Research stories
Discover how our research creates social, economic and environmental impact and deliver real-world solutions to address complex environmental challenges.
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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Scientists in the Conservation and Landscape Ecology Group at the Fenner School specialize in long-term empirical studies of biodiversity response in different kinds of landscapes – including those dominated by plantations, agriculture and national park management.
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Fires raging across the countryside through forests and farms create headlines around the world when they invade cities and towns and create mayhem.
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Dust storms, dust hazes or the back paddock blowing, seem to be a part of life for many Australians. But dust is the ‘business end’ of wind erosion.
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Research by Fenner School scholars published last week in the prestigious journal Climatic Change quantifies the trade-offs between sustaining water resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Australia.
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PhD scholar Kevin MacFarlane is investigating why Central Kalahari lions enter areas in and around farms and kill livestock.
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Dr Matthew Brookhouse uses tree ring samples to document the growth chronology of individual trees, building a comprehensive climate record and fire history for the highlands of south-eastern Australia.
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Humanity faces the daunting challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050. Experts forecast that by then, about 70 per cent of the population will live in cities.
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A research team led by Professor Peter Kanowski and Dr Kulala Mulung is conducting a five-year study in the province that seeks to support the local balsa industry.