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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.

Meet Koda
Tuesday, 24 Apr 2018
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Postdoctoral fellow Dr Luke O'Loughlin of the ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society shares his experience on a successful PhD journey.

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Rocks being removed to make way for farming. YouTube
Tuesday, 10 Apr 2018
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While not illegal, rock-crushing has massive implications for the populations of native mammals, frogs and reptiles in agricultural areas.

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Tuesday, 10 Apr 2018
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The Lesslie Endowment provides grants to ANU research students researching ecological management, conservation, and Euclayptus coolabah on the Diamantina River system.

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Friday, 06 Apr 2018
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New research suggests some Australian ecosystems are more threatened than might be suggested by looking at vegetation loss alone. 

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Water future
Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
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Why effective management of the Murray-Darling is essential for securing Australia’s water future.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
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Two professional associations concerned with urban forests, the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, with the ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society and Climate Change Institute, used International Day of Forests 2018 on 21 March, with its theme of Forests for Sustainable Cities, to convene a ‘field forum’ at the National Arboretum Canberra.

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Thursday, 01 Mar 2018
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An urban environment expert at ANU has warned that city councils acting alone to address climate change, in the absence of an evidence-based systems approach, can have unintended consequences.

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Monday, 04 Dec 2017
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The swift parrot – the world’s fastest parrot – has had a rough go. But ANU researchers are balancing the odds for this critically endangered bird.

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