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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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Fenner School professor Dr Peter Kanowski is one of the most renowned researchers worldwide in the field of international forest governance - and just recently was awarded an honorary doctorate from University of Freiburg Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources.
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Without bees, dinners could look very different and cost a lot more than they do today. Professor Saul Cunningham talks to to News Corp about the importance of bees to our agriculture systems.
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A 2017 report found the bush capital had lost 10 per cent of its urban canopy cover between 2009 and 2016. The government is set to plant 17,000 trees over the next four years to help restore Canberra's declining canopy cover.
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Fenner School climate scientist Dr Joelle Gergis says the current pledges of the Paris Agreement are no where near enough to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees. This especially leaves Northern Australia vulnerable to more intense cyclones and heatwaves.
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Long extinct in the wild in the ACT, the New Holland mouse might be set to make a comeback, with plans for an "insurance" population at Canberra's Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
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At the start of May the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA at ANU) held their first ‘Forestry and Environment Careers Night’, a networking and information evening for students to learn about pursuing a career in the forestry industry.
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Fenner in the News - 'Not adequate': experts rate Australian political response to extinction crisis
Associate Professor Philip Gibbons gives his thoughts on the major political parties environmental platforms and promises ahead of the 2019 Australian Federal Election in this article in the Guardian.
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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.