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During a university class project related to climate change mitigation strategies, we utilized a university green space as a “living laboratory” for collaborative learning exercise to estimate landscape-level carbon biomass storage. The key objective of the exercise was to foster sustainability awareness with regard to the effectiveness of tree-planting initiatives to offset carbon emissions. Collaborative learning is a process by which students work together in small groups to accomplish a common goal. As experiences are active, social and student-owned, the process leads to the development of a variety of cognitive and transferable skills that are beneficial in academia and the workplace. Through data collection/analysis, the carbon biomass exercise not only allowed students to assess critically the efficacy of a tree-planting initiative as a means to sequester carbon, but they became aware of the difficulties in performing research on complex environmental issues. The intention of the research was to give students an opportunity to practice data collection, data analysis, problem solving, teamwork, communication and scientific literacy skills, meanwhile utilizing the campus open green space to enhance the knowledge discovery process. Informal assessment and discussions with students demonstrated that the activity was successful in reaching a wide range of students with varying backgrounds and initial attitudes about climate change mitigating strategies, which was our objective. Our case study demonstrates how learning objectives can be integrated with university sustainability initiatives to improve learning and student engagement. Finally, we see green spaces as dynamic settings for learning about physical processes and issues related to environmental management and sustainability.
Sorain J. Ramchunder; Alan D. Ziegler. Promoting sustainability education through hands-on approaches: a tree carbon sequestration exercise in a Singapore green space. Sustainability Science 2021, 16, 1045 -1059.
AMA StyleSorain J. Ramchunder, Alan D. Ziegler. Promoting sustainability education through hands-on approaches: a tree carbon sequestration exercise in a Singapore green space. Sustainability Science. 2021; 16 (3):1045-1059.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSorain J. Ramchunder; Alan D. Ziegler. 2021. "Promoting sustainability education through hands-on approaches: a tree carbon sequestration exercise in a Singapore green space." Sustainability Science 16, no. 3: 1045-1059.
Our assessment of 30 water bodies in the vicinity of the Mae Moh coal mine and power station in northern Thailand does not indicate substantial water quality management challenges to developing fisheries/aquaculture in peripheral reservoirs and streams. Negative water quality issues such as high concentrations of arsenic (2-17 μg/L) and ions including sulfate (868–2605 mg/L), sodium (217–552 mg/L), and total ammonia (<1–5 mg/L) were associated with groundwater and surface water resources on the facility, as well as the stream network draining from it. Total dissolved solids were also very high, ranging from 658 to 3610 mg/L. Six of seven ponds tested had As concentrations in the range of 5–17 μg/L. Although these levels are less than the Thai regulation for industrial effluent, they are elevated over background surface water concentrations. The highest concentration in a contaminated stream was 10.54 μg/L As, which is only slightly above the WHO (2017) regulation of 10 μg/L for drinking water. Ponds, contaminated streams, and deep subsurface water should not be used for fisheries/aquaculture without extensive remediation/treatment. Concentrations of these water parameters in peripheral streams and reservoirs were not of environmental concern. High water hardness (161–397 mg/L CaCO3 and potential ionic imbalances may be the greatest hindrances to developing sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in reservoirs in the study area. Routine monitoring of inorganic As species and other contaminants in water is needed to assess the full extent of arsenic risk at the site following closure.
S.H.J. Woon; K. Srinuansom; C.J. Chuah; Sorain J. Ramchunder; J. Promya; A.D. Ziegler. Pre-closure assessment of elevated arsenic and other potential environmental constraints to developing aquaculture and fisheries: The case of the Mae Moh mine and power plant, Lampang, Thailand. Chemosphere 2020, 269, 128682 .
AMA StyleS.H.J. Woon, K. Srinuansom, C.J. Chuah, Sorain J. Ramchunder, J. Promya, A.D. Ziegler. Pre-closure assessment of elevated arsenic and other potential environmental constraints to developing aquaculture and fisheries: The case of the Mae Moh mine and power plant, Lampang, Thailand. Chemosphere. 2020; 269 ():128682.
Chicago/Turabian StyleS.H.J. Woon; K. Srinuansom; C.J. Chuah; Sorain J. Ramchunder; J. Promya; A.D. Ziegler. 2020. "Pre-closure assessment of elevated arsenic and other potential environmental constraints to developing aquaculture and fisheries: The case of the Mae Moh mine and power plant, Lampang, Thailand." Chemosphere 269, no. : 128682.
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Fernando Jaramillo; Amanda Desormeaux; Johanna Hedlund; James W. Jawitz; Nicola Clerici; Luigi Piemontese; Jenny Alexandra Rodríguez-Rodriguez; Jesús Adolfo Anaya; Juan F. Blanco-Libreros; Sonia Borja; Jorge Celi; Sergey Chalov; Kwok Pan Chun; Matilda Cresso; Georgia Destouni; Shimelis Behailu Dessu; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Andrea Downing; Luisa Espinosa; Navid Ghajarnia; Pierre Girard; Álvaro G. Gutiérrez; Amy Hansen; Tengfei Hu; Jerker Jarsjö; Zahra Kalantari; Adnane Labbaci; Lucia Licero-Villanueva; John Livsey; Ewa Machotka; Kathryn McCurley; Sebastián Palomino-Ángel; Jan Pietron; René Price; Sorain J. Ramchunder; Constanza Ricaurte-Villota; Luisa Fernanda Ricaurte; Lula Dahir; Erasmo Rodríguez; Jorge Salgado; A. Britta K. Sannel; Ana Carolina Santos; Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni; Ylva Sjöberg; Lian Sun; Josefin Thorslund; Guillaume Vigouroux; Lan Wang-Erlandsson; Diandian Xu; David Zamora; Alan D. Ziegler; Imenne Åhlén. Correction: Jaramillo, F.; et al. Priorities and Interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Focus on Wetlands. Water 2019, 11, 619. Water 2019, 12, 88 .
AMA StyleFernando Jaramillo, Amanda Desormeaux, Johanna Hedlund, James W. Jawitz, Nicola Clerici, Luigi Piemontese, Jenny Alexandra Rodríguez-Rodriguez, Jesús Adolfo Anaya, Juan F. Blanco-Libreros, Sonia Borja, Jorge Celi, Sergey Chalov, Kwok Pan Chun, Matilda Cresso, Georgia Destouni, Shimelis Behailu Dessu, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Andrea Downing, Luisa Espinosa, Navid Ghajarnia, Pierre Girard, Álvaro G. Gutiérrez, Amy Hansen, Tengfei Hu, Jerker Jarsjö, Zahra Kalantari, Adnane Labbaci, Lucia Licero-Villanueva, John Livsey, Ewa Machotka, Kathryn McCurley, Sebastián Palomino-Ángel, Jan Pietron, René Price, Sorain J. Ramchunder, Constanza Ricaurte-Villota, Luisa Fernanda Ricaurte, Lula Dahir, Erasmo Rodríguez, Jorge Salgado, A. Britta K. Sannel, Ana Carolina Santos, Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Ylva Sjöberg, Lian Sun, Josefin Thorslund, Guillaume Vigouroux, Lan Wang-Erlandsson, Diandian Xu, David Zamora, Alan D. Ziegler, Imenne Åhlén. Correction: Jaramillo, F.; et al. Priorities and Interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Focus on Wetlands. Water 2019, 11, 619. Water. 2019; 12 (1):88.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando Jaramillo; Amanda Desormeaux; Johanna Hedlund; James W. Jawitz; Nicola Clerici; Luigi Piemontese; Jenny Alexandra Rodríguez-Rodriguez; Jesús Adolfo Anaya; Juan F. Blanco-Libreros; Sonia Borja; Jorge Celi; Sergey Chalov; Kwok Pan Chun; Matilda Cresso; Georgia Destouni; Shimelis Behailu Dessu; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Andrea Downing; Luisa Espinosa; Navid Ghajarnia; Pierre Girard; Álvaro G. Gutiérrez; Amy Hansen; Tengfei Hu; Jerker Jarsjö; Zahra Kalantari; Adnane Labbaci; Lucia Licero-Villanueva; John Livsey; Ewa Machotka; Kathryn McCurley; Sebastián Palomino-Ángel; Jan Pietron; René Price; Sorain J. Ramchunder; Constanza Ricaurte-Villota; Luisa Fernanda Ricaurte; Lula Dahir; Erasmo Rodríguez; Jorge Salgado; A. Britta K. Sannel; Ana Carolina Santos; Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni; Ylva Sjöberg; Lian Sun; Josefin Thorslund; Guillaume Vigouroux; Lan Wang-Erlandsson; Diandian Xu; David Zamora; Alan D. Ziegler; Imenne Åhlén. 2019. "Correction: Jaramillo, F.; et al. Priorities and Interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Focus on Wetlands. Water 2019, 11, 619." Water 12, no. 1: 88.
Wetlands are often vital physical and social components of a country’s natural capital, as well as providers of ecosystem services to local and national communities. We performed a network analysis to prioritize Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for sustainable development in iconic wetlands and wetlandscapes around the world. The analysis was based on the information and perceptions on 45 wetlandscapes worldwide by 49 wetland researchers of the Global Wetland Ecohydrological Network (GWEN). We identified three 2030 Agenda targets of high priority across the wetlandscapes needed to achieve sustainable development: Target 6.3—“Improve water quality”; 2.4—“Sustainable food production”; and 12.2—“Sustainable management of resources”. Moreover, we found specific feedback mechanisms and synergies between SDG targets in the context of wetlands. The most consistent reinforcing interactions were the influence of Target 12.2 on 8.4—“Efficient resource consumption”; and that of Target 6.3 on 12.2. The wetlandscapes could be differentiated in four bundles of distinctive priority SDG-targets: “Basic human needs”, “Sustainable tourism”, “Environmental impact in urban wetlands”, and “Improving and conserving environment”. In general, we find that the SDG groups, targets, and interactions stress that maintaining good water quality and a “wise use” of wetlandscapes are vital to attaining sustainable development within these sensitive ecosystems.
Fernando Jaramillo; Amanda Desormeaux; Johanna Hedlund; James W. Jawitz; Nicola Clerici; Luigi Piemontese; Jenny Alexandra Rodríguez-Rodriguez; Jesús Adolfo Anaya; Juan F. Blanco-Libreros; Sonia Borja; Jorge Celi; Sergey Chalov; Kwok Pan Chun; Matilda Cresso; Georgia Destouni; Shimelis Behailu Dessu; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Andrea Downing; Luisa Espinosa; Navid Ghajarnia; Pierre Girard; Álvaro G. Gutiérrez; Amy Hansen; Tengfei Hu; Jerker Jarsjö; Zahra Kalantari; Adnane Labbaci; Lucia Licero-Villanueva; John Livsey; Ewa Machotka; Kathryn McCurley; Sebastián Palomino-Ángel; Jan Pietron; René Price; Sorain J. Ramchunder; Constanza Ricaurte-Villota; Luisa Fernanda Ricaurte; Lula Dahir; Erasmo Rodríguez; Jorge Salgado; A. Britta K. Sannel; Ana Carolina Santos; Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni; Ylva Sjöberg; Lian Sun; Josefin Thorslund; Guillaume Vigouroux; Lan Wang-Erlandsson; Diandian Xu; David Zamora; Alan D. Ziegler; Imenne Åhlén. Priorities and Interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Focus on Wetlands. Water 2019, 11, 619 .
AMA StyleFernando Jaramillo, Amanda Desormeaux, Johanna Hedlund, James W. Jawitz, Nicola Clerici, Luigi Piemontese, Jenny Alexandra Rodríguez-Rodriguez, Jesús Adolfo Anaya, Juan F. Blanco-Libreros, Sonia Borja, Jorge Celi, Sergey Chalov, Kwok Pan Chun, Matilda Cresso, Georgia Destouni, Shimelis Behailu Dessu, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Andrea Downing, Luisa Espinosa, Navid Ghajarnia, Pierre Girard, Álvaro G. Gutiérrez, Amy Hansen, Tengfei Hu, Jerker Jarsjö, Zahra Kalantari, Adnane Labbaci, Lucia Licero-Villanueva, John Livsey, Ewa Machotka, Kathryn McCurley, Sebastián Palomino-Ángel, Jan Pietron, René Price, Sorain J. Ramchunder, Constanza Ricaurte-Villota, Luisa Fernanda Ricaurte, Lula Dahir, Erasmo Rodríguez, Jorge Salgado, A. Britta K. Sannel, Ana Carolina Santos, Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Ylva Sjöberg, Lian Sun, Josefin Thorslund, Guillaume Vigouroux, Lan Wang-Erlandsson, Diandian Xu, David Zamora, Alan D. Ziegler, Imenne Åhlén. Priorities and Interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Focus on Wetlands. Water. 2019; 11 (3):619.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando Jaramillo; Amanda Desormeaux; Johanna Hedlund; James W. Jawitz; Nicola Clerici; Luigi Piemontese; Jenny Alexandra Rodríguez-Rodriguez; Jesús Adolfo Anaya; Juan F. Blanco-Libreros; Sonia Borja; Jorge Celi; Sergey Chalov; Kwok Pan Chun; Matilda Cresso; Georgia Destouni; Shimelis Behailu Dessu; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Andrea Downing; Luisa Espinosa; Navid Ghajarnia; Pierre Girard; Álvaro G. Gutiérrez; Amy Hansen; Tengfei Hu; Jerker Jarsjö; Zahra Kalantari; Adnane Labbaci; Lucia Licero-Villanueva; John Livsey; Ewa Machotka; Kathryn McCurley; Sebastián Palomino-Ángel; Jan Pietron; René Price; Sorain J. Ramchunder; Constanza Ricaurte-Villota; Luisa Fernanda Ricaurte; Lula Dahir; Erasmo Rodríguez; Jorge Salgado; A. Britta K. Sannel; Ana Carolina Santos; Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni; Ylva Sjöberg; Lian Sun; Josefin Thorslund; Guillaume Vigouroux; Lan Wang-Erlandsson; Diandian Xu; David Zamora; Alan D. Ziegler; Imenne Åhlén. 2019. "Priorities and Interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Focus on Wetlands." Water 11, no. 3: 619.
Data from: Lam et al. (2021) Habitat adaptation mediates the influence of leaf traits on canopy productivity: evidence from a tropical freshwater swamp forest. Ecosystems. litterfall.csvDry mass (Dry.Mass) of leaf litter collected from each species (species) from litterfall traps in ten swamp and non-swamp plots (Plot) over a one-year monitoring period Leaf traits and SIV.csvSpecies (species), abbreviated code (code), their respective leaf trait values (SLA = specific leaf area [cm2/g]; LDMC = leaf dry matter content [mg/g]; LT = leaf thickness [mm]; CNratio = C:N mass ratio) and swamp indicator value (SIV; a measure of degree of adaptation/association to swamp habitats) ten plot trees.csvDBH (dbh_2018) of all canopy tree species (species) with DBH > 5 cm in the ten plots in which litterfall was monitored
Weng Ngai Lam; Pin Jia Chan; Ying Ying Ting; Hong Jhun Sim; Jun Jie Lian; Rie Chong; Nur Estya Rahman; Lorraine Wen Ai Tan; Qian Yi Ho; Zhongyu Chiam; Srishti Arora; Hao Ran Lai; Sorain Jay Ramchunder; Kelvin S. -H. Peh; Yixiong Cai; Kwek Yan Chong. Habitat adaptation mediates the influence of leaf traits on canopy productivity: evidence from a tropical freshwater swamp forest. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleWeng Ngai Lam, Pin Jia Chan, Ying Ying Ting, Hong Jhun Sim, Jun Jie Lian, Rie Chong, Nur Estya Rahman, Lorraine Wen Ai Tan, Qian Yi Ho, Zhongyu Chiam, Srishti Arora, Hao Ran Lai, Sorain Jay Ramchunder, Kelvin S. -H. Peh, Yixiong Cai, Kwek Yan Chong. Habitat adaptation mediates the influence of leaf traits on canopy productivity: evidence from a tropical freshwater swamp forest. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeng Ngai Lam; Pin Jia Chan; Ying Ying Ting; Hong Jhun Sim; Jun Jie Lian; Rie Chong; Nur Estya Rahman; Lorraine Wen Ai Tan; Qian Yi Ho; Zhongyu Chiam; Srishti Arora; Hao Ran Lai; Sorain Jay Ramchunder; Kelvin S. -H. Peh; Yixiong Cai; Kwek Yan Chong. 2021. "Habitat adaptation mediates the influence of leaf traits on canopy productivity: evidence from a tropical freshwater swamp forest." , no. : 1.