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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.
Let the hunt begin!
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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modelling the relation between landscape attributes and disturbance,
quantifying association between dieback, ecosystem structure and plant phenotypic traits
integrating dendrochronological dating of dieback-affected stands
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Professor Peter Kanowski, Professor David Lindenmayer, and Dr John Dargavel from the Fenner School spoke with Radio National's Rear Vision on ABC Radio National about Australia's forest wars.
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A new booklet from Sustainable Farms highlights ten projects that farmers can undertake to improve the health of natural assets on farms – such as dams, shelterbelts or riparian areas.
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Citizen scientists from around the world are being asked to help complete Australia's longest daily weather record.
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There are now attempts to manage the rangeland goat to become a major commodity, but can these wily creatures be managed and harvested in Australia?
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Climate History Australia has launched a new citizen science project to create the longest daily weather record for Australia.
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For the ANU virtual Open Week 2020, we put together a series of podcasts talking about the teaching and learning at the Fenner School.
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When the clock ticked over to 2020, Australia was in the grip of a brutal drought and unprecedented bushfires. But in the months since, while many of us were indoors avoiding the pandemic, nature has started its slow recovery. That is the message of our new analysis released today.
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Professor Jamie Pittock spoke with ABC Radio National about a new review of Australia's Environmental laws - and finding that they have largely failed in their mission.