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Playing sea soundscapes can summon thousands of baby oysters 鈥 and help regrow oyster听reefs

Imagine you鈥檙e in a food court and spoilt for choice. How will you choose where to eat? It might be the look of the food, the smell, or even the chatter of satisfied customers.

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Adelaide's Urban canopy cover study published in new book

We are delighted to advise that the Environment Institute's听听(first author), , and , all from the School of Architecture and Built Environment, have authored the chapter entitled 鈥The Potential for Urban Canopy Cover to Reduce Heat-Related Mortality in Adelaide鈥 in the recently published book听The book reports on current and projected urban overheating and mitigation technologies covering multiple cities across the world.

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TREENET National Street Tree Symposium success

Over 330 delegates attended the recent , held in Adelaide in September, making it the most successful ever!

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Wildlife trade threatening unprotected animals

International trade in animals not regulated by multilateral agreements is putting them under increasing threat. More than three times the number of unregulated animal species are being imported into the United States compared to the number of regulated species.

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Ecologist wins Distinguished Alumni Award for research on invasive alien species across three continents

Dr Pablo Garc铆a-D铆az, collaborator with Assoc Professor 's Invasion Science and Wildlife Ecology Group and previous 成人大片 PhD student, has been awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions in recognition of the impact his research on invasive alien species has had in Australia, Europe and South America.

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Fossil leaves embedded in time

Environment Institute's has helped to leave a historical mark on the suburban Melbourne landscape.

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鈥楢stonishing鈥: global demand for exotic pets is driving a massive trade in unprotected wildlife

Global demand for exotic pets is , a trend partly caused by social media and a shift from physical pet stores to .

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VIDEO: 'Rewilding the Oceans' event

On the 22nd of August the Environment Institute hosted a panel of experts in "Rewilding the Oceans: combining marine biology & technology, public & policy" the story of a lost of the ecosystem and the journey to rebuild before it was too late.

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Local fundraiser offers once-in-a-lifetime chance to name a new species

The (BSSA) have launched an online auction for the naming rights of a newly discovered species of parasitoid wasp.

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