Check out our calendar of events and participate in our seminars, public lectures and more.

Josh sits on a grassy alpine slope, facing away from the camera and looking out over a mountainous landscape with patches of snow and cloud-covered skies. They wear a wide-brimmed dark hat, a checkered long-sleeve shirt, and light-coloured pants. In the foreground, native alpine plants with tall white flower stalks are visible, adding texture to the natural scene
10 Jul 2025 | 10 - 11am

Alpine pollinators are uniquely adapted to cold, dynamic environments, but face growing threats from climate change. This talk explores how temperature across climates, weather, and microclimates shapes pollinator activity in Australia's mountains, and what this means for their survival.

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A serene rural dam with still, dark water reflecting a blue sky and scattered white clouds. The bank in the foreground is edged with dry grasses and reeds, and contains a plastic crate holding a yellow portable pump hooked up by hoses to a floating sampling device resting on the water. On the opposite shore, gently sloping pasture is dotted with eucalyptus and other native trees under a partly cloudy sky
22 Aug 2025 | 12 - 1pm

Teal carbon ecosystems are freshwater wetlands, like lakes, ponds, farm dams and reservoirs. Equivalent to blue carbon (coastal wetlands), they can regulate greenhouse gases and mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Past events

fire burns through a forest
24 Mar 2025 | 1 - 2pm

The state, dynamics, spatial configuration and characteristics of wildland fuels are critical in understanding fire spread and severity in wildland ecosystems.

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Fenner Building
19 Mar 2025 | 9:01am - 4:01pm

ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society research students from across our cohorts are presenting their work in two days of talks

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Fenner Building
18 Mar 2025 | 9:01am - 4:01pm

ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society research students from across our cohorts are presenting their work in two days of talks

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Kaz stands in front of bushland, he wears a hat, a yellow jacket and is smiling at the camera.
17 Mar 2025 | 1 - 2pm

In this presentation, Dr. Kaz Kagohashi explores the factors that influence the autonomy of local landcare groups and addresses the future challenges for the sustainability of landcare in Australia.

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sun light streams over a path through a forest
12 Mar 2025 | 4 - 5pm

Dr. DellaSala will deliver a 45-minute seminar at the Fenner School on Ending forest degradation in globally important primary forests by 2030: are we getting anywhere?  

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Image shows the Atlas of Living Australia logo on the left. To the right are the Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus), the Stigmodera gratiosa, and a Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
12 Mar 2025 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

This seminar will explore the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA). The ALA is Australia’s national biodiversity data infrastructure which harmonises the nation’s biodiversity data to support world-class science and decision-making.

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A woman sitting on a bench working on her laptop
5 Mar 2025 | 1 - 2pm

In this seminar, Dr. Jasper Montana will outline plans for a developing research programme intended to direct greater attention towards the relationship between people and nature as a site for careful and considered monitoring and intervention.

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A path winds its way through a forest
26 Feb 2025 | 5:30pm

The Jack Westoby Lecture recognises the contribution to forestry internationally by Jack Westoby (1912-1988).

The Biennial Lecture Series was initiated in 1997 and is made possible by the generosity of the Westoby Family.

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trees growing on red earth for carbon capture and removal projects
26 Feb 2025 | 1 - 2pm

This seminar will provide an overview of the role of carbon offsets in Australian climate policy and an introduction to the scandals and debates concerning their integrity.

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