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Downstream Traffic: wildlife conservation and sustainable development’ Reflections on the future of Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre from a Study Tour to Cambodia
The illegal wildlife trade is one of the largest drivers of biodiversity loss and species endangerment globally.
Once the fish factories and ‘kidneys’ of colder seas, Australia’s decimated shellfish reefs are coming back
Australia once had vast oyster and mussel reefs, which anchored marine ecosystems and provided a key food source for coastal First Nations people. But after colonisation, Europeans harvested them for their meat and shells and pushed oyster and mussel reefs almost to extinction. Because the damage was done early –Ìýand largely underwater –Ìýthe destruction of these reefs was all but forgotten.
EVENT: Rewilding the oceans: combining marine biology & technology, public & policy
The Environment Institute is pleased to present an engaging panel discussion on rewilding our oceans for the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's EcoversityÌý2022 Sustainability Week.
SEMINAR: Network Governance for Urban Infrastructure Resilience to Disasters
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ's Stretton Institute,ÌýÌý, the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources and the Environment Institute are delighted to jointly host international guest speaker
[Read more about SEMINAR: Network Governance for Urban Infrastructure Resilience to Disasters]
Fishing for Data on Plastics
The problem of plastics in our oceans and their potential impact on people, plants, animals and entire ecosystems was front and centre at the recent .
Green Industries SAÌýCircular Economy Student Award 2022
Congratulations to Liancheng Li, PhD candidate in the School of Architecture and Built Environment, who was the recipient of the Green Industries SA'sÌýÌý for 'Masters-PhD'.
[Read more about Green Industries SAÌýCircular Economy Student Award 2022]
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