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22 Sep 2020
A researcher from the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU has found the benefits of some fresh produce schemes extend beyond the convenience of...
11 Sep 2020
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,...
8 Sep 2020
Climate History Australia has launched a new citizen science project to create the longest daily weather record for Australia.
12 Aug 2020
A novel approach to fumigating the nests of the 40-spotted pardalote has proven to be highly effective.
7 Aug 2020
Bruny Island is virtually the only remaining habitat left where swift parrots can safely raise their hatchlings. Fenner School Researcher Dr Stojanovic tells...
30 Jul 2020
A new project is open to Honours and Masters students to apply a new food systems model study the link between food production, food processing, and...
9 Jul 2020
Recovered camera footage from fire-destroyed regions in Kosciuszko National Park revealed an incredible story of what the rare corroboree frogs had endured...
8 Jul 2020
How can we accommodate the needs of both farming and nature? Research shows us how – but it means accepting land as a finite resource, and operating within its...
6 Jul 2020
How can we improve storm water quality and additionally, how to make storm water channels more appealing to the community, using methods from Indigenous...
24 Jun 2020
The pandemic seems to have given the planet a bit of respite. But doubts remain whether it will be a lasting change
17 Jun 2020
The ANU has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the Federal Government to provide advice to the Australian Government on a farm biodiversity and carbon...
4 Jun 2020
New research examines historical records exploring low-elevation snowfall events to create Australia’s longest analysis of daily temperature extremes and their...