Study shows wildfires increasing in size and frequency

19 May 2020

A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shown for the first time the full extent of the areas burned by Victorian bushfires...

One cat, one year, 110 native animals: lock up your pet, it’s a killing machine

14 May 2020

Feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per year.

It’s official: expert review rejects NSW plan to let seawater flow into the Murray River

12 May 2020

A major independent review has confirmed freshwater flows are vital to maintaining the health of the Murray River’s lower lakes, striking a blow to demands by...

Podcast Episode - Dr Claire Foster and managing fuel loads with wildlife

28 Apr 2020

In this episode of Behind the Headline, we speak with Clare Foster about her research into how animals can influence bushfires by managing fuel loads.

Untapped potential for animals to help reduce bushfire risk

17 Apr 2020

A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that animals may be an "untapped" resource to help manage fuel loads for...

A major scorecard gives the health of Australia’s environment less than 1 out of 10

31 Mar 2020

A major scorecard gives the health of Australia’s environment less than 1 out of 10. Immediate action is needed to put Australia’s environment on a course to...

Event wrap - Africa & it’s People - Interdisciplinary Lessons from ANU Research

20 Mar 2020

On the 4th March the Fenner School of Environment & Society at ANU held an all-day symposium called “Africa & it’s People – Interdisciplinary Lessons...

Planetary Boundaries – a warning for our footprint on the earth

12 Feb 2020

A new paper in Nature Sustainability looks at the concept of planetary boundaries, and assesses what are critical levels of interference in that Earth system...

A buzz about pollination - Fenner research maps bee and food crops place of origin relationship

4 Dec 2019

With much of our food being grown globally, with plants dispersed far outside their place of origin, how does this change the relationship between bees and...

Fenner researchers working to improve real-time rainfall information for India

23 Sep 2019

Researchers from Fenner’s Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics (WALD) are collaborating with India’s premier weather forecasting agency to provide new and...

PhD opportunities: Sustainable Farms - Biodiversity values of Australian farms / Sustainable Agriculture top-up scholarship

3 Sep 2019

The Fenner School of Environment and Society is offering a couple of PhD programs (Ecologist and Social scientist) working with the interdisciplinary team of...

PhD project in crop pollination

3 Sep 2019

Are you interested in the role of biodiversity in supporting agriculture? Here is an opportunity to conduct research on aspects of crop pollination by bees in...