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Path to prosperity for planet and people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared: report.

Cities and businesses have the power to play a crucial role and become the “stewards” of critical Earth systems by demonstrating how they can reduce their environmental impact on the planet.

 
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A nose for ecology

How an ecologist's dog transformed her PhD project.

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Dr Matthew Brookhouse
Monday, 25 Mar 2019
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Fenner environmental lecturer Dr Matthew Brookhouse speaks with the Canberra Times about climate impacts on Canberra's autumn leaf displays.

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Snowy Hydro's Tumut 3 PSH project: Image, Jamie Pittock ANU
Monday, 25 Mar 2019
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A series of Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) projects planned across 5 states could triple Australia’s electricity storage capacity, according to a new study by a researcher at The Australian National University (ANU).

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Joelle Gergis
Monday, 18 Mar 2019
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New Fenner climate science lecturer Dr Joelle Gergis discusses her work in the climate change sphere in this Q&A.

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Friday, 08 Mar 2019
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Claudia Munera has penned this heartfelt piece following the loss of her friend and colleague, Javier Maldonado who was in Colombia working in the field. Claudia honours his memory and celebrates his passion for life and scientific research.

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Two Palm Cockatoos in a tree
Friday, 08 Mar 2019
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Did you know that the Palm Cockato is one of the few birds in the world that uses a tool as musical instrument? Fenner's Professor Rob Heinsohn said the rare bird could be extinct within a decade unless urgent action is taken to protect its habitat.

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Tuesday, 19 Feb 2019
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As one of the expert witnesses to the Royal Commission, Dr Marshall welcomed the way the Commission dealt with her evidence in the Indigenous engagement chapter, as well as the evidence provided to the Commission by senior Aboriginal witnesses from the Basin and other experts.

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Meena Sritharan with a rare plant
Monday, 18 Feb 2019
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What makes a plant rare? Simply being hard to find, or even endangered? It was this question that Fenner PhD student Meena Sritharan is searching for an answer to.

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Dr van Rooyen
Monday, 04 Feb 2019
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Led by scientists at the Australian National University in partnership with Australian and African based universities and R&D organizations, new research is changing the way small scale irrigation systems are run in nations like Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania.

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The Great Cumbung Swamp
Friday, 01 Feb 2019
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A new joint venture between the Nature Conservancy Australia (TNC) and Tiverton Agriculture to purchase land for conservation will protect almost the entire extent of the Great Cumbung Swamp from irrigated cropping.

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