News: Climate
Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water
A 成人大片 study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian waters.
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Murray-Darling Basin water theft laws suck more than river irrigation pumps
Water is one of Australia鈥檚 most valuable commodities. Rights to take water from our nation鈥檚 largest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, are worth almost A$100 billion. These rights can be bought and sold or leased, with trade exceeding . But water is also being stolen (no-one knows how much) and the thieves usually get away with it.
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Defining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta, Vietnam
The Mekong Delta region in Vietnam is facing several development challenges but the Government of Vietnam (GoV) is committed overcoming these and support the growth of the agricultural sector in the region. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) recently awarded Environment Institute鈥檚 Future Making Fellow, Dr Pham Thu Thuy, $471,200 for a project on 鈥楧efining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta鈥.
Exploring ancient DNA for environmental insights
Ancient environmental DNA (aeDNA) has revolutionised the study of ancient environments and the evolution of living things. It helps researchers unlock secrets found in sediments, ice, and water and has transformed our understanding of past biodiversity across different timescales, from decades to thousands of years ago. The Environment Institute is privileged to support the training of highly specialised experts in these cutting-edge techniques.
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EVENT: Earth Jam! at the UniBar next month
On the evening of Saturday 10th February the 成人大片's UniBar will come alive in a youth-focused evening for our living world aimed at amplifying and uplifting the South Australian youth voice.
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Australasian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference, Adelaide 14-17 November 2023 鈥 鈥楢MSN 2023 鈥 Living Coasts鈥.
Community members, environmental managers, interstate and international researchers will gather in Adelaide this week to celebrate, discuss and review the status of the natural 鈥楲iving Coasts鈥 of the Australasian region.
EVENT: "A Youth Symposium on Human-Nature Connection in the Anthropocene" - 20th November, 2023
The Environment Institute and Jane Goodall Institute Australia听are excited to be co-hosting this youth symposium.听Don't miss this incredible opportunity to broaden your understanding of the human-nature connection in the Anthropocene.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Nature Festival 2023
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Climate change threatens to cause 鈥榮ynchronised harvest failures鈥 across the globe, with implications for Australia鈥檚 food听security
New research shows scientists have听听to agriculture and global food production. Blind spots in climate models meant 鈥渉igh-impact but deeply-uncertain hazards鈥 were ignored. But now that the threat of 鈥渟ynchronised harvest failures鈥 has been revealed, we cannot ignore the prospect of global famine.
Success at the 2023 SA Environment Awards
It was a successful night for Environment Institute members at the 2023 South Australia's Environment Awards, with Professor receiving the Jill Hudson Award for Environment Protection and Professor receiving a certificate of commendation for research in the Pelzer Prize.
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