/environment/ en /environment/news/list/2024/06/13/consuming-landscapes The rural hinterlands of Australia’s metropolitan areas and regional cities, known as peri-urban regions, are well-known as sites of expanding habitat loss and a high incidence of threatened species. June 13 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/06/13/consuming-landscapes /environment/news/list/2024/06/06/2024-sa-environment-awards-success Yesterday, on World Environment Day, we celebrated the 2024 SA Environment Award finalists and winners. The evening was a fantastic celebration of environmental champions across the state, emceed by the charismatic Tiahni Adamson.  June 06 2024 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2024/06/06/2024-sa-environment-awards-success /environment/news/list/2024/05/02/tropical-fish-are-invading-australian-ocean-water A ³ÉÈË´óƬ 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. May 02 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/05/02/tropical-fish-are-invading-australian-ocean-water /environment/news/list/2024/05/02/strengthening-australia-and-vietnam-partnerships-advancing-research-and Vietnam, with its long coastline, is vulnerable to climate change impacts. May 02 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/05/02/strengthening-australia-and-vietnam-partnerships-advancing-research-and /environment/news/list/2024/05/01/early-career-marine-ecologist-wins-southwood-prize Congratulations to Environment Institute Future Making Fellow, Dr Dominic McAfee, on winning the 2023 Journal of Applied Ecology Southwood Prize for the best paper by an early career researcher. May 01 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/05/01/early-career-marine-ecologist-wins-southwood-prize /environment/news/list/2024/04/30/scistarter-australia-is-a-new-home-for-citizen-science Citizen science platform SciStarter Australia has officially launched on the final day of Global Citizen Science month, creating a one-stop location for citizen science projects seeking volunteers in Australia. April 30 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/04/30/scistarter-australia-is-a-new-home-for-citizen-science /environment/news/list/2024/04/18/defining-the-potential-for-mangrove-based-agribusiness-transformation-in-the 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’s Future Making Fellow, Dr Pham Thu Thuy, $471,200 for a project on ‘Defining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta’. April 18 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/04/18/defining-the-potential-for-mangrove-based-agribusiness-transformation-in-the /environment/news/list/2024/04/09/heat-stress-from-ocean-warming-harms-octopus-vision While climate change has led to an increase in the abundance of octopuses, heat stress from projected ocean warming could impair their vision and impact the survivability of the species. April 09 2024 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2024/04/09/heat-stress-from-ocean-warming-harms-octopus-vision /environment/news/list/2024/03/28/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. March 28 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/03/28/exploring-ancient-dna-for-environmental-insights /environment/news/list/2024/02/16/a-periodic-table-of-food-for-better-health-globally ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are contributing to a global effort to quantify the makeup of the world’s food supply, enabling data-driven solutions to human and planetary health challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change and malnutrition. February 16 2024 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2024/02/16/a-periodic-table-of-food-for-better-health-globally