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Food, soil, water & agriculture

About

Food and water security are two of the biggest global challenges of our time. Our research focuses on providing reliable scientific, sociological and institutional knowledge to inform sustainable food and water policies and improve the management, use and conservation of natural resources.

Groups

A researcher kayaks down a river in a yellow inflatable raft.

It's crucial that we as a society communicate the huge importance of this system, celebrate its majestic wonder - and continue efforts to preserve and encourage river stewardship for future generations.

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Projects

First Nations people have legal interests to greater than 57% of Australia’s land mass yet their participation in primary industries is minimal. The baseline study addresses several aspects and issues associated with growing First Nations primary production across Australia.

People

  • Prof Peter Yu, First Nations Portfolio - Principal Investigator
  • Mr Russell Barnett - Honorary Associate Professor, First Nations Portfolio
  • Dr Lorrae McArthur - Senior Projects Officer, First Nations Portfolio
  • Mr Brian Stacey, Professor of Practice, First Nations Portfolio
  • Mr Bruce Gorring, Director, National Indigenous Business Development Hub, First…

The Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics (WALD) sits within the Fenner School of Environment & Society, and combines satellite observations, field data and prediction models to measure, monitor and forecast natural hazards, natural resources and the environment.

Student intake

Open for Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD students

People

This research looks at options for more effective conservation of freshwater ecosystems for the benefit of people and nature.

Bees are crucial for the function of many of our crops, and part of the system of producing food such as apples, almonds, berries, beans, eggplants and pumpkins.

Student intake

Open for Honours, Masters, PhD students

People

It's crucial that we as a society communicate the huge importance of this system, celebrate its majestic wonder - and continue efforts to preserve and encourage river stewardship for future generations.

People

  • Xavier Anderson
  • Jason MacQueen
  • Meredith Hope
  • Dr Sara Beavis
  • Dr Alec Hunter

A range of post-grad projects that can be formulated to suit Honours, Masters or PhD. These will cover areas such as farm productivity, hydrology, ecological function, and social capital.

Student intake

Open for Honours, Masters, PhD students

Members

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Emeritus Professor

Honorary Lecturer

Honorary Associate Professor

Honorary Lecturer

Student

Daniel Mugadziwa

MPhil Student

Articles

Professor Jamie Pittock says there are much better options to secure water for towns in the Lachlan Valley than raising Wyangala Dam.

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Scientists are urging major dam projects in NSW and Queensland be abandoned, warning of significant environmental and agricultural consequences.

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The Mekong River is the lifeblood of countries in the Mekong region, but the past few years have seen water flows recurringly decline and processes of saltwater intrusion accelerating in the Vietnamese Mekong delta. These transboundary hydrological challenges have detrimental effects on millions of people.

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A Menindee Lake outlet in far west NSW, shown during Darling river flood surveillance this month.

Tainted flows begin arriving in upper Menindee lakes in New South Wales as expert says problem ‘accelerated by poor management’

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If a river could speak, what would it tell you? Climb aboard and be prepared to get wet.

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Australia needs to overhaul how overabundant kangaroos are managed, rather than letting them starve or be culled as pests, according to an expert from The Australian National University (ANU).

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