The 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 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 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 ArticleUSGS Science at Ecological Society of America's Conference: From Climate...
(Source: USGS - US Geological Survey) From climate change to wind energy effects on birds and bats to wildlife disease, U.S. Geological Survey research will be presented at the annual Ecological...
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 ArticleWMO/Oman International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone Forecasting (WMO - World...
(Source: WMO - World Meteorological Organization) WMO boosts collaboration with International Centre for Theoretical Physics Posted 8 October 2014 WMO and the Abdus Salam International Centre for...
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 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 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 ArticleMitigating the risk of drought in Central and Eastern Europe (WMO - World...
(Source: WMO - World Meteorological Organization) South East Europe meeting on climate services Posted 24 November 2014 A regional consultation in South East Europe has discussed how to pool knowledge...
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...
View ArticleEcological restoration must be a priority for the planet
Most of us know what it’s like to find a baffling gap between what appears on a map and what the map is supposed to portray. This can be downright scary when our safety depends on the map’s accuracy....
View ArticleTom Uren, AC - a truly distinguished Australian (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Following the death of Mr Tom Uren, AC, on Monday 26 January, the nation reflected on his contribution as a parliamentarian, patriot and a truly distinguished...
View ArticleInterest in natural resources projects grows among farmers (NSW Local Land...
(Source: NSW Local Land Services) 22 September 2016 The call for applications for natural resources projects has generated plenty of interest among Northern Tablelands farmers, attracting almost 200...
View ArticleNative vegetation bill a seed of contention
Farmers have vowed to be "unyielding" in their lobbying on controversial native vegetation laws, with the Baird cabinet expected to discuss a bill that green groups fear will gut the protection for...
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