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Path to prosperity for planet and people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared: report.
Cities and businesses have the power to play a crucial role and become the “stewards” of critical Earth systems by demonstrating how they can reduce their environmental impact on the planet.
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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, shelterbelts or riparian areas.
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Climate History Australia has launched a new citizen science project to create the longest daily weather record for Australia.
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A novel approach to fumigating the nests of the 40-spotted pardalote has proven to be highly effective.
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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 nutritional density across range of food stuffs from the horticulture, aquaculture and the live stock industries.
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Recovered camera footage from fire-destroyed regions in Kosciuszko National Park revealed an incredible story of what the rare corroboree frogs had endured this summer.
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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 limits. In doing so, farmers will also reap benefits.
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How can we improve storm water quality and additionally, how to make storm water channels more appealing to the community, using methods from Indigenous science?
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The pandemic seems to have given the planet a bit of respite. But doubts remain whether it will be a lasting change
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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 scheme.