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We're going on a beetle hunt
This is a story about what it's like to tackle an entirely new problem, so nothing is easy. Not even catching some beetles.
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Disability advocate Marcus Dadd: ‘I hope I can inspire people to chase their dreams’
Fenner graduate and disability advocate Marcus Dadd has a passion for inclusive and sustainable practices in agriculture.
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Australia’s summer weather heats up
Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick gives us the run down of what is expected to be Australia's hottest hummer on record.
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Professor Saul Cunningham speaks with The Wire about the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report into biodiversity loss.
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David Lindenmayer comments on the government's plan to grant extensions sought by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee for 13 species - including the critically endangered Leadbeater's possum and the vulnerable Australian sea lion.
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Most native trees cut down in Victoria become woodchips, pulp and pallets, which have short lifespans before going to landfill. Dr Chris Taylor and Professor David Lindenmayer explore this issue in a piece first published in The Conversation.
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Autumn colour changes are celebrated worldwide and, however, recent temperature trends and extremes have changed the growing conditions experienced by trees and are placing autumn displays, such as Canberra.
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Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have been given $5.93 million in Australian Government funding to measure the benefits of farm dams through the Sustainable Farms project.
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Internationally recognised ANU ecologist and conservation biologist Professor David Lindenmayer has been elected as a Fellow into the Ecological Society of America.
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Professor Albert Van Dijk from the Fenner School writes about what is a pretty shocking environmental report card for 2018 in The Conversation.
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Urban forestry expert Dr Cris Brack quoted in the Canberra Times on their article about a small tree die-off on Northbourne Ave.