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2 Nov 2021
The make-or-break United Nations climate talks in Glasgow have begun. Much attention so far has rightly focused on the emissions reduction ambition each nation...
27 Oct 2021
Agriculture experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have teamed up with government bodies and NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa to improve irrigation...
25 Oct 2021
A team of three postdoctoral researchers at The Fenner School have developed a web app that uses satellite observations to help Australian farmers better...
8 Sep 2021
Do you have a strong interest in migratory shorebird conservation? Would you like to obtain skills in bird capture and tracking studies? We are seeking a PhD...
6 Sep 2021
If you’ve wandered through a forest, you’ve probably dodged dead, rotting branches or stumps scattered on the ground. This is “deadwood”, and it plays several...
25 Aug 2021
Business and governments across the world are embedding carbon abatement considerations into their trade negotiations and relationships. As an industry...
31 May 2021
When ANU Fenner School Alumna Dr Connie León began lockdown 2020, she couldn’t have predicted she would be approached by the BBC to appear on TV, speaking to...
19 Apr 2021
The US Congress is considering a proposed law to ban the import and sale of kangaroo parts. But experts say that weakening the industry will result in more...
31 Mar 2021
Improved weather conditions have pulled Australia’s environment out of its worst state on record, but recovery remains partial and precarious, new research...
18 Feb 2021
If you’ve walked up Mount Taylor any time in the last few years, you might have seen Dr Kathy Eyles. She’s the one holding the mattock and taking notes.
18 Jan 2021
Habitat destruction by logging and agriculture is pushing parrot species towards extinction, while current protected areas are failing to mitigate these...
6 Oct 2020
From Tasmania’s majestic forest giants to the eucalypt on your nature strip, trees in Australia are many, varied and sometimes huge. But how many are there...