored the shared commitment of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to maintaining open communication and strengthening regional collaboration in addressing potential cross-border environmental incidents. Take the spotlight and anchor your brand in the heart of the offshore world! Join us for a bigger impact and amplify your presence at the core hub of the offshore energy community!

Virus del Covid e non solo, batteri, Pfas, metalli e inquinanti, geni di resistenza agli antibiotici e microplastiche, microplastiche dappertutto. Con oltre 4000 campioni di acqua in 140 diversi punti di mari e oceani tra il nostro Mediterraneo, Atlantico, Pacifico, Artico, Oceano Indiano, il progetto Sea care – portato avanti dall’Istituto superiore di Sanità con la collaborazione della Marina Militare, è il primo e più grande progetto internazionale di indagine delle acque. Dodici missioni, oltre 4000 prelievi Numeri importanti: tra il 2022 e il 2025 sono state effettuate 12 missioni su 6 unità navali, tra le quali il gioiello della nostra Marina, l’Amerigo Vespucci. Con prelievi di acqua in superficie e in profondità per effettuare indagini virologiche, chimiche e microbiologiche. E una conclusione: il mare è un “archivio” delle nostre emissioni e i nostri scarichi vengono trasportati dappertutto. Ne sono prova i Pfos, soggetti a restrizioni d’uso a livello internazionale da diversi anni e trovati in quantità significative anche in mare aperto e nell’Artico, segno della loro eccezionale persistenza e mobilità. Primo Forum sugli oceani Un progetto che aveva l’obiettivo di verificare la qualità delle acque e il livello di inquinamento del nostro pianeta e i cui risultati sono stati presentati oggi nella sede dell’Iss a Roma in occasione del primo Forum internazionale sugli oceani, con esperti di tutto il mondo. Una mappa sconfortante, perché non c’è luogo remoto del pianeta che sia indenne, dove i ricercatori siano riusciti a trovare acque incontaminate. In tutti i mari studiati (Mediterraneo, Atlantico, Artico, Golfo Persico, Mar Rosso) sono stati trovati geni di resistenza agli antibiotici, con livelli più alti vicini alle zone costiere più abitate ma anche lungo le rotte di navigazione. La salute delle acque è anche la nostra “Proteggere la salute umana significa oggi, inevitabilmente, prendersi cura del mare e degli oceani – afferma Andrea Piccioli, ideatore di Sea Care e direttore generale dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità – quello che immettiamo nell’ambiente non scompare: l’oceano lo restituisce all’uomo, trasformando i fenomeni di inquinamento locale in una sfida globale per la sanità pubblica. I dati del progetto parlano chiaro: in tutti i bacini analizzati sono stati rilevati geni di resistenza agli antibiotici, Pfas, microplastiche e tracce di Sars-Cov-2 persino nell’Artico. Queste sostanze sono presenti ovunque, dalle aree costiere fino alle acque aperte, comprese zone remote dove mai si sarebbe immaginata la loro diffusione. Non esistono confini: l'impatto dell'uomo si propaga all'interno di un sistema globale straordinariamente complesso e interconnesso e questo fa sì che l'inquinamento e i fattori di rischio ci ritornino indietro attraverso l'acqua, il cibo e il clima stesso”. Il ruolo della Marina militare Il progetto Sea Care ha avuto la piena collaborazione della Marina che in questi anni ha ospitato a bordo ricercatrici dell’Iss in missioni anche lunghe, fino a 60-80 giorni. “Una esperienza straordinaria, non solo per l’atmosfera che si crea a bordo, ma per i rapporti umani, la collaborazione, e i luoghi che difficilmente sono accessibili in altro modo”, racconta, con un pizzico di nostalgia, Lorenza Notargiacomo, 28 anni e dottoranda presso il Centro nazionale sicurezza delle acque dell’Iss e università di Roma La Sapienza. “Che cosa mi ha colpito di più? Trovare Pfas anche attorno alle Svalbard e aver navigato nell’Indopacifico in un mare di macroplastiche, tra bottiglie, sacchetti, pezzi di plastica grandi: distese di plastica. Mi ha sconvolto, come vedere solo plastica in banchina tra una nave e l’altra”. L’antibiotico-resistenza L’altra grande criticità è l’antibiotico resistenza, nei confronti della quale ci dimostriamo sempre più indifesi: ormai una vera emergenza mondiale. “Abbiamo fatto prelievi in 43 siti – racconta Anna Muratore, 33 anni, ricercatrice al Centro nazionale sicurezza delle acque dell’Iss – tra le Svalbard e il Mediterraneo, dall’Italia a Gibilterra, poi l’Oceano Atlantico da Cadice agli Stati Uniti e ancora Golfo Persico e Mar Rosso cercando 5 geni di antibioticoresistenza: uno dei geni sentinella era ubiquitario e in 5 dei 43 siti li abbiamo trovati tutti e 5”. Missioni al femminile I turni di lavoro scientifico sulle navi sono sempre di due persone, quasi sempre donne perché il gruppo dell’Iss è interamente femminile. La collaborazione con la Marina non si limita al passaggio a bordo. “Il personale della Marina ci aiuta nei prelievi – racconta Muratore – perché alcuni sono difficili, soprattutto nell’Oceano, e serve anche forza di braccia. Nei giorni di attività scientifica per tutta la giornata preleviamo campioni – per l’analisi virologica per esempio servono 500 litri di acqua - che poi vengono pre-trattati a bordo e congelati: per le analisi servono le apparecchiature che abbiamo in Istituto e che sono di grandi dimensioni”. Il momento più bello della missione? “Il cinema serale sulla Vespucci, con un grande telo tirato per lo schermo, e la pizza a mezzanotte. Il cuoco della Vespucci è un genio dei lievitati: il pane fresco ogni giorno ancora ce lo ricordiamo”, ridono le due ricercatrici. Le azioni proposte da Sea Care E veniamo alle conclusioni di Sea Care. Il progetto propone dieci azioni per la salvaguardia degli ambienti marini e per la salute dell’uomo stesso: innanzi tutto che la ricerca sugli oceani diventi una priorità di salute pubblica perché significa costruire prevenzione e proteggere le comunità dai rischi sanitari emergenti. Poi l’adozione di metodologie di ricerca condivise e omogenee a livello internazionale per rendere comparabili ed interoperabili i singoli studi e avere una conoscenza globale e approfondita. Adottare l’approccio "From Source to Sea" (Dalla sorgente al mare): ogni forma di inquinamento prodotta nell'entroterra finisce per impattare direttamente e talvolta amplificandosi sulla nostra salute tramite il cibo, l'acqua e l'aria. La protezione dell'uomo richiede quindi una visione integrata dell'intero ciclo idrico. Includere la salute nel Trattato sugli Alti Mari: la tutela della salute e del benessere umano dovrebbe essere parte del nuovo Accordo BBNJ (Biodiversità oltre la giurisdizione nazionale), per sviluppare strategie di prevenzione che tutelino contemporaneamente ecosistemi marini e comunità globali. Costruire una squadra unica per un obiettivo comune, superando i muri tra le competenze: grandi istituzioni come Oms, Unesco-Ioc e Unione Europea devono coordinarsi in un sistema unico, affinché scienza e sanità pubblica progrediscano insieme. Infine dati sistematici per la Water Agenda ONU: studi ed osservazioni limitati nel tempo e nello spazio vanno integrati in infrastrutture di produzione e analisi dati continui e comparabili, funzionali a far convergere tutela della salute e protezione del mare al centro degli obiettivi globali delle Nazioni Unite.

ByASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIAand AAP Published:16:13 BST, 7 June 2026|Updated:16:57 BST, 7 June 2026 An incredible 949 Australians have made the King's Birthday 2026 honours list. The list of recipients for this year's awards has been released ahead of official celebrations on Monday, the public holiday for the King's birthday. The awards are organised into four categories: Companions of the Order (AC), Officer of the Order (AO), Member of the Order (AM) and Medal of the Order (OAM). While it's hard to summarise the amazing work of those awarded, here are some of the standout Aussies who've received recognition. Christine Holgate Businesswoman Christine Holgate was made a Member of the Order of Australia. The former Australia Post CEO has been recognised for her contribution to Australian commerce. Businesswoman Christine Holgate was made a Member of the Order of Australia Holgate served as Aus Post's first female CEO from 2017 to 2020, when she was forced out over ascandal about luxury gifts to executives. 'If there's anything you feel a bit conscious about when you get an award for your contribution to business, you're always slightly self-conscious that a lot of other people worked really hard for you and supported you, which enabled you to achieve those results,' she told News.com.au of the honour. 'I kind of feel that this award is not just my award.' Rove McManus Beloved comedian Rove McManus was notified last month he would be made a Member of the Order of Australia. He was sworn to secrecy until the list of awardees was revealed. Rove was recognised for his service to broadcast media and the entertainment industry. He plans to celebrate the honour with a barbeque with friends and family in Perth. TV host Rove was recognised for his service to broadcast media and the entertainment industry James Valentine Late radio host James Valentinewas presented with an AM just four days before his death on April 22, 2026. He was recognised for his significant contributions to media, specifically in radio, television, music and children's literature. His wife, Joanne Corrigan, said the 64-year-old was 'opposed to his nomination' as he felt others deserved it more. 'But then when the children gave it to him, it was like the last moment of sunshine in his brain,' Ms Corrigan said. ABC Radio and TV legend James Valentine was given one of the top honours Janet Calvert-Jones Philanthropist Janet Calvert-Jones was a recipient of the Companion of the Order of Australia, the highest award in the King's Birthday Honours. She was recognised for her work helping sick children through the founding of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. 'I would like to say how honoured I am and how humbled I am for this award, I don't deserve it at all,' Ms Calvert-Jones told The Australian. 'I have been so lucky; a very happy childhood with devoted parents, a wonderful marriage with a husband who spoils me and looks after me, and four healthy children who inspire me with their activities, and care for me.' Janet Calvert-Jones was a recipient of the Companion of the Order of Australia, the highest award in the King's Birthday Honours Natasha Stott Despoja Natasha Stott Despoja was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia for her service to the prevention of family violence, gender equity and human rights. She formerly served as a South Australian senator and continues to be a gender equality advocate. Ms Stott Despoja was the commissioner of the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence from 2024 to 2025. She was also re-elected to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women for 2025 to 2028. Natasha Stott Despoja was the commissioner of the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence from 2024 to 2025. Edwina McCann Edwina McCann has received the Member of the Order of Australia for her service to journalism and Australian fashion. As the editorial director of Vogue Australia, Vogue Living and GQ Australia, Ms McCann helped to launch Vogue Codes, an annual event series that supports women in STEM fields. Ms McCann said she was 'shocked' but honoured to receive the award. Edwina McCann is the editorial director of Vogue Australia, Vogue Living and GQ Australia Katie Allen Former Liberal MP Katie Allen was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia posthumously. The honour is in recognition of her service to medical research in paediatric allergies and gastroenterology as well as her time in parliament. Dr Allen represented the now-abolished seat of Higgins, Victoria, from 2019 to 2022. She died in December from cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form of cancer. Former Liberal MP Katie Allen represented the now-abolished seat of Higgins, Victoria, from 2019 to 2022. Fran Kelly ABC radio presenter Fran Kelly received an Officer of the Order of Australia, the second-highest award on the list. Kelly was recognised for her decades of service in journalism. She joined the ABC in 1990 and hosted its breakfast show for 17 years, waking up at 3am every day to help Aussies start their mornings. Kelly has also been applauded for her advocacy work in social justice, equality and LGBTQ+ rights. ABC radio presenter Fran Kelly received an Officer of the Order of Australia Companion of the Order in the General Division Mrs Elisabeth Janet CALVERT-JONES AO For eminent service to philanthropy, to the arts, to medical research organisations, to the community, and to children and youth. The Honourable William Edward HODGMAN For eminent service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, to economic growth and policy reform, to the law, and to the community. Professor William David RAWLINSON AM For eminent service to the medical sciences as a virologist, to clinical research and education, and to national and international public health. Ms Natasha Jessica STOTT DESPOJA AO For eminent service to the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence, to gender equity, and to the promotion of human rights and global systemic change. Professor Terence Chi-Shen TAO For eminent service to the mathematical sciences, to the global mathematics community, and to tertiary education and academia. Officer of the Order in the General Division The late Professor Katrina Jane ALLEN For distinguished service to medical research as a paediatric allergist and gastroenterologist, and to the people and Parliament of Australia. The Honourable David John BARTLETT For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, particularly as Premier, to community health and sport, to information technology, and to education. Professor Michael BERK For distinguished service to epidemiology, to preventative medicine, to mental health, and to tertiary education. Professor David Gerald BLAIR For distinguished service to physics, to precision measurement science, to gravitational wave research, and to scientific education. Professor Attila Joseph BRUNGS For distinguished service to tertiary education leadership, to research and innovation, and to social justice and equity. Emeritus Professor Leo Gerard CARNEY For distinguished service to optometric and vision sciences through research and clinical practice, to academia, and to tertiary education. Ms Katarina Ruzh CARROLL APM For distinguished service to law enforcement, to disaster management response and recovery, and to the community. Ms Helen Maree CONWAY For distinguished service to business and legal governance, to youth social welfare, to gender equity, and to the not-for-profit sector. Professor Timothy Mark DAVIS For distinguished service to medicine as a consultant physician, to clinical research into diabetes and infectious diseases, and to tertiary education. Dr Gordon John DE BROUWER PSM For distinguished service to public administration, policy and reform, to diversity, to environmental conservation, and to education. Emeritus Professor Richard Charles DOWELL For distinguished service to audiology, to the development of the cochlear implant for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to tertiary education. Professor Valsamma EAPEN For distinguished service to psychiatry, to child and adolescent mental health, to neurodevelopmental research, and to tertiary education. Professor Elizabeth Jane ELLIOTT AM For distinguished service to paediatric medicine, to women's health, and to medical and social understanding of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Professor Timothy John ENTWISLE For distinguished service to environmental conservation, to botanical sciences, to the media, to tertiary education, and to the community. Mr John Wilmot FLYNN For distinguished service to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, to equality and accessibility, and to Auslan training and education. Professor Jozef GECZ For distinguished service to human translational genetic science, to genomic research, to child health, and to neurodevelopmental disability. Mr Stephan William GOLLSCHEWSKI APM For distinguished service to law enforcement, to counter-terrorism activities, and to the community. Professor David Addison HAIG For distinguished service to international academic relations, to tertiary education, and to organismic and evolutionary biology. The Honourable Morris IEMMA For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of New South Wales, particularly as Premier, to the not-for-profit sector, and to community sport. Ms Frances Margaret KELLY For distinguished service to broadcast journalism, to the advancement of social justice, to equality, and to advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community. Emeritus Professor Justin Alastair KENARDY For distinguished service to clinical psychology, to the understanding of traumatic stress, to governance roles, and to tertiary education. The Honourable Robert Gerard KERIN For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of South Australia, particularly as Premier, to regional and economic development, and to primary industry. Mr James White MCDOWELL For distinguished service to public administration, to the defence capability industry, to science and technology, and to education governance. Emeritus Professor Harold David MCINTYRE For distinguished service to medicine as a clinician, to medical research and education, to policy development, and to allied health administration. Ms Janet Elizabeth MEAGHER AM For distinguished service to mental health and disability, and to advocacy for those with lived experience. Professor William Huxley MORGAN For distinguished service to ophthalmology, to neuro-ophthalmic physiology, to space medicine and health, and to tertiary education. Mr Gerald MURNANE For distinguished service to literature as an author and novelist, and to tertiary education. Mr Sidney Hordern MYER AM For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic endeavours, to equality, to the arts, and to Australian-Asian relations. Emeritus Professor Michael Stephen ROBERTS For distinguished service to pharmaceutical science and medicine, to the advancement of topical drug delivery, and to clinical toxicology research. Distinguished Professor Claude Patrick ROUX For distinguished service to forensic science, to technological development, to law enforcement, to ethics, and to tertiary education. Professor Raymond SACKS For distinguished service to otolaryngology, to clinical training, to tertiary education, and to governance roles. Professor Margaret SCHNITZLER For distinguished service to colorectal surgery, to research, to innovative surgical training, and to tertiary education. Professor Hans Peter SOYER For distinguished service to dermatology, to the diagnosis of skin cancer, to medical research and development, and to governance roles. Emeritus Professor Andrew John SPENCER For distinguished service to dentistry, to public health research and policy development, to oral epidemiology, and to tertiary education. Dr John Henry SPIERINGS For distinguished service to social policy research and advocacy, to the not-for-profit sector, and to the community of Port Phillip. Ms Patricia Ann TURNER AM For distinguished service to the Indigenous community through policy development, to governance and leaderships roles, and to improving health outcomes. Emeritus Professor Mark Sebastian WAINWRIGHT AM For distinguished service to the tertiary education administration, to academic research, to Australia-China relations, and to governance roles. Mr Martijn Brian WILDER AM For distinguished service to environmental conservation, to the renewable energy sector, to sustainable finance, to animal welfare, and to the law. Honourable Benjamin Sana WYATT For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Western Australia, to the Indigenous community, to corporate governance, and to the not-for-profit sector. Professor Emeritus Michael Denis YOUNG For distinguished service to conservation and the environment, to water resource management, and to tertiary education. Member of the Order in the General Division Emerita Professor Lynette Kay ABBOTT For significant service to soil sciences, to primary industry and agricultural management, and to the community. Dr Michael John ADAMS For significant service to Indigenous health and education. Ro ALLEN For significant service to the community through social reform and human rights advocacy. Mr Matthew Bruce AMES For significant service to community health, to engineering, to business administration, and to corporate governance. Ms Lisa ANNESE For significant service to the community through social welfare organisations. Emeritus Professor Prema-Chandra ATHUKORALA For significant service to tertiary education, and to international trade and development economics. Associate Professor David Lancelot AUSTIN For significant service to intensive care medicine, to sport, and to education. Mr Roland Geoffrey BAILEY For significant service to heritage and environmental rehabilitation and conservation. Mrs Faith BAISDEN For significant service to Indigenous language preservation and education. Professor Alexander BAITCH For significant service to power systems engineering, and to electrotechnical standards. Professor Greg John BAMBER For significant service to tertiary education, and to international industrial relations research. Dr Robin Jordan BEAMAN For significant service to marine geology, to ocean mapping, and to geomorphology. Emeritus Professor Martin George BEAN CBE For significant service to tertiary education governance, to digital learning, and to business. Mr Anthony Richard BEECH For significant service to industrial relations, and to the community of Western Australia. Dr Bianca Renee BEETSON For significant service to Indigenous art as an educator, curator and artist. The late Professor Edward James BLAKELY For significant service to urban planning, to regional development, and to social justice. Ms Deborah Jane BLAKEY For significant service to the superannuation sector, and to corporate governance. Dr Tanja Gizela BOHL For significant service to dermatology as a clinician, and to women's health. The late Professor Peter BUCKSKIN PSM For significant service to the Indigenous community through education, research, and advocacy roles. Professor Emerita Tracey Arlene BUNDA For significant service to tertiary education and research, and to the Indigenous community. Emeritus Professor Mark Beaufoy BUSH For significant service to engineering, to tertiary education, and to the community. Ms Marika CALFAS For significant service to the transport and shipping industry, to logistics, and to infrastructure. Ms Debra Therese CAMDEN For significant service to the public relations and strategic communications industry. Mr Bryce David CAMM For significant service to the beef cattle industry, to horse sports, and to the community. Dr Jennifer Lorraine CARUSO For significant service to the Indigenous communities of South Australia. Scientia Professor Louise Annette CHAPPELL For significant service to tertiary education, to human rights, and gender justice. Mr Brian William CHATTERTON OAM For significant service to classical music as an educator, performer and artistic director. The Very Reverend Dr John CHRYSSAVGIS For significant service to the Orthodox Christian Church, to education, and to advancing ecological awareness. Mr Salvatore Mario CICCARELLO For significant service to sports administration, and to the community of South Australia. Mr Darryl Charles CLOUT For significant service to international sports administration, and to the community. Ms Deborah COAKLEY For significant service to business in the property and investment sector. Ms Lyn COBLEY For significant service to the business and financial sector through executive roles. Ms Margaret Rose COLE For significant service to finance through regulatory reform in the industry. Professor Grahame John COLEMAN For significant service to animal welfare science, and to the discipline of human psychology. The late Dr Malcolm COOK For significant service to international relations, to foreign policy, and to national security. Mr Peter Robert COOMBS For significant service to sonography, to tertiary education, and to clinical training. Mr Bruce Kenneth CORBETT AFSM For significant service to the community through emergency response organisations. Ms Lucinda Lee CORRIGAN For significant service to the meat and livestock industry, to sustainability, and to climate action. Mr Edward John COTEN For significant service to sports administration, and to basketball. The Honourable Dr Kenneth John CRISPIN KC For significant service to the judiciary, to the law, and to the community of the Australian Capital Territory. Professor Simon DARCY For significant service to tertiary education, and to inclusion and accessible environments. The Honourable Legh Hewitson DAVIS For significant service to the arts, to philanthropy, and to the community of South Australia. Professor Mariapia Alessandra DEGLI-ESPOSTI For significant service to immunology, to microbiology, and to clinical research and education. Dr Kathy DEMPSEY For significant service to infection prevention and control, to patient safety, and to clinical governance. Mr David Ian DINTE For significant service to the not-for-profit sector, to the Jewish community, and to children. Dr Ursula Bridget DUBOSARSKY For significant service to literature as an author of children and young adult books. Mr Gavin Horace DUNN For significant service to the grain growing sector, and to biodynamic and organic agriculture. Mr Robert DUNN For significant service to international development, to the not-for-profit sector, and to the community. Mr Iain EDWARDS For significant service to community health, and to people who are blind or have low vision. Emeritus Professor Jennifer Joan EDWARDS For significant service to the information technology sector, and to tertiary education. Mr David ELIA For significant service to the superannuation industry through executive roles. Dr Peter Ross ELLIOTT For significant service to gastroenterology, and to fundraising for research into inflammatory bowel diseases. The Honourable Christopher Martin ELLISON For significant service to the people and Parliament of Australia, to tertiary education administration, and to business. Mr Wayne John ERICKSON For significant service to tertiary education, to rugby union, and to the community. Mr Geoffrey Clement FADER For significant service to business development, to vocational training, and to the community. Ms Bronwyn Kate FAGAN For significant service to sports administration, to broadcast media, and to the community. Professor Emeritus David Malcolm FINDLAY For significant service to orthopaedic research, and to the Baptist Church in Australia. Ms Susan Jane GAUDION For significant service to netball as a coach and administrator, and to the media. Mr Robert John GILLAM For significant service to primary industry, to local government, and to the community. Mr Gerard Bradbury GILLESPIE For significant service to conservation, to organic waste management, and to the community. Associate Professor Miron GOLDWASSER For significant service to orthopaedic surgery, and to clinical education and training. Mr Spencer GRAMMER For significant service to trailer manufacturing, and to Defence capability. Mrs Christine Teresa GRANT For significant service to preserving Indigenous culture and heritage. Mr Andrew Carlyle GREIG For significant service to the community through philanthropic initiatives. Emeritus Professor Ross Ernest GRIFFITH For significant service to tertiary education, to the textile industry, and to the community. The Honourable Brendon John GRYLLS For significant service to the people and Parliament of Western Australia, and to the community. Mr Neil Stuart GUARD For significant service to community health, to people with disability, and to social welfare. Dr Patricia Lorraine HAMILTON For significant service to women in rural and remote Australia, and to the agricultural industry. Mr Ian Maxwell HANNAH For significant service to golf administration, to surf lifesaving, and to community sports. Professor Graeme Eric HARPER For significant service to literature, to education, and to creative writing. Dr Jennifer Anne HARRISON For significant service to youth and children's psychiatry, and to the arts. Mr Brett HARROD For significant service to surf lifesaving, and to the community. Professor Noel Edward HAYMAN For significant service to medicine, particularly to Indigenous health care and medical education. Mr James Thomas HAZEL For significant service to the finance sector through a range of senior board roles. Mr Robert Mark HECEK For significant service to property valuation, particularly as an educator and mentor. Mr Matthew Lewis HIGGINS For significant service to heritage conservation, and to the environment. Mr Ian Clarence HILL For significant service to public administration in Western Australia, and to vocational education. Mr Howard William HOBBS For significant service to the people and Parliament of Queensland, and to the community. Ms Christine Wendy HOLGATE For significant service to business through a range of executive roles. Mr Craig Joseph HOLLYWOOD For significant service to the community through social welfare organisations. Mrs Mary Frances HOODLESS For significant service to regional development, and to the communities of the Riverina and Murray regions. Associate Professor Anne Margaret HOWARD For significant service to dermatology as a clinician, teacher, examiner and mentor. Dr Jonathon Leigh HOWARD For significant service to tertiary education, and to conservation and sustainability. The Reverend Emeritus Professor Phillip John HUGHES For significant service to the sociology of religion, to academia, to social cohesion, and to the community. Mr Mark IRWIN For significant service to local government, to surf lifesaving, and to the community. Professor Terence JEYARETNAM For significant service to social justice, and to environmental conservation and sustainability. Dr David John JOSKE For significant service to haematology, and to pioneering the use of integrative oncology. Mr Michael KENNEDY For significant service to snow sport development and advancement in Australia, and to international sport governance. Mr Anthony Shane KITTEL For significant service to the electronics industry, and to the defence sector. Mr Adrian John KLOEDEN For significant service to business and commerce, and to the tertiary education sector. The Honourable Robert Charles KUCERA APM For significant service to the community of Western Australia through a range of organisations. The Honourable Rene Lucien LE MIERE KC For significant service to the judiciary, to the law, and to the arts. Emeritus Professor Zheng Xiang LI For significant service to geoscience and Earth dynamics research, and to tertiary education. Dr Mark LINTERMANS For significant service to freshwater conservation and the environment, and to fisheries ecology. Professor Ryan LISTER For significant service to biochemistry, to genetic science, and to neuroscience. Mrs Joan Margaret LYONS For significant service to the arts, and to the community through philanthropic support. Professor Richard Alan MACDONELL For significant service to neurology, to clinical electrophysiology, and to tertiary education. Dr Helen MACKIE For significant service to rehabilitation medicine, and to research and treatment of lymphoedema. The late Mr Ian MACKINTOSH For significant service to accounting through developing corporate and public sector reporting practices. Professor Colin MACLEOD For significant service to clinical psychology, and to advancing research into emotions. Ms Debra Gladys MAHER For significant service to the law, to women and children, and to the community. Mr Stephen James MARGETIC For significant service to the building and construction industry, and to philanthropy. Professor Anthony Frederick MASTERS For significant service to tertiary education and governance, and to chemical science. Ms Edwina Diana MCCANN For significant service to journalism, to the fashion industry, and to arts governance. Mr Christopher John MCCORMACK For significant service to triathlon as a competitor and administrator, and to charitable organisations. Mr Ewen Neil MCDONALD For significant service to international relations, to public administration, and to the community. Mrs Diana Helen MCLAURIN For significant service to the arts, to golf, and to environmental conservation. Mr John Rove MCMANUS For significant service to broadcast media, to entertainment, and to the community. The late Justice Kate MCMILLAN SC For significant service to the judiciary, to the law, and to the community. Mrs Joanna Christine MENDELSSOHN For significant service to art history as a research and author. Professor Warwick MIDDLETON For significant service to psychiatric medicine, and to research into and treatment of complex traumagenic dissociation. Dr Andrew James MULCAHY For significant service to medical administration, and to anaesthetics. Ms Yvonne Phyllis MULLINS For significant service to international sports administration, and to athletics. Dr Elizabeth Mary MURPHY For significant service to colorectal and general surgery, and to clinical education and training. The Honourable Michael Philip MURRAY For significant service to the people and Parliament of Western Australia. Mr Warwick Martin NEGUS For significant service to the not-for-profit, education and financial sectors. Professor John Richard NEWTON For significant service to mental health care, and to the psychiatry profession. Dr John Bevan NORTH For significant service to orthopaedic medicine, to international surgery outreach, and to education and training. Associate Professor Peter David NOTTLE For significant service to laparoscopic and gastrointestinal surgery, to clinical leadership, and to education. Dr Hope Gertrude O'CHIN For significant service to the Indigenous community as an artist and educator. Emeritus Professor Carolyn Elizabeth OLDHAM For significant service to tertiary education, and to environmental and water science. Professor John Kevin OLYNYK For significant service to the health sciences, and to gastroenterology and hepatology. Miss Kim Michelle OWENS For significant service to athletics as an official and administrator. Mr James Ian PAGENT For significant service to the community through not-for-profit organisations. Professor Peter PARASHOS For significant service to dentistry, particularly endodontology, and to tertiary education. Professor Konrad PESUDOVS For significant service to optometry and ophthalmology research, and to clinical education and training. Mr Robert Dawson PETIE For significant service to industrial relations, to corporate governance, and to the community. Mr Ross Edward PINNEY For significant service to the community through social welfare and service groups. Mr Christopher Keith RAINE For significant service to community health, and to social welfare. Scientia Professor Rosemary Gail RAYFUSE For significant service to tertiary education, and to international and environmental law. Professor Emeritus Trevor Gordon REDGRAVE For significant service to physiology and molecular biology research, and to tertiary education. Mr Mark David REID For significant service to community health, and to the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. Professor Sarah Jane ROBERTS-THOMSON For significant service to pharmaceutical medicine, to academic leadership, and to tertiary education. Mr Terrence Albert ROE For significant service to veterans and their families, and to the community. Professor Anna ROSAMILIA For significant service to urogynaecology through education, mentoring and training. Mr Barry James SANDISON For significant service to public administration, particularly in health and welfare. Professor Matthaios SANTAMOURIS For significant service to architecture, to energy, and to environmental quality. Ms Bridget Ruth SHAW For significant service to physiotherapy, to clinical training, and to advanced practice leadership. Mrs Marie Elizabeth SHAW KC For significant service to the law, to the legal profession, and to the community. Mr Anthony John SHEEHAN For significant service to Australia's national security, and to public administration. The late Mr Toby SIMKIN For significant service to musical theatre, and to major event production. Ms Sally Jane SMART For significant service to the arts as an administrator, educator and visual artist. Mrs Carmel Desley SMITH For significant service to golf through governance roles, and as a player and administrator. Mr Gary Alan SMITH For significant service to the Indigenous community of Western Australia, and to education. Professor Michael John SOLOMON For significant service to gastrointestinal surgery, to surgical outcomes research, and to the community. Dr Shane Sydney SONDERGELD For significant service to rural and remote medicine, to general practice, and to the community. Ms Kay SPENCER For significant service to the community through the charitable sector, and to the retail industry. Dr Rebecca Elizabeth SPINDLER For significant service to conservation science, to wildlife reproduction research, and to biodiversity protection. Emeritus Professor Kaye Christine STACEY For significant service to tertiary and secondary education, and to mathematics. Mr James Peter STANTON PSM For significant service to conservation, to wildlife ecology, and to wet tropics management. Mr Jason STEINBERG For significant service to the Jewish community in Queensland, and to historical commemoration. Associate Professor Michael Paul STEYN For significant service to anaesthesiology and peri-operative medicine, and to health leadership. Professor Andrew Mark STRIPP For significant service to medical administration through executive and governance roles. Dr Julja Isabel SZUSTER For significant service to music as a researcher, educator and administrator. Mr Raymond Lewis TANNER For significant service to social welfare, and to the transport and logistics industry. Mrs Mary-Lynne TAYLOR For significant service to town planning and development, and to the law. Mr Simon TEDESCHI For significant service to music as a concert pianist. The Honourable David Alan TEMPLEMAN For significant service to the arts, and to the people and Parliament of Western Australia. Mr Jonathan Leo TEPERSON For significant service to the Jewish community through a range of organisations. Mr Damon Christopher THOMAS For significant service to local government, to the law, and to the community of Tasmania. Professor Robert John THOMAS OAM For significant service to surgical oncology, to patient-centred cancer care, and to system reform. Mr Luke Ashley THOMSON For significant service to primary and secondary education, and to independent schools. Dr John Graham TOON For significant service to urban and regional planning and education. Professor Bernard Edward TUCH For significant service to endocrinology, and to medical research. Mr Edward Richard TUDOR OAM For significant service to secondary education governance, and to the not-for-profit sector. Professor Sean Michael TWEEDY For significant service to para sport, to adapted physical activity research, and to tertiary education. Mrs Frances Mary UNDERWOOD For significant service to music education, to the arts, and to the community of Tasmania. Mr Tim Mark UNGAR For significant service to business, to the arts and cultural sectors, and to philanthropy. The late Mr James Matthew VALENTINE For significant service to the media as a radio presenter and television host, to music, and to children's literature. Dr Andrew Leonard VAN ESSEN For significant service to podiatry as a clinician and educator, and to specialist podiatric surgery. Professor Balasubramaniam VENKATESH For significant service to critical and intensive care medicine, to infection control, and to tertiary education. Mrs Kathryn Mary VINES For significant service to community health through cancer support. Professor Emeritus Ljubo VLACIC For significant service to control systems engineering, and to tertiary education. Mr Brett David WALKER For significant service to the community through social welfare organisations, and to the law. Mr James Allan WALKER For significant service to the mining sector, to history preservation organisations, and to the community. Ms Louise Mary WALSH For significant service to the community through philanthropic governance, and to the arts. Dr Raymond Kenneth WEEKES For significant service to business management and education. Mr Neil Donald WESTBURY PSM For significant service to the Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory and Victoria. Mr Bradley Brian WOODS For significant service to the tourism and hospitality industry, and to the community of Western Australia. Ms Elizabeth Adele WOODS For significant service to the law, to people with disability, and to basketball administration. Mrs Vicki Louise WOODS For significant service to the tourism and hospitality industry, and to the community. Mr Gary Ronald WORBOYS APM For significant service to the community through emergency response organisations. Emeritus Professor Stephen Rade ZUBRICK For significant service to medical science and research, particularly in children's and youth development. Medal of the Order in the General Division Mr Steven ADAMS For service to the Indigenous community through a range of roles. Ms Pam Ann AHERN For service to animal welfare. Mr Ziaul Islam AHMAD For service to journalism, and to the Muslim community. Mr Mohammed Shabbir ALAM For service to the community through emergency response organisations. Mr Donald Leslie ALCHIN For service to swimming. Justice Murray Robert ALDRIDGE For service to conservation, to orchid growing, and to the law. Mrs Annabelle Cecil ALEXANDER For service to the arts, and to the community. Mr Douglas Phillip ALEXANDER For service to the arts, and to the community. Mr Mohammed ALI For service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory. His Eminence, Professor Sheikh Salim Mahmoud ALWAN For service to Islam and Qur'anic studies. Mr Panagiotis (Peter) ANDRINOPOULOS For service to the Greek community of Melbourne. Mrs Maxine Rhonda APPO For service to tourism, and to the Indigenous community of Queensland. Mr Giovanni ARCO For service to veterans. Mrs Deborah ATTARD PORTUGHES For service to the community through the not-for-profit sector. Mr Ross Andrew AUGUSTINE For service to the community of Frankston. Mr Colin Roy AXUP For service to secondary education. Mr Leslie John BAGULEY For service to the community through charitable initiatives. Mrs Heather June BAIRD For service to children. Mrs Susan Helen BAMFORD For service to netball. Mr Gary Andrew BARCLAY For service to swimming. Dr Susan BARKER For service to conservation and the environment. Mr Trevor Hugh BARRON For service to lawn bowls. Mr Maxwell Kenneth BATEY For service to swimming as a coach. Mr Robert George BATROUNEY For service to the community through a range of roles. Mrs Ethel May BATTEN For service to the community, and to youth. Mr John Kevin BAYLISS For service to turf management, and to vocational education. Mr Roger John BAYLISS For service to business and trade, and to the community. Dr Andrew Alder BEATTIE For service to the community of Coffs Harbour. Mrs Kristy Patricia BEECHAM For service to the community of Narooma. Mr James Russell BELL For service to the arts, particularly through music and theatre. Dr Constantine George BERBATIS For service to the community of Perth. Dr Imad BERRO For service to the Arabic community of New South Wales. Ms Marianne BIRCH For service to the finance industry. Mr John BIRD For service to local government, and to the community of Collie. Mrs Wanda BIRD For service to horse training, and to the community of Collie. Mr Robert Douglas BLAIR For service to community history. The late Mr Keiran Robert BOOTH For service to community health through a range of organisations. Mrs Elizabeth Anne BOWDITCH For service to the community through charitable initiatives. Mr Paul Roger BOYCE For service to architecture. Dr Fiona Kathleen BOYD For service to general and palliative care medicine. Mrs Margaret BROOKS For service to the communities of Monbulk and Kallista. Dr Linda Suzanne BROOME For service to animal welfare. Mr Anthony George BROWN For service to local government administration. Mrs Silvia Fay BROWN For service to nursing. Mr John Kenyon BROWNING For service to education administration, and to the community. Mr Gregory John BUDWORTH For services to the community through social housing. Mrs Reiltin Maire BULLOCK For service to the community of Campbelltown. Mr Barry Arnold BURDETT For service to the community of Mannum. Mr Christopher Edward BURGESS For service to veterans and their families. The late Mrs Annette Margaret BURKE For service to the community through a range of organisations. Mrs Kay Marie BURTON For service to swimming. Mr Rodney Malcolm BUSH For service to basketball, and to the community. Mr Malcolm BUTTERFIELD For service to surf lifesaving, and to charitable organisations. Ms Mary Lou BYRNE For service to the community through refugee support. Mr Kevin William CAMM For service to veterans' welfare. Mr Max Albert CARSTEDT For service to electrical engineering. Mr Stephen Andrew CARTER For service to community health. The late Mrs Carol Frances CARTWRIGHT For service to the museums and galleries sector. Mrs Christine Laura CASTLEY For service to the multicultural community, and to public administration. Mr Stephen John CATTLEY For service to cricket. Mrs Tamara Joy CAVENETT For service to psychology. Mrs Usha Kiran CHANDRA For service to the Indian community of Queensland. Ms Elaine CHIA For service to arts administration. The late Mr Andjelko CIMERA For service to football administration. Dr Andrew Francis CLARKE For service to equine welfare. Mrs Juley CLARKE For service to primary education. Mr John Patrick CLEARY For service to the community through the not-for-profit sector. Ms Judith Ann CLEMENTS For service to the community of Whittlesea. Mr Russell David CLIFTON For service to the community through emergency response organisations. Mr Peter Robert CLISDELL For service to the real estate industry, and to the community. Mrs Pauline Mary COADY For service to community social welfare. Mr Keith Raymond COFFEY For service to the community of Darebin. Mr Brett Travis COLE For service to youth, and to the community. Mr Paul Reginald COLE For service to mountain biking. Mr Justin Andrew COLEMAN For service to the hospitality industry, and to the community. Mr Kevin John COLLINS For service to the community of Croydon. Mr Brendan Patrick CONDON For service to conservation and the environment. Dr Thomas Michael CONDON For service to dentistry, and to the community of Southern Downs. Mrs Rachel Marie CONDOS-FIELDS For service to youth, and to the community. Mr Mark Peter CONNELL For service to youth through scouting. Mr Stuart John CONNEW For service to music, and to the church. Mr John Oliver COOK For service to the community of Orange. Mrs Sharon Jane COOK For service to the banking industry, and to the law. Mrs Wendy Joy COOK For service to animal welfare. Mr Roderick James COOKE For service to the community through a range of organisations. Mr Stephen Leonardo COPPEL For service to the museums and galleries sector. Dr Wesley CORMICK For service to ultrasound and general practice medicine. Mrs Noline Gai CORNHILL For service to the communities of Canberra and Forster-Tuncurry. Mr Marshall Kelvin COX For service to the community of Toowoomba. Dr Luke Anthony COYLE For service to haematology. Mrs Judith CRIGHTON For service to conservation and wildlife. Mr Michael John CROSBIE For service to the community of Sunshine. Mrs Patricia Janet CROSBIE For service to the community of Winchelsea. Mrs Barbara Mary CULLEN For service to the community of Tocumwal. Mr Robert James CULLEN For service to the community of Tocumwal. Mr Robin George CUMMINS For service to veterans, and to the community. Mr William Noel CURNOE For service to rugby league. The late Mr Lynne Gary CURTIS For service to the sport of clay target shooting. Mr John Sydenham CUSTANCE For service to surf lifesaving. Miss Deslee Karen DALEY For service to youth, and to the community. Mr Paul James DALY For service to Australian rules football, and to the community of Onkaparinga. Mr Brian DAVIDSON For service to community health. Mr Ray John DAVIDSON For service to cricket, and to the community. Mrs Pamela May DAVIS For service to the community of Drysdale. Mr Stephen DAY For service to the Anglican Church of Australia. Mr Dean DE HAAS For service to the community through social welfare organisations. Mr Theodoor DE LYSTER For service to people with disability. Dr Dov Aharon DEGEN For service to medicine, and to mental health support. Mr John David DEVINE For service to the community of Lane Cove. His Honour Judge Douglas Raymond DICK For service to the law. Ms Sharon Mun-Foong DING For service to people with disability. Mrs Fran Mary DOIG For service to the community through charitable organisations. Mr Geoffrey Robert D'OMBRAIN For service to music, and to education. The Venerable Edward William DONCASTER For service to the Anglican Church in Australia. Dr William Francis DONOVAN For service to secondary education, and to the community. Mr Peter DOURIOS For service to the Greek community of Melbourne. Mr Brian Joseph DOWNS For service to the community of Ashgrove. The late Mrs Joyce Myrtle DOWSETT For service to the community of Stawell. Mrs Janet Celia DRUMMOND For service to local government, and to the community. Mrs Florence DRURY For service to the community through a range of roles. Mrs Bijinder DUGAL For service to aged welfare. The late Mr Phillip Joseph DUGGAN For service to strata management, and to the community. Mrs Barbara Joan DUNLOP For service to the community, and to the arts. Mrs Vicki Ann DUNNE For service to the people and Parliament of the Australian Capital Territory. Mr Peter John DUNPHY For service to table tennis. Mrs Janice Elizabeth EARLE For service to the community through emergency response organisations. Mr Trevor Raymond EDDY For service to the community through a range of organisations. Ms Jane Anne EDWARDS For service to the performing arts, particularly music. Mrs Linda EMERY For service to the community of Wingecarribee. Mrs Sandra Jane EVANS For service to softball. Dr Kenneth James FACER For service to medicine as a general practitioner. Ms Gabrielle Marie FACHRY For service to the Lebanese community. Mr Kenneth Thomas FAYLE For service to veterans and their families. Professor Suran Loshana FERNANDO For service to medicine in the field of immunology. Mrs Karen Lesley FIELD For service to charitable organisations, and to the mining sector. Lieutenant Commander Kym Desmond FISHER For service to rowing as a coach. Mr Steven FISHER For service to child welfare organisations. Ms Margaret Esther FLEMING For service to community history in Victoria. Ms Janice Marea FLORENCE For service to the arts, and to people with disability. Mr Graeme Jerard FOALE For service to sailing. Miss Gillian Patricia FORSYTH For service to the community, and to heritage conservation. Mr Wayne Stanley FOSSEY For service to the Indigenous communities of southern Queensland. Ms Christine Ann FOX For service to health administration, and to the community. Ms Elsta FOY For service to the community of Broome. Mr Ian Leo FRAME For service to youth, and to rugby league. Mrs Margaret Leigh FREEMAN For service to the church. Mrs Margretta Judith FULLER For service to conservation and the environment. Mr David Dalroy FUNNELL For service to local government, and to the community of Camden. Dr Dilipkumar GAHANKARI For service to plastic and reconstructive surgery. Associate Professor Alan William GALE For service to cardiothoracic surgery, and to the community. Mr Eric GALLOWAY For service to sport, particularly rugby league. Mrs Lorna May GAMBLE For service to music through the church. Mr Ian Victor GARDNER For services to youth through solar modelling. Dr Atul Kumar GARG For service to the community through a range of organisations. Mrs Jacqueline Patricia GASSON For service to the arts as a ceramicist. Mr Colin John GERRARD For service to the community of Beaufort. Ms Bernadette GIGLIOTTI For service to secondary and vocational education. Mr Richard Grant GILES For service to the community of the Northern Territory. Mr Robert Hugh GLASS For service to the community of Ballarat. Ms Margaret Rae GLEESON For service to the arts. The late Mr Ronald Norman GLENCROSS For service to environmental conservation. Mr Graham Neil GLIDDON For service to basketball. Mrs Sandra GOLDSTRAW For service to the community through a range of roles. Mrs Kerry Maureen GOODE For service to the community through performing arts. The late Mr Richard Lindsay GORDON For service to the communities of Killarney Heights and Forestville. Mrs Valerie May GORDON For service to the communities of Forestville and Killarney Heights. Dr Jon William GRAFTDYK For service to the community through cancer support groups. Mrs Lorraine Leigh GREENFIELD For service to remote communities. Mr Phillip George GREENTREE For service to cricket, and to the community of the Hawkesbury. Mr Philip Hilton GREENWOOD SC For service to the law. Mr John GREENWOOD-SMITH For service to the community through emergency response organisations. Mrs Ann Campbell GREGG For service to the community of Peppermint Grove. The late Mrs Helen GREGORY For service to community history. Mr Paul William GRIFFITHS For service to sport, to people with disability, and to the community. Mr Richard John GRIFFITHS For service to the community of Darwin. Mr Marcus GRINBLAT ESM For service to the community through emergency response organisations. Dr Helen Judith GRZYB For service to the community of Western Australia. Mr Gerard Michael GUERIN For service to the community of Kadina. Mrs Suzane Margaret HAMILTON For service to the community of the Tilligerry Peninsula. Dr Roger HAMPSON For service to medicine as a pathologist. Ms Teresa Gayle HANDICOTT For service to business, and to corporate governance. The Reverend Dr Timothy David HANNA For service to the church, and to charitable organisations. Mrs Josephine Daisy HARPUR For service to the community of the Northern Beaches. Dr Timothy Martin HARPUR For service to the community of the Northern Beaches. Mr Gregory Mark HARRIS For service to sports administration. Mr Jeffrey Mervyn HARVEY For service to the community through a range of organisations. Mr Robert HASLAM For service to the community of the Riverland region. Mr John Whitton HASLEM For service to the community through a range of roles. Mr Michael Norman HAWKING For service to cricket, and to sports administration. Mrs Dawn Elizabeth HAY For service to the community through a range of roles. Mrs Genevieve Maida HEBART For service to the community of the Barossa, and to nursing. Mr Donald Alfred HENDERSON For service to surf lifesaving. Dr Peter Richard HENDERSON For service to obstetrics and gynaecology. Mrs Feona Leigh HENNESS For service to the community of the Hills District. Ms Elspeth Clare HENSLER For service to the law. Mr David John HILL For service to youth. The late Mr Ian Murray HILL For service to the community through a range of organisations. Ms Joanne Kay HILL For service to basketball. Dr Peter Robert HILL For service to dentistry. Ms Laura Maree HOGAN For service to people with disability. Mr Craig Robert HOLDEN For service to the community, and to surf lifesaving. Mrs Susan Margaret HOOD For service to regional agricultural shows, and to youth. Dr Noemi HORVATH For service to haematology. Mr Trevor Raymond HOWARD For service to sport, and to the community of Western Australia. Mr Winwood HOWARD For service to the community through a range of organisations. Mr Silvio IADAROLA For service to the Italian community of South Australia Mr Noshir IRANI For service to the community. Mrs Sally IRWIN For service to the community, particularly to survivors of modern slavery. Ms Kristina JACKSON For service to the community through a range of organisations. The late Mr Alan JENKINS For service to fraternal organisations, and to the community. Dr Paul Ignatius JENKINS For service to medicine as a paediatrician. The late Mr Trent Andrew JENNISON For service to community health, to people with disability, and to social welfare. Ms Trish JOHNSON For service to the law, and to the legal profession. Mrs Anne Louise JOHNSTON For service to child cancer support. Mr Glenn Kenneth JOHNSTON For service to the Indigenous community. Mr Robert Norman JOHNSTONE For service to the community, and to secondary education. Mrs Marian JONES For service to decorative food arts. Mr Geoffrey JOY For service to education. Mrs Patricia KAYE For service to the community of Gisborne. Mrs Jennifer Mary KEARNEY For service to the community of Bacchus Marsh. The late Mr Peter KEARSEY For service to the community of Inverell. Mrs Shannan Louise KEEN For service to Locked-in Syndrome research. Mr Michael Timothy KELLY For service to the community of Corowa. Mrs Patricia KENT For service to the community of northwest Tasmania. Mr Owen Heathfield KILPATRICK For service to rugby league, and to the superannuation industry. Mr Deuk Rae KIM For service to boxing. Mr Gary KING For service to the community of Koo Wee Rup. Mr Geoffrey Eric KING For service to broadcast media. Mr Nigel Howard KING For service to the community through a range of organisations. Mr Kenneth David KINLOCH For service to youth, and to the community. Mr Peter Morton KINSEY For service to surf lifesaving. Dr Rodney KIRKPATRICK For service to community history. Mrs Alva Joyce KNUCKEY For service to charitable organisations. Mr Stephen Francis LAFFAN For service to the community through voluntary roles with sporting associations. Mr Tracey John LAKE For service to surf lifesaving. Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Franz LANDHERR RFD (Retd) For service to veterans. Mr Anthony LARKIN For service to secondary education, and to school sports. Mr Alex LASLOWSKI For service to medical science, and to anatomical pathology. Mr Matthew Robert LAVERTY For service to the community through charitable initiatives. Mr Ross Andrew LEE For service to the law, and to the community. Mr Craig Anthony LEESON For service to media, and to the community. Mr Robert John LEHUNT For service to the plastics industry. Mr Paul James LEMMON For service to surf lifesaving. Dr Lana Adele LESLIE-HENFLING For service to the Indigenous community through a range of roles. The Late Mr Lewis Joshua LEVI For service to the Jewish community of New South Wales. Mr Christopher Lockyer LEWIS For service to Australian rules football, and to the Indigenous community. Mr Maxwell John LEWIS For service to veterans, and to the community. Ms Joan Catherine LILEY For service to conservation, and to the community. Mr Kenneth George LITTLE For service to the community of Port Macquarie. The Honourable Francis Michael LOGAN For service to the people and Parliament of Western Australia. Mr Nicholas Michael LOGAN For service to the pharmacy profession. Mr William Charles LOWIS For service to local government, and to the community of the Burdekin Shire. Mr Brian Anthony LULHAM For service to sport, and to the law. Mrs Susan Barbara LYLE For service to the community of Gunnedah. Ms Mary-Jane Veronica LYNCH For service to rural and remote nursing. Mr Michael Colum LYNCH For service to the community of Parkes. Ms Anna Kyriakides MAAS For service to the museums and galleries sector. Mr David Charles MACALLISTER For service to the community through aquatic safety organisations. Mrs Jennifer MACKAY For service to primary education. Dr Ross Duncan MACPHERSON For service to medicine as an anaesthetist. Mr James Thomas MAGUIRE For service to gymnastics, and to rugby league. Dr Gabor Attilla MAJOR For service to rheumatology. Mr Neville Ronald MALE For service to photography. Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Anthony MALONEY (Retd) For service to rugby union, and to the community. Mr Stefano MARAFIOTE For service to agriculture. Mrs Michele Denise MARQUET For service to primary education. Mr William Barry MARSH For service to literature as a writer. Mr Kenneth John MARTIN For service to the community of Coleambally. Mr Robert Eric MASON For service to the wool growing industry, and to the community. The late Mr Kenneth Francis MAURER For service to thanatology, and to the community. Mr Albert John MAXWELL For service to surf lifesaving. Mrs Tallilah MAY For service to the Jewish community. Dr William MCAULIFFE For service to interventional neuroradiology. Mr Nicholas Hatch MCCORMACK For service to golf. Mr Geoffrey Charles MCCRACKEN For service to Australian rules football. Ms Michele MCDONALD For service to education. Ms Betty Lee MCGEEVER For service to the community, particularly refugees and asylum seekers. Mrs Betty MCGUIRE For service to softball. Mr Robin Lee MCKENDRICK For service to local government, and to the community of Launceston. Ms Elizabeth MCKENZIE For service to the community through music. The late Mrs Marion Elizabeth MCKINNON For service to community history. Mr Neil John MCWHANNELL For service to the community, and to the not-for-profit sector. Mr Frank Laurence MENG For service to the community, and to engineering. Mrs Merle Elizabeth MILLER For service to the Indigenous community of Victoria. Mr Ian Andrew MILLINER For service to diver training and accreditation. Mr David Raymond MILNE For service to youth. Mr Saurabh MISHRA For service to the community through a range of organisations. Mr Allan Raymond MITCHELL For service to local government, and to the community. Mr Lawrence Raymond MOLACHINO For service to the community of Ingham. Mrs Prudence Jean MOLNAR For service to the community through a range of organisations. Dr Brian Roy MOON For service to tertiary education. Mr David Arthur MORGAN For service to youth, and to the community. Mr Richard Vincent MORGAN For service to youth, and to the community. Mr Darren Anthony MORT For service to the law. Emeritus Professor Peter Maxwell MUIRHEAD For service to the maritime industry, and to tertiary education. Mr Timothy Craig MUIRHEAD For service to reconciliation in Western Australia. Mr Andrew Lewis MULLETT For service to Australian rules football. Mr Michael Andrew MURPHY For service to sport administration, particularly diving. Dr Sandra Janette NASH For service to music education. Mr Scott Bradley NASH For service to local government, the law, and to the legal profession. Mr Mark Anthony NEAVE For service to youth. Dr Robert Charles NEWBY For service to conservation and the environment. Mr Nicholas Ronald NEWTON For service to surf lifesaving. Ms Kathleen Majella NOONAN For service to social welfare. Mr Keven Maxwell NORDSTROM For service to the poultry industry. Mr William Arnold OATES For service to history preservation. Mr Issam OBEID For service to the Lebanese community of Sydney, and to taekwondo. Mr David Patrick O'BRIEN For service to the community through the not-for-profit sector. Mr Kevin O'BRIEN For service to rowing. The late Mr Brian Francis O'CONNOR For service to local government, and to the community. Mr Dennis OLDENHOVE For service to veterans, and to the community of Macclesfield. Mrs Catherine Ruth O'LEARY For service to the community through a range of roles. Mrs Anne Jillian OLIVER For service to the community through a range of roles. Mrs Christine Jennifer OLIVER For service to the communities of the Gippsland region, and to youth. Mr Leo Harmen OP DEN BROUW ESM For service to the community of East Gippsland. Dr Anne PANG For service to the Chinese community of Melbourne, and to women. Mrs Ghestimani PASCHALIDIS-CHILAS For service to the multicultural community of New South Wales. Mr Philip Garry PATTERSON For service to primary industry. Mr Rodney David PAYNE For service to the community through the not-for-profit sector. Air Commodore Ian Murray PEARSON (Retd) For service to veterans' welfare. Mr Jeffrey Ian PEKIN For service to the community of the Horsham region. Mr Duncan John PERRYMAN CSM RAN For service to history preservation. Mr Keith PESTER For service to football, and to the community. The late Dr Roger Frank PETERS RFD For service to community health, particularly as a psychologist. Mr Keith Stanley PETTIGREW For service to the community of Leopold. Mrs Elisabeth Lesley PICKERING For service to secondary education, and to the community. Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Anthony PICKETT CSM (Retd) For service to the performing arts, particularly through music. Mr Franciscus Joseph PIKARDT For service to secondary education. Mr Keith Norman PITMAN For service to veterans and their families. Associate Professor Christopher Stephen POKORNY For service to community health. Mr Andrew James PORTER For service to business, and to corporate governance. Mr Geoffrey Samuel PRENTER For service to the print media as a sports journalist. Mrs Lesley Roxanne PRYOR For service to youth through foster care. Mr John Stewart PUGH For service to swimming. Mr Paolo RAJO For service to the Italian community of New South Wales. Mr Brian Warwick RALPH For service to secondary education. Mrs Marie Elizabeth RANSOM For service to community welfare. Mrs Joylene RAPPO For service to community health through bereavement support. The Honourable Ljiljanna Maria RAVLICH For service to the people and Parliament of Western Australia, and to the community. Professor Keir James REEVES For service to tertiary education. Ms Julia Monique REICHSTEIN For service to the community, and to librarianship. Dr Richard Ekenhead REID For service to community through history preservation organisations. Mrs Catherine Margaret REMENYI For service to the community of Torquay. Ms Silvia RENDA For service to the Portuguese community of Victoria. Mrs Jane RICHARDSON For service to the communities of the East Grampians. Ms Joanne Charlotte RILEY For service to the suicide prevention advocacy. Mr Geoffrey Colin ROBERTSON For service to baseball. Ms Tammy Margaret ROBINSON For service to the community, and to youth. Ms Susan RODGERS-WILSON For service to the community through charitable organisations. Mr Kenneth John ROMA For service to veterans. Mr Peter Alan ROMEY For service to conservation and the environment. The late Mr Neil ROSENFELD For service to ballroom dancing. Mr Patrick John ROWE For service to veterans and their families. Dr Helen Brenda ROXBURGH For service to general practice, particularly in the areas of women's health. Dr Pauline Elizabeth RULE For service to history, and to secondary education. Mr Daniel John RYAN For service to community health. Mr George Christopher SACHSE For service to veterans, and to the community. Mr Fawaz SANKARI For service to the community, and to the banking sector. Mr James Frederick SARGEANT For service to sailing. Mr Andrew Peter SATSIA For service to the community of Canberra. Mrs Diana SAWYER For service to the communities of Barwon South West. Mr Desmond Alwyn SCHIRMER For service to the Victor Harbor and the Southern Fleurieu communities. Mr Stephan Bruce SCHNIERER For service to fisheries management. The Reverend Dr Noel Clifford SCHULTZ For service to the Lutheran and Uniting Churches. Mr Colin James SCHULZ For service to surf lifesaving. Mrs Leone Gwendolen SCOTT For service to child and youth support. Ms Jillian SEARS For service to people with disability, and to equality and diversity. Mrs Cherry Josephine SERVIS For service to community health. Mr Kuranda Seyfettin SEYIT For service to the multicultural communities of Victoria. Mrs Carla SHARP For service to the Jewish community. Mr Lloyd William SHEPHERDSON For service to the community of Margaret River. Mr Clarence John SHERATON For service to the community through a range of roles. Emeritus Professor Susan SHERIDAN For service to the arts, and to the humanities. Mr Charles James SHERRIN For service to veterans and their families. Mr David John SHIELDS For service to surf lifesaving. Mr Raymond Charles SHOOBERT For service to the community of Murrurundi. Mrs Simone Antoinette SHORT For service to the community through charitable initiatives. Dr Emad Walid SHUBLAQ For service to engineering. Mrs Maureen Edith SIMPFENDORFER For service to nursing. Mr John Drazen SIPEK For service to local government, and to the community. Mrs Susan Elizabeth SKINNER For service to youth with disability. Mr Kevin SLOMOI For service to the Jewish community. Mrs Margaret Blair SMALL For service to nursing. Dr Andrea Lynne SMITH For service to community health. The late Mr Antony Frederick SMITH For service to oenology. Mr Edward Arthur SMITH For service to football. Mr Robert James SMITH For service to the community through emergency response welfare organisations. Mr Victor Herbert SMITH For service to the community through emergency response organisations. Mr Barry Robert SNEDDON For service to sports administration. The late Mr Ian Henry SOBBE For service to palaeontology. Dr Wayne John SPRING For service to medicine as a general consultant physician. Mrs Susan Barbara SPRINGFIELD For service to the communities of Mulgrave and Springvale North. Mr Clinton John STANLEY For service to people with disability through swimming. Mrs Yvette Rachel STANTON For service to embroidery. Dr Linton Drew STAPLES For service to science, and to pest animal management. Mr Cornelis Simon STEENLAND For service to youth, and to sailing. Dr Sean Colin STEVENS For service to general practice medicine. Dr Colin Kenneth STEWART For service to secondary media education. Mr Graeme Lindsay STOCKTON For service to conservation and the environment. Mr Kevin Harold STOKES For service to conservation and the environment. Mr Colin John STROFIELD For service to the law. Ms Kathryn Erica STROHM For service to disability support. Mr Peter Joseph SWEENEY For service to hockey. Mr Laurie John SWEET For service to the community of Gwandalan. Mr Christopher Robert SYMONDS For service to the community of Queensland. Mr Gerard TANCRED For service to baseball. Mr Kevin Martin TANNEBRING For service to sport, particularly softball. Mr Kevin John TANT For service to the game of bridge, and to club administration. Mr Kieran John TAPSELL For service to conservation and the environment. Mr William Leslie TE KLOOT For service to business governance and risk management. Mr Chethicad Oommen THOMAS For service to the Indian community of Victoria. Mrs Margaret Rose THOMPSON For service to croquet. Mr Geoffrey Ashlen THOMPSTONE For service to surf lifesaving. Mr Rob (Sam) THOMSON For service to youth through pastoral care. The late Mr David John THORPE For service to the community through a range of roles. Ms Therese Majella TIERNEY For service to community health in the Gippsland region. Mrs Enid Daphne TINK For service to the community of Ravensthorpe. Mr David TOREVELL For service to surf lifesaving, and to the community. Mr Mervyn Stanley TREASE For service to rogaining and orienteering, and to bushland search and rescue. Mrs Anna TURETSCHEK For service to gymnastics as a coach and administrator. Mrs Lynette Gweneth TURNER For service to the community through disaster relief roles. 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Gli studi legali BonelliErede e Cbb Cristoffanini Bravo Bottero hanno annunciato di avere contribuito come advisor al completamento di un’articolata operazione societaria nel settore delle riparazioni navali genovesi che ha visto Genova Industrie Navali (Gin) acquisire una partecipazione di minoranza in Lagomarsino Anielli e, contestualmente, cedere a quest’ultima la società Pitturazioni Navali Industriali (già Luigi Amico). Questi i dettagli dell’operazione strutturata su due direttrici parallele: da un lato l’ingresso di Gin nel capitale sociale di Lagomarsino Anielli con una quota di minoranza, dall’altro l’acquisizione da parte di Lagomarsino Anielli di Pitturazioni Navali Industriali, società appartenente al gruppo Gin. Lagomarsino Anielli è un’azienda genovese attiva dal 1946 nel settore delle manutenzioni e riparazioni navali, con circa 10.000 mq tra aree coperte e scoperte nel porto di Genova, operativa nelle sabbiature, pitturazioni, manutenzioni e riparazioni navali, con una divisione dedicata alle isolazioni termiche, acustiche e tagliafuoco e alle pavimentazioni, sia nel campo delle nuove costruzioni che delle manutenzioni. Genova Industrie Navali è una holding nata nel 2008 dall’unione dei cantieri T. Mariotti e San Giorgio del Porto, con asset nei porti di Genova (circa 90mila mq e 5 bacini di carenaggio utilizzati), Marsiglia (circa 170mila mq e 3 bacini di carenaggio) e Piombino (circa 160mila mq dedicati allo ship recycling e alla cantieristica). La nota degli studi legali spiega che “l’operazione si inserisce in un contesto di consolidamento nel comparto delle riparazioni navali genovesi, con l’obiettivo di sviluppare sinergie tra i due gruppi, ampliare l’offerta di servizi e rafforzare la presenza nel settore cantieristico italiano, puntando alla creazione di un polo industriale di riferimento a livello nazionale e mediterraneo”. BonelliErede ha assistito la famiglia Pelizza e Lagomarsino Anielli con un team guidato dal partner Vittorio Lupoli, componente del Focus team Shipping, transport & logistics, affiancato dal senior counsel Fabio Macrì e dall’associate Filippo Airoldi. Il gruppo Gin è stato invece assistito da Studio Legale Cbb Cristoffanini Bravo Bottero, con il partner Giovanni Cristoffanini e il counsel Emanuele Magarelli. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

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Per leggerne altri, ricevere le newsletter e avere libero accesso ai contenuti scelti dalla redazione Registrati Una gestione integrata del rischio ambientale, che punti sulla prevenzione; un’integrazione e armonizzazione delle politiche climatiche; una fiscalità energetica faccia sia che almeno una parte di quelle tasse sia utilizzata per finanziare nuovi impianti di produzione di energia rinnovabile e che questo sia chiaro al consumatore; l’assegnazione di un valore economico alla biodiversità e, infine, una visione finalmente sistemica dei servizi idrici, troppo frammentati: sono cinque le riforme proposte, in occasione della Giornata dell’Ambiente oggi 5 giugno, dalla professoressa Valeria Costantini – Ordinaria di Politica Economica, Direttrice del Dipartimento di Economia dell’Università degli Studi Roma Tre, già presidente dell’Associazione Italiana degli Economisti dell’Ambiente (IAERE) e attuale vicepresidente della Società Italiana di Economia (SIE) – e contenute anche nel libro da lei curato “L’economia italiana e la transizione ecologica”, edito da Carocci e reso possibile grazie alle due associazioni (IAERE e SIE). Partiamo dalle catastrofi ambientali e dal rischio ambientale. La gestione integrata del rischio ha che fare con il fatto che ci sia una capacità da parte di tutte le istituzioni preposte alla salvaguardia del territorio, su scala nazionale, regionale, locale, di mettere a sistema un insieme di tecniche e tecnologie, oltre che di politiche, che in qualche modo riescano a convergere verso l’obiettivo della prevenzione. Rispetto al disastro ambientale, infatti, non serve solo una macchina organizzativa e amministrativa che, come nel caso dell’Emilia Romagna, sia in grado di arrivare immediatamente a portare soccorso; ma occorre anche mettere in piedi un sistema di “early warning”, allarme preventivo, anche grazie alla tecnologie e alla gestione integrata dei dati. Mettere a sistema informazioni che arrivano dai satelliti e farne dei modelli matematici o dei modelli di simulazione che possano anticipare il rischio ed effettuare interventi, come ad esempio l’evacuazione preventiva. Venendo alle politiche climatiche. Tra Green Deal, PNIEC, PNACC, PNRR, Fondo Clima le leggi non mancano. Eppure siamo indietro su emissioni e rinnovabili. Questa frammentazione del policy mix all’interno della strategia climatica ed energetica rappresenta un elemento critico non solo per l’Italia. Oggi c’è una stratificazione di leggi e decreti attuativi che riguardano diversi ambiti e che rendono complicato capire qual è l’efficacia delle politiche, sia sul fronte rinnovabili, che sull’efficienza energetica. Il tema è quello della cosiddetta “regolazione sovrapposta”: ci sono diverse leggi che toccano lo stesso ambito e vanno a confliggere negli obiettivi o nelle modalità di ottenimento degli obiettivi. Un esempio: lo stato dà dei sussidi per il consumo e la produzione di fonti fossili però al tempo stesso abbiamo le aziende che pagano il prezzo delle emissioni di carbonio (ETS), quindi ci sono due politiche chiaramente confliggenti. E sul fronte fondamentale della finanza verde? Il problema principale è che, nell’attuale sistema di gestione, abbiamo un sistema di contabilità nazionale che registra le entrate e le uscite che sono associate alle questioni ambientali, ma nella maggior parte dei casi non abbiamo una fiscalità dedicata. Bisognerebbe pensare a una specifica funzione delle entrate che derivano dalla tassazione energetica; ad esempio, imporre un’accisa sull’acquisto di benzina alla pompa e dirottare questa entrata per aumentare la quota di rinnovabili nel mix energetico italiano. La fiscalità energetica deve essere percepita anche dal consumatore come una fiscalità pro ambiente, in modo che sia consapevole che almeno una parte di quelle tasse sia utilizzata per finanziare nuovi impianti. In Italia invece gran parte della fiscalità ambientale confluisce nel bilancio dello stato senza una finalità specifica di protezione ambientale. Nel libro raccontate anche il declino della biodiversità. E lanciate una proposta che vada oltre la conservazione. A mio avviso la biodiversità dovrebbe essere riconosciuta dal punto di vista economico, e andrebbero riconosciuti i benefici che la collettività ottiene. Si può mettere in campo un sistema di prezzi che faccia pagare agli agenti economici il costo che stanno imponendo alla collettività, riducendo il valore della biodiversità, conteggiando appunto i benefici e i danni della mancata protezione. È quello che nel mondo anglosassone viene definito come Payment for Environmental Services, concetto che oggi sempre più viene richiesto come elemento da integrare nelle valutazioni di impatto ambientale dei grandi progetti infrastrutturali. Infine, un punto importante del libro riguarda la gestione frammentata delle risorse idriche. Ritengo che la gestione delle risorse idriche andrebbe completamente riformulata. Pensiamo alla gestione dei bacini: per ciascun fiume abbiamo un ente bacino che si occupa della gestione della risorsa specifica e questo va a confliggere con il sistema amministrativo che noi abbiamo della gestione del sistema Italia, perché, appunto, la gestione del singolo bacino si deve confrontare con decisioni su scala nazionale e regionale. Ci vorrebbe a mio avviso un tavolo di lavoro aperto, ad esempio a livello regionale, per arrivare a una visione sistemica dei servizi idrici, anche per la prevenzione dei disastri naturali causati da una mancata gestione appropriata dei bacini idrici. Anche per l’acqua potabile alcune cose sono state fatte col Pnrr, ma ci vorrebbe maggiore integrazione dei diversi livelli di competenza.

Enter a term in the search box to find its definition. Use the controls in the far right panel to increase or decrease the number of terms automatically displayed (or to completely turn that feature off). Archives Historical Volcanic Eruptions Mitigated the Expected Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Decline Prior to 2000, Wang et al.,Geophysical Research Letters Arctic sea ice has declined at sharply contrasting rates over the past four decades—modest before 2000 and rapid thereafter. Using observational and model evidence, we show that large tropical volcanic eruptions can trigger decade-long Arctic sea ice recoveries, and that without the 1982 El Chichón and 1991 Pinatubo eruptions, Arctic sea ice would have declined approximately 1.5 times faster before 2000. We further show a model's sensitivity to volcanic aerosol forcing scales with its sensitivity to GHG forcing across CMIP6 models, offering a new strategy to identify models with realistic climate response to radiative forcing. Following this, a selected subgroup of models that accurately simulate long-term warming trend and decade-long post-Pinatubo recovery project ice-free Arctic summer up to 20 years earlier than the full ensemble. These findings underscore the critical, yet underappreciated, importance of evaluating climate models against anthropogenic and volcanic forcing when projecting the future of Arctic sea ice. Legacy wells supporting net zero by screening carbon storage and geothermal potential in the United States, Rajput et al.,Communications Earth & Environment Depleted oil and gas reservoirs provide an opportunity to repurpose underperforming wells and reuse existing subsurface infrastructure to support Net Zero transitions. Here we present a United States wide screening analysis of underperforming wells to estimate upper bound technical potential for carbon storage and geothermal heat. Using public well inventories, county level carbon removal cost datasets, national scale storage resource maps, and geothermal resource data, and accounting for well integrity attrition and field scale constraints, we estimate carbon storage potential of approximately 0.024–1.17 gigatonnes per year and geothermal heat potential of approximately 1–35 gigawatts thermal across high potential regions. Avoided drilling and deferred abandonment may indicate upper bound cost benefits, although repurposing costs remain site-specific. Key constraints include well integrity and cooling during injection; a retrofittable downhole choke is evaluated to mitigate this during startup. These results highlight conditional potential and the need for site-specific assessment. Northern permafrost represents a limit on the northward shift of climatically feasible agricultural frontiers under future warming, Xu et al.,Communications Earth & Environment Global warming is expected to shift crop suitability northward, but the role of permafrost remains unclear. Here we integrate permafrost degradation impacts to project the suitability of seven major crops across the Northern Hemisphere (30°N–83°N). By the end of the century, the northern boundary of crop climatic suitability zones shifts northward by ~331 km and ~739 km under the SSP1–2.6 and SSP5–8.5 scenarios, respectively. Considering this shift and permafrost degradation, zones with persistent near-surface permafrost remain limited (~5%) but vary widely (3–19%) across different permafrost degradation assumptions. By the end of the century, newly emerging frontiers of climatically feasible agriculture reach 4.86 and 11.64 million km² under SSP1–2.6 and SSP5–8.5, respectively, of which 29% and 18% may remain unsuitable for cultivation due to persistent permafrost thaw disturbances. Our results indicate that permafrost is a non-negligible constraint on the northward shift of climatically feasible agricultural frontiers. Caught in the Fray. How Climate Scientists Navigate the Public Sphere, Abramov et al.,Environmental Communication Climate scientists are increasingly drawn into a polarized public sphere, challenging relations between science and society. In this study, we interviewed thirty-five climate scientists – diverse in discipline and seniority – working in the Netherlands about their perceptions of, and experiences with public engagement. Based on our empirical material, we construct an analytical framework with a politization and participation axis on which we position their statements. Demarcating their public activities along these dimensions, climate scientists highlight concerns for scientific credibility, political efficacy, normative responsibility and individual capacity. While there is a clear opposition between those compelled to advocate for stringent climate policies or tackle misinformation and those who believe their main role is to provide solid knowledge and leave the normative choices to activists or politicians, only few scientists collaborate with stakeholders. Letting different stakeholders speak and participate in knowledge productions, we argue, may provide a solution to the science vs politics stranglehold. Widespread intensification of global river hydrograph flashiness under climate change, Zhu et al.,Communications Earth & Environmen Flooding poses an increasing threat to lives and infrastructure worldwide, yet how river flow responds under climate change remains uncertain. Here we assess future changes in river hydrograph flashiness, defined as the rate of increase in streamflow normalized by time and drainage area, using a numerical hydrological model driven by multiple climate model projections. We analyze 520 major river basins globally. Results show that flashiness is projected to increase by about 14%, 30%, and 79% by the late twenty-first century under low-, intermediate-, and high-emission scenarios, respectively, relative to 2014. Increases are greater in low-latitude basins than in high-latitude regions. These changes are mainly associated with larger differences between peak and base flow and shorter times to reach peak discharge. Overall, our findings suggest that river floods are likely to become faster and more intense in a warming climate, posing growing challenges for flood risk management and infrastructure design. UPDATE: Colorado River Basin Storage Continues Slide Toward System Crash,Castle et al.,Getches-Wilkinson Center, University of Colorado Law School Americans Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Avoiding the Worst Effects of Climate Change,Brian Kennedy and Isabelle Pula,Pew Research Center Physical science of climate change, effects Canadian wildfires are losing their climate-cooling influence from postfire snow albedo, Gerrevink et al.,Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Accesspdf10.1073/pnas.2600434123 Observed Linkages Between Marine Heatwaves and Extreme Weather Over Land: A New Zealand Case Study, Chinappa et al.,International Journal of ClimatologyOpen Access10.1002/joc.70457 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Divergent Impacts of Evapotranspiration by Plant CO2Physiological Forcing on the Mean and Variability of Water Availability,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 10.1029/2023jd0402532cites. Observations of climate change, effects An attribution study of the impactful extreme heat across Asia in 2024, Marghidan et al.,Weather and Climate ExtremesOpen Access10.1016/j.wace.2026.100919 Asymmetric warming and rising atmospheric water demand in southern Zambia: long-term temperature change in the Ngwezi River Basin, Wankie et al.,Frontiers in ClimateOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fclim.2026.1837008 Deoxygenation in inland freshwater systems, Shi et al.,Nature Reviews Earth & Environment10.1038/s43017-026-00795-x Historical Increase in Hourly Heavy Precipitation Across Japan and Its Attribution to Anthropogenic Climate Warming, Sato et al.,Atmospheric Science LettersOpen Access10.1002/asl2.70036 Warming and Aridification Amplify Extreme Fire Weather Elevating Population Exposure in China, Bai et al.,International Journal of Climatology10.1002/joc.70440 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Climate change impacts on Central Asia: Trends, extremes and future projections,International Journal of Climatology, 10.1002/joc.851951cites. Instrumentation & observational methods of climate change, effectsMost cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Direct observational evidence from space of the effect of CO2increase on longwave spectral radiances: the unique role of high-spectral-resolution measurements,Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 10.5194/acp-24-6375-20246cites. Modeling, simulation & projection of climate change, effects 21st century change in precipitation on the Greenland Ice Sheet using high resolution regional climate models, Boberg et al.,cryosphereOpen Accesspdf10.5194/tc-20-2947-2026 A strengthened and southward-shifted westerly jet mitigates warming-induced drying across Asian drylands, Jiang & Zhou,Science AdvancesOpen Access10.1126/sciadv.aed7890 AMOC slowdown amplifies North Atlantic salinity variability to unprecedented levels, Iwakiri et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Access10.1038/s41467-026-73838-y An Ensemble Projection of ENSO to the End of 21st Century, Zhou et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2026gl121816 Anthropogenic climate change accelerates the onset of global flood timing, Qi et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41467-026-73839-x Changes in ENSO Oscillatory Dynamics Associated with Zonal Shifts in Air–Sea Coupling Region, Molina et al.,Journal of Climate10.1175/jcli-d-25-0074.1 Forced Response in the Mean State and Interannual Variability of the Indian Summer Monsoon in Future Projections, Nithya et al.,International Journal of Climatology10.1002/joc.70449 Future changes of coastal extremes from the regional wave-ocean coupled model system for the Northern European continental shelf, Nguyen et al.,Frontiers in ClimateOpen Access10.3389/fclim.2026.1782346 Future drought intensification and socioeconomic exposure in Pakistan under different SSP scenarios, Baig et al.,Advances in Climate Change ResearchOpen Access10.1016/j.accre.2026.05.019 Hailstorms are predicted to hit harder with climate change, [authors did not process],NatureOpen Access10.1038/d41586-026-01639-w High-Impact and Low-Likelihood Compound Hot and Dry Extremes in India, Malik et al.,Journal of Climate10.1175/jcli-d-25-0277.1 Hybrid Model–Based Forecasting of Temperature and Precipitation Changes in Iran, Ezati et al.,Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics10.1016/j.jastp.2026.106852 Lake sediment heatwaves under global warming, Woolway et al.,Nature GeoscienceOpen Access10.1038/s41561-026-01986-3 Widespread intensification of global river hydrograph flashiness under climate change, Zhu et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access10.1038/s43247-026-03681-y Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Heat index historical trends and projections due to climate change in the Mediterranean basin based on CMIP6,Atmospheric Research, 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.10751220cites. Advancement of climate & climate effects modeling, simulation & projection A modified stratiform cloud microphysics parameterization: evaluation using the Community Atmosphere Model version 6 single-column model, Pant et al.,Atmospheric chemistry and physicsOpen Access10.5194/acp-26-7407-2026 Development of Grid Corrections to Mixing Parameterizations with Potential Application to Arctic Climate Change, McNider & Pour-Biazar,Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology10.1175/jamc-d-25-0124.1 Exploring the impact of climate model accuracy and baseline conditions on estimates of future climate change, Power,Theoretical and Applied ClimatologyOpen Accesspdf10.1007/s00704-026-06227-6 Machine learning workflows in climate modelling: design patterns and insights from case studies, Zheng et al.,Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesOpen Access10.1098/rsta.2025.0254 Process-based evaluation of Eastern Mediterranean heatwave development in the CMIP6 models, KLIF et al.,Weather and Climate ExtremesOpen Access10.1016/j.wace.2026.100918 Sensitivity of Northern Hemisphere Extratropical Cyclone Properties to Atmospheric Resolution in the GFDL SPEAR Model, Lee et al.,Journal of Climate10.1175/jcli-d-24-0770.1 Soil Organic Matter Reduces Persistent Nighttime Surface Warm Bias in Convection-Permitting U.S. Simulations, Lin et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2026gl123274 Using Energetic Frameworks to Assess Artificial Heating in Coupled Model Sea Ice Loss Experiments, Kang et al.,Journal of Climate10.1175/jcli-d-25-0746.1 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:A perspective on the next generation of Earth system model scenarios: towards representative emission pathways (REPs),Geoscientific model development, 10.5194/gmd-17-4533-202439cites. Cryosphere & climate change Climate Warming and Ice Weakening Trigger Alpine Glacier Collapses: The Marmolada Case, Baroni et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2025gl121279 Estimating the thermodynamic contribution of post-industrial warming to recent Greenland ice sheet surface mass loss, Preece et al.,cryosphereOpen Access10.5194/tc-20-2871-2026 Historical Volcanic Eruptions Mitigated the Expected Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Decline Prior to 2000, Wang et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2026gl123968 Identifying Energy Balance Drivers of Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt Using Causal Discovery, Yin et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2025gl119928 Increasing precipitation due to climate change could partially offset the impact of warming on glacier loss in the monsoon-influenced Himalaya until 2100 CE, Schlich-Davies et al.,cryosphereOpen Access10.5194/tc-20-3151-2026 The anomalously warm summer of 2023 over Greenland as compared to previous record melt summers of 2012 and 2019, Mchedlishvili et al.,cryosphereOpen Access10.5194/tc-20-2895-2026 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Coupled ice–ocean interactions during future retreat of West Antarctic ice streams in the Amundsen Sea sector,cryosphere, 10.5194/tc-18-2653-202417cites. Paleoclimate & paleogeochemistry An ice-sheet modelling framework to determine vulnerable regions of the Greenland Ice Sheet in the past, Keisling et al.,cryosphereOpen Access10.5194/tc-20-2961-2026 Limited early-industrial warming and strong volcanic imprints in the Caucasus: the first temperature reconstruction based on maximum latewood density, Dhyani et al.,Climate of the pastOpen Accesspdf10.5194/cp-22-989-2026 Newly recovered series of meteorological measurements in SW Greenland (Nuuk) in the period 1806–1813, Przybylak et al.,Climate of the pastOpen Access10.5194/cp-22-957-2026 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Climate extremes in Svalbard over the last two millennia are linked to atmospheric blocking,Nature Communications, 10.1038/s41467-024-48603-815cites. Biology & climate change, related geochemistry Earlier spring onset reduces ecosystem resilience to drought across the Northern Hemisphere, Liu et al.,Agricultural and Forest Meteorology10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111282 Impact of global change on the distribution of mountain mammals and birds, Dragonetti et al.,Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Open Access10.5281/zenodo.18389762 Introduced species will not save Caribbean coral reefs, Ritson-Williams et al.,Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access10.1073/pnas.2610820123 Mapping the Future Afforestation Distribution of China Constrained by National Afforestation Plan and Climate Change, Song et al.,BiogeosciencesOpen Accesspdf10.5194/bg-21-2839-2024 Marine particles and their remineralization buffer future ocean biogeochemistry response to climate warming, Maerz et al.,BiogeosciencesOpen Access10.5194/bg-23-1897-2026 Meta-analysis reveals asymmetric root and microbial phenology shifts under global change, Zhao et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Access10.1038/s41467-026-73761-2 Mountain Riparian Zones as Refugia for Rare and Endangered Plants Under Climate Change, Lei et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73769 Near-Term Climate Change Impacts on Kenyan Tree Cover, Warrier et al.,Earth s FutureOpen Access10.1029/2025ef006647 Predicting the range expansion of larger benthic foraminifera under earth’s changing climate, Amao et al.,Open Access CRIS of the University of BernOpen Access10.48620/98304 Resilience of Breeding Boreal Waterbirds to Harsh Wintering Conditions: Could Climate Warming Smooth Population Declines?, Pöysä et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73718 Satellite observations reveal a reversal trend in African woody cover around 2010, Li et al.,Agricultural and Forest Meteorology10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111267 Stream Temperature Response to Increased Shading Due To Riparian Shrubification in Northern Latitudes, Szeitz et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences10.1029/2025jg009465 Thermal stress impairs survival and immune responses in ant founding queens, Silva & Monnin,Biology LettersOpen Access10.1098/rsbl.2026.0072 Tree Cover and Temperature Shape the Distribution of Epiphytic Pleurozia in Asia: Forest Havens in a Warming Climate, Huang et al.,Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access10.1002/ece3.73657 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Biodiversity and Climate Extremes: Known Interactions and Research Gaps,Earth s Future, 10.1029/2023ef00396349cites. GHG sources & sinks, flux, related geochemistry Below- and above-canopy methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in a subalpine spruce forest, Krebs et al.,Agricultural and Forest MeteorologyOpen Access10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111261 Divergent vulnerabilities of soil carbon fractions to warming magnitude and extreme drought in alpine semi-arid mountain forests of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Yan et al.,Agricultural and Forest Meteorology10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111276 Evolution and future trend of household carbon footprints in aging Japan, Yang et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access10.1038/s43247-026-03612-x Geospatial life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of coal electricity in the United States, Fortier et al.,Environmental Research Infrastructure and SustainabilityOpen Access10.1088/2634-4505/ae6e6b Human amplification of climate-induced greenhouse gas emissions from global small water bodies, Zhuang et al.,Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access10.1073/pnas.2537678123 Impact of air-ice CO2 fluxes on polar ocean carbon budgets from a bipolar data compilation, Crabeck et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41467-026-73737-2 Large stocks of permafrost soil organic carbon and nitrogen in Arctic river deltas, Fuchs et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41467-026-73092-2 Mangrove carbon dynamics: Sequestration potential and climate change resilience, Kumawat et al.,Earth-Science Reviews10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105558 Melt period methane emissions in northern high latitude wetlands are governed by the length of the period and presence of permafrost, Hyvärinen et al.,Atmospheric chemistry and physicsOpen Access10.5194/acp-26-7555-2026 Methane Emission Reductions Slow Stratospheric Ozone Recovery by Amplifying the Potency of Ozone Depleting Substances, Weber et al.,CentAUR (University of Reading)pmh:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:129449 Progressive release of long-stored carbon from tropical peatland disturbances, Koarashi et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41467-026-72890-y Satellite-based estimates of radiative forcing of long-lived halogenated gases from spectral observations, Whitburn et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s43247-026-03691-w Season-dependent asymmetric responses of soil carbon emissions to long-term changes in precipitation timing in a semi-arid steppe, Wang et al.,Agricultural and Forest Meteorology10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111280 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Human activities shape global patterns of decomposition rates in rivers,Science, 10.1126/science.adn126231cites. CO2 capture, sequestration science & engineering Atmospheric CO2 removal via enhanced weathering of steel slag in soil examined by experiments and geochemical modeling, Nakamura et al.,Frontiers in Environmental ScienceOpen Access10.3389/fenvs.2026.1802538 Legacy wells supporting net zero by screening carbon storage and geothermal potential in the United States, Rajput et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access10.1038/s43247-026-03667-w Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Converging Findings of Climate Models and Satellite Observations on the Positive Impact of European Forests on Cloud Cover,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 10.1029/2023jd0392356cites. Decarbonization Aligning global shipping climate policies with life cycle perspective, Kanchiralla et al.,Nature EnergyOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41560-026-02080-z Bird migration and wind-energy production across Western Europe, Bauer et al.,Nature Sustainability10.1038/s41893-026-01853-4 Climate impacts of hydrogen emissions, Sun et al.,Environmental Science & TechnologyOpen Accesspdf10.1021/acs.est.3c09030 Driving a green energy transition with halide perovskite solar cells, Chen et al.,Nature Sustainability10.1038/s41893-026-01844-5 Prospective environmental impact of solar energy communities in a decarbonised grid: insights from consequential life cycle analysis, Neves et al.,Energy PolicyOpen Access10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115415 Rethinking the economics and flexibility of U.S. nuclear power through hydrogen integration and policy support, Li et al.,Nature CommunicationsOpen Access10.1038/s41467-026-73630-y Systematic review of ferry decarbonization in the maritime sector, Kasepõld et al.,Journal of Shipping and TradeOpen Accesspdf10.1186/s41072-026-00241-7 When importance meets expectations: Determinants of local acceptance for wind and photovoltaic projects in Germany, Frank et al.,Energy Research & Social ScienceOpen Access10.1016/j.erss.2026.104765 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Demand-side strategies key for mitigating material impacts of energy transitions,Nature Climate Change, 10.1038/s41558-024-02016-z86cites. Geoengineering climateMost cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Abrupt reduction in shipping emission as an inadvertent geoengineering termination shock produces substantial radiative warming,Communications Earth & Environment, 10.1038/s43247-024-01442-368cites. Black carbonMost cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Measurement report: Shipborne observations of black carbon aerosols in the western Arctic Ocean during summer and autumn 2016–2020: boreal fire impacts,, 10.5194/egusphere-2023-23151citation. Aerosols Global mineral constraints on dust shortwave radiative effects, Li et al.,Nature Geoscience10.1038/s41561-026-01996-1 Global Tropical Cyclone Response to Anthropogenic Aerosol Changes, Zhao et al.,Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres10.1029/2025jd045902 Highland Pathways Shape Global Dust Vertical Transport and Its Climate Effects, Liu et al.,Geophysical Research LettersOpen Access10.1029/2026gl123758 Pacific Walker Circulation strengthened by tropospheric aerosol forcing, Ying et al.,npj Climate and Atmospheric ScienceOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s41612-026-01442-4 Uncertainty in Contrail Physics and Climate Impacts: Roadmap to a ContrailMIP, Eastham et al.,Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society10.1175/bams-d-26-0121.1 Vertically-resolved source contributions to climate-relevant aerosol properties in Southern Greenlandic fjord systems, Alden et al.,Atmospheric chemistry and physicsOpen Access10.5194/acp-26-7165-2026 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Aerosol-induced closure of marine cloud cells: enhanced effects in the presence of precipitation,Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 10.5194/acp-24-6455-202410cites. Climate change communications & cognition Caught in the Fray. How Climate Scientists Navigate the Public Sphere, Abramov et al.,Environmental CommunicationOpen Access10.6084/m9.figshare.32453978.v1 Climate action needs more than policy: The moral and spiritual foundations of sustainable change, Pinto & Vidal,PLOS ClimateOpen Access10.1371/journal.pclm.0000946 Climate Change Reporting Frames and Discourse in African Media (2015–2025): A Mixed-Method Study, Xu et al.,Environmental Communication10.1080/17524032.2026.2680140 Distinguishing climate change worry from state climate anxiety across 32 countries: implications for subjective wellbeing, Lee et al.,Journal of Environmental Studies and SciencesOpen Accesspdf10.1007/s13412-026-01120-0 Extreme weather salience as a climate crisis signal: Examining the role of extreme weather fear in adaptive and maladaptive responses to eco-anxiety, Lau et al.,Global Environmental ChangeOpen Access10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2026.103179 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Acting as we feel: Which emotional responses to the climate crisis motivate climate action,Journal of Environmental Psychology, 10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.10232737cites. Agronomy, animal husbundry, food production & climate change A systematic review on the impact of climate smart agricultural practices adoption on productivity in Ethiopia, Molla,Journal of Disaster Science and ManagementOpen Accesspdf10.1007/s44367-026-00036-4 Carbon-removal opportunities and constraints of bioenergy crops on marginal croplands in China, Hua et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Accesspdf10.1038/s43247-026-03588-8 Climate-driven shifts in soil microbiomes: implications for plant resilience in agriculture, Bhagat & Mishra,Frontiers in ClimateOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fclim.2026.1803685 Flood-induced livelihood vulnerability and migration as an adaptation strategy: evidence from farm households of the flood-prone region of Eastern India, Nag et al.,Frontiers in ClimateOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fclim.2026.1695726 Northern permafrost represents a limit on the northward shift of climatically feasible agricultural frontiers under future warming, Xu et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access10.1038/s43247-026-03702-w Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Climate change impacts on small pelagic fish distribution in Northwest Africa: trends, shifts, and risk for food security,Scientific Reports, 10.1038/s41598-024-61734-840cites. Hydrology, hydrometeorology & climate change Asymmetric warming and rising atmospheric water demand in southern Zambia: long-term temperature change in the Ngwezi River Basin, Wankie et al.,Frontiers in ClimateOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fclim.2026.1837008 Emerging Importance of Compound Flooding in Future Tropical Cyclone Hazard Profiles, Gori et al.,Open MINDpmh:10.17615/ggmz-8m83 Historical Increase in Hourly Heavy Precipitation Across Japan and Its Attribution to Anthropogenic Climate Warming, Sato et al.,Atmospheric Science LettersOpen Access10.1002/asl2.70036 Inter-model differences in 21st century glacier runoff for the world’s major river basins, Wimberly et al.,cryosphereOpen Accesspdf10.5194/tc-19-1491-2025 Warming and vegetation greening drive recent surge in flash droughts, J et al.,Science AdvancesOpen Access10.1126/sciadv.aea8452 Widespread intensification of global river hydrograph flashiness under climate change, Zhu et al.,Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access10.1038/s43247-026-03681-y Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Global groundwater warming due to climate change,Nature Geoscience, 10.1038/s41561-024-01453-x109cites. Climate change economics Incorporating air quality health impacts into the social cost of carbon, Kingdon et al.,Nature Climate Change10.1038/s41558-026-02653-6 The impact of financial development on CO2 emissions in the framework of the environmental Kuznets curve, ÖNDES & KIZILGÖL,Frontiers in Environmental ScienceOpen Accesspdf10.3389/fenvs.2026.1814255 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Economic quantification of Loss and Damage funding needs,Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 10.1038/s43017-024-00565-710cites. Climate change mitigation public policy research Does Decarbonisation lead to Psychological De-territorialisation? An Emerging Challenge for a Just Transition in Coal and Carbon-Intensive Regions across EU Countries, García-Mira et al.,Journal of Environmental PsychologyOpen Access10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103084 Emission ensemble approach to improve the development of multi-scale emission inventories, Thunis et al.,Geoscientific model developmentOpen Accesspdf10.5194/gmd-17-3631-2024 Equitable transitions in ageing societies: how fairness perceptions transform carbon tax resistance, Ba et al.,Climate Policy10.1080/14693062.2026.2657445 Industrial decarbonization in a fragmented world: Carbon pricing with border adjustments using standardized values, Neuhoff et al.,Energy PolicyOpen Access10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115405 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:EU carbon prices signal high policy credibility and farsighted actors,Nature Energy, 10.1038/s41560-024-01505-x69cites. Climate change adaptation & adaptation public policy research Governing climate migration: the right to a livable space, Benveniste & Capisani,Environmental Politics10.1080/09644016.2026.2678013 Structural challenges to effective climate adaptation: a critical assessment of planned relocation as an adaptation strategy, Bertana et al.,Climate Risk ManagementOpen Access10.1016/j.crm.2026.100830 The unpredictability of community priorities in planning for water-scarce futures in the Goulburn-Broken River Basin, Grupper et al.,Environmental Science & Policy10.1016/j.envsci.2026.104407 Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Building resilience in Asian mega-deltas,Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 10.1038/s43017-024-00561-x48cites. Climate change impacts on human health Enhanced Heatwaves Exacerbate Survival Risks for Vulnerable Populations, Dou et al.,Anthropocene10.1016/j.ancene.2026.100554 Optimizing U.S. Heat Alerts: A Multimetric Analysis of Heat-Related Mortality, Alexander et al.,Weather Climate and Society10.1175/wcas-d-25-0079.1 Quantifying the financial burden of heat-related hospital admissions in Switzerland under a changing climate: A scalable analytical framework, Vaghefi et al.,BMC Global and Public HealthOpen Accesspdf10.1186/s44263-026-00275-w Most cited from this section, published 2 years ago:Health co-benefits and trade-offs of carbon pricing: a narrative synthesis,Climate Policy, 10.1080/14693062.2024.23568226cites. 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The federal government recently released “Getting Major Projects Built in Canada,” a discussion paper proposing to fast-track major infrastructure developments. The paper comes less than two months afterA Force of Nature, the government’s new$3.8-billion strategycommitting to protect 30 per cent of Canada’s lands and waters by 2030. The dissonance between the two is striking. A Force of Nature aims to protect ecosystems and wildlife for the betterment of Canada. In contrast, the reforms proposed in “Getting Major Projects Built” could threaten natural environments, species-at-risk and human health for generations. One proposal in the discussion paper is the creation of “federal economic zones,” in whichenvironmental impact assessmentswould not be required. For others outside these zones, construction could begin before assessments are complete. But impact assessments are not red tape. Their entire purpose is to prevent irreversible harm. Circumventing the process, or allowing shovels in the ground before the risks are understood, is misguided and a gamble with our collective future. As leaders of theCanadian Society for Ecology and Evolution— a non-partisan society of nearly 1,000 ecologists and evolutionary biologists — we believe Canadians need to understand what is at stake. Canada’s Species at Risk Act (SARA)contains a legal requirement known as the jeopardy test. Before a major project can proceed, it must be demonstrated that the project will not push a listed species closer to extinction or prevent its recovery. Under the government’s new proposal, specific projects would be exempt from the jeopardy test. This would remove one of Canada’s very few legally binding safeguards for endangered species. Canada has more than 600 SARA-listed species. Some of the most iconic ones are directly in the path of projects now being fast-tracked. Take the northern resident orca, which ranges through B.C.’s northern waters. With under 500 individuals remaining, the species is listed asthreatened under SARA. Both the proposedKsi Lisims LNG projectand theLNG Canada expansion at Kitimatwould increase shipping traffic, noise pollution and the risk of an oil spill within the orca habitat. In Ontario, the Crawford Nickel Mine north of Timmins is slated to destroy 11,785 hectares of legally-designated habitat critical for threatenedwoodland caribou. Habitat loss and disturbance are the primary reasons woodland caribou are declining.A 2024 federal government reportfound that caribou habitats across Canada have declined since 2017. Montréal’s Contrecoeur port expansion projecton the St. Lawrence River provides a stark example of the type of environmental destruction the government’s proposed fast-tracking could normalize. The copper redhorse, a freshwater fish found only in Québec, is one of Canada’s rarest species and has a legally-designated critical habitat in the port expansion zone. The project will destroy part of the species’ habitat. The federal government authorized this destruction. As compensation, they proposed the creation of a seagrass bed. However, scientists from Québec’s Ministry of Environment have said that this is “not a proven method and that compensation for this type of habitat remains experimental.” The federal government’s discussion paper signals that fast-tracking major projects will require increased reliance on such fish habitat offsetting. But the science shows offsetting has apoor track recordin Canada. Monitoring for offset fish habitats is often inadequate. Even when offsetting works, there are oftensubstantial delaysbetween when a vulnerable species’ habitat is destroyed and when compensatory habitat becomes functional. The cumulative effect of many losses adds up to harms to fisheries that communities, Indigenous Peoples and wildlife all depend upon. Environmental assessments do more than protect wildlife. They are also how Canada’s rural, Northern and Indigenous communities learn about risks to their drinking water, air quality, and the ecosystems that underpin their food security and cultural practices. Past projects approved without adequate assessments have poisoned the air, waters and soils of our country.As of May 2026, 39 active long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve in 37 Indigenous communities, and over24,000 contaminated siteson federally-owned land. Removing assessment requirements for projects, or short-circuiting their procedures, places local communities and their environments at risk. These impacts will disproportionately affect Indigenous Peoples, who already bear the brunt oftoxic soils and waters. We are in favour of building new infrastructure. The need to transition towards a clean energy future demands investment in new infrastructure. However, the way to do it is not to hollow out the scientific processes designed to safeguard communities and the environment. Impact assessments can be better co-ordinated. Agencies can be better funded. Indigenous communities can — and must — be engaged earlier. The path to faster, better decisions requires investment in science and in people, not compressing timelines to the point that assessments become meaningless. The Force of Nature strategy commits to “building Canada well” and ensuring that industrial development complements the conservation of Canada’s rich biological diversity and wild spaces. These are not only Canada’s natural heritage butsome of its greatest resources and future assets. The major projects discussion paper is not consistent with that commitment. Allowing construction before thorough assessments are completed, permitting development on endangered species’ critical habitats and substituting real habitat protection with offsets, will not build Canada well. It will build Canada at the expense of safeguarding communities and the environment. It will risk species extinctions, and it could cause irreparable harm to the health and well-being of many communities across Canada. The government should require impact assessments for all major infrastructure projects, commit to maintaining the jeopardy test under SARA for all such projects, reject any framework permitting construction before assessments are finalized, and abandon expanded reliance on fish habitat offsetting as a substitute for habitat protection. What Canada builds in the next decade will determine this country’s natural inheritance for generations. Let’s get it right.

Alla presenza del ministro dell’ambiente Gilberto Pichetto Fratin sono stati avviati i lavori di prolungamento dei moli foranei del porto di Barletta A Barletta la definiscono una infrastruttura di rilevanza strategica per il territorio, spiegando che il prolungamento dei moli foranei del porto rafforzerà la funzionalità, la sicurezza e la competitività dell’opera, con una attenzione particolare alla sostenibilità ambientale e alla innovazione. Il dragaggio è stato completato, ora l’apertura del nuovo cantiere cantiere. Intervista a Francesco Mastro, pres. autorità sistema portuale Adriatico meridionale, sen. Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, ministro dell’Ambiente, sen. Dario Damiani