A group of 30 students and staff from the ANU embarked on a four day field trip, covering the wheat/sheep zone at Cowra and Canowindra, the marginal cropping practices near Nyngan, the waters usage along hte Macquarie River and Macquaries Marshes and mining at North Parkes mine.
The workshop aimed at taking stock of participating Australian researchers’ and practitioners’ understanding of food security investments in developing countries.
Researchers at ANU have found the current management practices in the Mountain Ash forests of Victoria's Central Highlands don't stack up economically.
Researchers have found large old trees need greater long-term protection from the threat climate change and logging if they are to be saved for future generations.