In this talk, Dr Chris Cvitanovic will argue that a shift in the academic study of science-policy-practice interfaces is needed, towards the study of ‘bright spots’ – situations where science has successfully influenced and impacted on policy and practice.

Reliable water is essential to our lives and livelihoods, but more than half the world’s population suffer from water scarcity. new research suggests that forests and trees play a much greater role in maintaining global rainfall patterns than was previously realized. Could this mean a whole new value for forests?

Open to all students with an interest in weather, climate and oceanography areas with presentations and networking.

This presentation will provide an overview of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), a synopsis of current challenges and presents some of our early thinking around the ALAs future directions informed by preliminary results from an active National Consultation process.

In this PhD seminar, Jin Teng explores how the development and application of a simple conceptual flood inundation model that can be used for rapid and accurate assessment of inundation in large floodplains.

Join us for the Higher Degree Research Skills Day to further your understanding of working with different types of research.

Fenner School will be holding HDR Symposium on 13 June. All staff, students (HDR, Postgraduate and Honours) and affiliates are invited to participate in this event.

In this seminar Dr Steven Lade discuss ‘Planetary boundaries’, the safe operating space for humanity as a precondition for sustainable development, and the challenges and conflicts it poses.

The role of history in ecological restoration is changing. In this seminar, Lilian Pearce explores how cultural frameworks integrates and conflicts with scientific ones when examining ecological restoration of settler sites.

The relationship between education and ‘pro-environment’ behaviour is complex, and has been little-investigated for the specific case of forests. In this seminar, Peter Kanowski and Dollie Yao explore this topic as part of Canberra Tree Week.

The ANU Fenner School Committee of the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA at ANU) is holding a career night for Fenner students to meet and network with government and industry representatives.

Dr Jonathan Donges from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany will explore how planetary-scale socio-ecological systems dynamics work, and what this means during the Anthropocene.

To sort out our environmental challenges is going to take researchers from all fields - so you are all invited to the pub!

In this seminar, Constanza Leon will examine how group-living animals are affected by both the physical and social environment they inhabit, influencing population dynamic processes such as reproductive success, survival and dispersal patterns; all of which ultimately shape the evolution of a species.

Dr. Vivian Welch, editor in chief of the Campbell Collaboration and co-convenor of the Campbell-Cochrane Equity Methods group, will describe how evidence synthesis organizations are addressing the challenges of timeliness and relevance.

The Annual Environment Briefing will review the condition of Australia’s natural resources and ecosystems over the past year, drawing on the most recent observations on land, at sea and from space.

The energy trilemma suggests that any modern energy/electricity system needs to meet three goals - sustainability, equity, and security. However, the Australian electricity sector suggests otherwise. This seminar explores he Federal level political framing of energy policy in Australia.

Professor Brian Walker launches his new book 'Finding Resilience', with a public lecture - 'What is Resilience?’ - followed by drinks and canapes.

Open to all students with an interest in weather, climate and oceanography areas with presentations and networking.

Many ecologists have recommended culling of noisy miners to save threatened small woodland birds. The results of such drastic interventions in ecosystems are unpredictable, however. Compensatory responses are often reported and unexpected outcomes are common.

In this seminar, Donna Belder will discuss how restoration plantings in highly fragmented agricultural landscapes aim to increase habitat quality and connectivity for native wildlife, including threatened and declining woodland birds.

The next Fenner School Affiliates Seminar will be held on Friday, 22 March, with speakers discussing various climate and environmental topics.

Fenner School will be holding the HDR Symposium on 20-21 March and all staff, students and affiliates are invited and encouraged to participate in this big event.

Sachiko Okada's research aims to provide new science-based insights into the impacts of landscape transformation from agricultural land to exotic pine plantations on the survival of small-bodied birds occurring in vegetation remnants.

Atmospheric carbon abatement through better management of mangroves is of interest in climate change mitigation. This seminar examines a study into measuring the potential contribution of mangrove forests to methane emissions.

Increasing irrigation water productivity in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe through on-farm monitoring, adaptive management and agricultural innovation platforms (AIPs),

The MountainPaths project implements a three-step participatory process involving a wide range of local and regional stakeholders in the Pays de la Meije (French Alps). It aims to highlight adaptive strategies required to face climate change and inform the potential contribution of ecosystems to this adaptation.

Based on a brief introduction to food system challenges, the presentation will consider plausible future food demand and the consequences for health, society and environment. It will then consider the nature of shocks and stresses, concluding with considerations relating to enhancing food system resilience.

Seismic changes in the Earth’s natural systems, brought about by global warming and environmental change, present humans with a radically new physical environment. Successful navigation and survival in this terrain requires a new conceptual compass which is calibrated to its times.

This lecture is based on personal and professional lessons learned during a 50-year career by Prof. Patricia (Pat) Werner as a field ecologist, academic, and public servant, and where she was almost always the only woman in the work place.