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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.
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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.
Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green
Large areas of concrete and asphalt absorb and radiate heat, creating an 鈥渦rban heat island effect鈥. It puts cities at risk of overheating as they are than surrounding areas.
Wildlife in our homes: Australian reptiles in the global exotic pet market
On March 3rd we celebrate World Wildlife Day, and the theme for 2024 is "Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation." We are thrilled to feature the research of our guest blogger, Sebastian Chekunov, a PhD candidate from Dr.听's Invasion Ecology research group. Dr Cassey is an ARC Industry听Laureate听Fellow, Combatting Wildlife Crime and Preventing Environmental Harm.
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Rainy day ice age in the global south
An international study of the mineral deposits in stalactites in South Australia鈥檚 Naracoorte Caves, has shed new light on climate conditions in the Southern Hemisphere during ice ages.
A Periodic Table of Food for better health globally
成人大片 researchers are contributing to a global effort to quantify the makeup of the world鈥檚 food supply, enabling data-driven solutions to human and planetary health challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change and malnutrition.
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Leading environmental scientist takes the reins
Plant, ecological and evolutionary geneticist, Professor Andrew Lowe will lead the 成人大片鈥檚 Environment Institute as its newly appointed Director.
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Eliminating illegitimate timber and plant derived products from global supply chains
The 成人大片 has partnered with , , (FSC ANZ) and to secure a $500,000 grant to produce a secure, data-led traceability system for agricultural commodities and timber products.
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.
ARC Discovery Project Success for Environment Institute
A big congratulations to these Environment Institute members for their ARC Discovery Project successes this week, collectively totalling almost $2.4 million in grant funding.听 With a success rate of only 16%, these are great achievements.
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