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A Periodic Table of Food for better health globally

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

Professor Andrew Lowe

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

Timber

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.

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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.

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VIDEO: Jon Dee presenting 'Unleashing the power of trees for healthier communities'

On October 25 this year, the Environment Institute and had the pleasure of hosting Mr Jon Dee for a public lecture on 鈥楿nleashing the power of trees for healthier communities鈥, another instalment in our Hope and Wonder Series.

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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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Giving Day: Citizen Science supports important research

On 31 October the University will hold its inaugural Giving Day.听听This will be a 24-hour fundraising challenge where our community has fun, raises awareness about the benefits of philanthropy, and has the chance to make a gift to the cause they are most passionate about at the 成人大片.

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PODCAST: You can't build an ego when caring for a stream

Listen to this latest EcoFuturist podcast as Professor Andy Lowe talks to Bruce Pascoe from Black Duck Foods about traditional indigenous land management and native food production.

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Ocean acidification research is robust despite ebbs and flows

A new objective examination of almost a quarter-of-a-century of ocean acidification research shows that, despite challenges, experts in the field听can have confidence in their research.

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Nature Festival: Our Marine Home - What is the state of our ocean home, and how can we support it?

The Environment Institute was excited to welcome a cohort of passionate community members and practitioners to the first of its Nature Festival 2023 events titled 鈥鈥.听

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