New approach to water management (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Charles Sturt University (CSU) wetland ecologist, Professor Max Finlayson, will outline his vision for restoring and managing water systems to regional business...
View ArticleThe big picture of small insects (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologist Dr Manu Saunders is finding out how the small things, wild pollinators, can affect the big picture of agricultural...
View ArticleBirds, drought and tree cover (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Increasing tree cover, particularly on stream sides and floodplains, could help bird communities survive during long and severe droughts, according to Charles Sturt...
View ArticleCivic environmental award for CSU student (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Undeterred by the recent chill of winter, a Charles Sturt University (CSU) student has displayed a dedication for her chosen career out in the environment. Nominated...
View ArticleCSU biodiversity research on show (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) New research by Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologists will feature at the in Ballarat on Friday 12 June. The University's Institute for Land, Water and Society is...
View ArticleNative wildlife on the move (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) We often think of environmental conservation as establishing new habitats of native plants but two Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologists believe establishing...
View ArticleMapping and measuring big trees (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) To the delight of researchers, the inaugural Slopes to Summit (S2S) Big Tree Competition has uncovered trees larger than any previously documented in the region along...
View ArticleProposed laws are a potential environmental disaster (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologist argues proposed changes to biodiversity legislation in NSW are a recipe for an environmental disaster of unprecedented...
View ArticlePaddock tree project - new hope for woodland birds and farm productivity (NSW...
(Source: NSW Local Land Services) 08 September 2016 Almost 500 new strategically located eucalypt trees are being planted in paddocks around Cowra to reconnect vital woodland habitat for local birds....
View ArticleCSU’s ‘Tall Poppy’ scientist one to look up to (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Finding solutions to the modern extinction crisis is a tall order but it's the motivation driving award-winning Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientist, Dr Dale...
View ArticleThe Shiny Green Crystal Ball Mike Baird Can’t Ignore
NSW is set to join Queensland in tearing up key environmental legislation. The likely result will be widespread land-clearing and a greater contribution to climate change, writes Dr Mehreen Faruqi....
View ArticleCSU research: Optimising conservation in urban Australia (Charles Sturt...
(Source: Charles Sturt University) The cities of Albury-Wodonga and Geelong have been selected for a new Charles Sturt University (CSU) study into the best way to conserve nature amid urban sprawl....
View ArticleNational Landcare grants start to flow across the Murray region (Australian...
(Source: Australian Government) Minister for the Environment The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources The Hon. Sussan Ley MP Federal Member for Farrer Joint media release...
View ArticleEuropean honey bee steals the media spotlight (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Native insects play an important role in pollinating agricultural crops but it's the European honey bee that often gets the glory according to Charles Sturt...
View ArticleCSU ecologists join call for renewed Alpine brumby cull (Charles Sturt...
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Three Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologists have joined a national group of scientists calling for rapid and humane control of feral horses, or brumbies, in...
View ArticlePress Releases: Our Ocean 2016 Commitments (US Department of State)
(Source: US Department of State) Participants in the third Our Ocean conference, held September 15-16 in Washington, D.C., announced over 136 new initiatives on marine conservation and protection...
View ArticleStudent brings environmental change to US Embassy (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) environmental student has taken sustainability initiatives learned in Albury-Wodonga to the United States Embassy in Canberra. Mr...
View ArticleKick off Sunshine Week with a Celebration of FOIA Professionals (US...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Wednesday, February 11, 2015 "Did you ever get to see an elephant in the wild before they became extinct?" By John Cruden, Catherine Novelli and Dan Ashe "Did you...
View ArticleEcological 'Pawprint' of Domestic Dogs Is Greater Than Previously Thought
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Humans and their canine companions share many close bonds. Wolves (Canis lupus) were the first animal domesticated by people, some time between...
View ArticlePolitics for the planet: why nature and wildlife need their own UN seats...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) The world has global authorities for trade and security, but not for threats to the environment. It's time the natural world got its own seat at the...
View ArticleBeyond Gang Green: The Changing Face of Environmentalism
David Brower & Martin Litton, Photo: John Loeffler On May 3, 1969, after hours of bitter debate, the Sierra Club fired David Brower. The organization’s first paid staffer, Brower had transformed...
View ArticleHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE...
8 March 2017 The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with John Knox, the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, and Hilal Elver, the...
View ArticleUnderstanding animal coexistence with a little dung and a lot of DNA...
(Source: Princeton University) Posted October 26, 2015; 12:00 p.m. by Morgan Kelly, Office of Communications Princeton University researchers deployed a new tool to help solve an old ecological puzzle:...
View ArticlePresident Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View ArticleNeglected and Unprotected
Summary On a Friday afternoon in October 2015, Luciana Caroline Albuquerque Bezerra, the executive secretary of health surveillance for the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, received a call from her boss,...
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Union)
(Source: European Union) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon future....
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Commission)
(Source: European Commission) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon future....
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Commission -...
(Source: European Commission - Directorate-General for Environment) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a...
View ArticleThe Best Quotations (and Key Themes) From the Pope's Environmental Manifesto...
Yesterday I posted a piece about the pope's "encyclical" on the environment released last month. I summarized what I saw as the key themes and takeaways. I also provided the first half of my list of...
View ArticleThe Best Quotes (and Key Themes) from the Pope's Environmental Manifesto...
Yesterday, I posted a piece about the Pope's "encylclical" on the environment, released last month. I summarized what I saw as the key themes and takeaways. I also provided the first half of my list of...
View ArticleInternational Spacecraft Carrying NASA’s Aquarius Ends Operations (NASA - The...
(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) MORE STORIES This video provides a global tour of sea surface salinity using measurements taken by NASA's Aquarius instrument aboard...
View ArticleThe problem with NSW's new Biodiversity Act
NSW is about to get a new Biodiversity Act that, if enacted, will replace a number of hard-won pieces of environmental law. Triage and reductionist science may play a role in the new Act. Such has been...
View ArticlePotential careers for a sustainable life (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A project at Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS) has turned its attention to over 500 primary school students to show them...
View ArticleAward for water researchers (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) From increasing our understanding of native fish through to informing policy on environmental water flows, the contributions of a group of Charles Sturt University...
View ArticleThe Mouse Lemur, a Genetic Model Organism for Primate Biology, Behavior, and...
Abstract Systematic genetic studies of a handful of diverse organisms over the past 50 years have transformed our understanding of biology. However, many aspects of primate biology, behavior, and...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: 2016 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting to Recognize...
(Source: The Clinton Foundation) On September 19-21, President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will host the 12 and final Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City. This year's...
View ArticleSpeakers Underline Urgency of Expanding Protected Coastal Areas, Tackling Sea...
Speakers emphasized the urgency of expanding protected coastal and marine areas - one of the targets of Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - as well as tackling the problem of ocean...
View ArticleEncyclical Summary (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference)
(Source: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference) Microsoft Word - 8 - Summary for Bishops - EN LAUDATO SI' A SUMMARY These pages follow Laudato si' step by step and help give an initial idea of its...
View ArticleStudents celebrated at CSU Albury-Wodonga graduations (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga will celebrate the achievements of more than one thousand students at the annual graduation ceremonies on Thursday...
View Article2017 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom (The Heritage Foundation)
(Source: The Heritage Foundation) August 30, 2016 | Special Report on Economic Freedom 2017 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom By James M. Roberts, William T. Wilson, Ph.D., Diane Katz, Anthony B. Kim,...
View ArticleNew DOJ FOIA Training Resources Now Available to Agencies (US Department of...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Prosecuting Privacy Abuses by Corporate and Government Insiders Courtesy of Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division In a series of...
View ArticleAssuring Authority for Courts to Shut Down Botnets (US Department of Justice)
(Source: US Department of Justice) Addressing Threats to Privacy Posed by Spyware Courtesy of Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division The widespread use of computers...
View Article“Tell Me Where I Can Be Safe”
Summary Basically, because of this law [SSMPA] the police treat people in any way that they please. They torture, force people to confess, and when they hear about a gathering of men, they just head...
View ArticleTackling Britain's 'green xenophobia' over alien plants and animals: Our...
Alien species are taking over nature. Rogue rats are running amok on remote islands, predatory crayfish are cruising English rivers, Japanese knotweed is strangling South Wales, water hyacinth is...
View ArticleMistletoe not just for Christmas (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A kiss under the mistletoe is a Christmas tradition but for a Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientist studying this parasitic plant is a year-round obsession....
View ArticleCSU ecologist to study impact of Indigenous burning (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologist will extend international knowledge about the impact of Indigenous burning on Australian mammals and its potential to...
View ArticleIndigenous research boosted by ARC grants (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) research project examining Indigenous political participation and another examining the potential for Indigenous knowledge to aid...
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