Mistletoe 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 ArticleMike Baird's war on trees is threatening our biodiversity
Over the past year, there's been a war on trees and there's no sign that it will stop. I grew up in Sydney's eastern suburbs and knew the great native fig trees along Alison Road well. Many were more...
View ArticleGuyra neighbours notice benefits of trees on farms
20 March 2017 Landholders in the Bald Blair region near Guyra have been building on the benefits of trees on farms to boost productivity and profitability, while also increasing biodiversity and...
View ArticleReproductive mysteries of the dusky flathead (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) research student aims to help sustainably manage a popular angling fish species in Victoria. Bachelor of Science (Honours) student Ms...
View Article'That would be tragic': Worries new land-clearing laws will 'gut' biodiversity
Troy Grant, NSW Nationals leader and Deputy Premier, was more than a tad optimistic when he called for "natural opponents" of the government's new biodiversity conservation bills to use the two-month...
View ArticleKey environment policy still unknown in the NSW election (University of...
(Source: University of Western Sydney) The following opinion piece, by Dr Neil Perry, was first published on The Conversation(opens in new window) website. With less than a week to go until the New...
View ArticleNative Vegetation Act to be repealed, replaced with new and fairer system...
(Source: NSW Department of Primary Industries) Troy Grant Deputy Premier Mark Speakman Minister for the Environment Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water Wednesday, 9...
View ArticleScrapping the Native Vegetation Act would be a black day for nature in NSW...
(Source: WWF-Australia) Scrapping the Native Vegetation Act would be a black day for nature in NSW Posted on 26 March 2015 Conservation groups are appalled by the Coalition's announcement today that it...
View ArticleIndependent Biodiversity Review released (NSW Office of Environment and...
(Source: NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) Dateline Troy Grant MP Rob Stokes MP Deputy Premierof NSW Minister for the Environment MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 18 December 2014 INDEPENDENT BIODIVERSITY...
View ArticleLand managers regenerate the landscape in the mid Riverina
10 May 2017 Land managers in the mid Riverina are changing the landscape through voluntary management agreements which will see more than 520 hectares regenerated over the next 10 years. Working with...
View ArticleNSW government promises biodiversity win from land clearing laws
NSW "is not Queensland" when it comes to a controversial overhaul of land clearing laws, the state government has insisted, while promising to reverse decades of biodiversity decline. Announcing laws...
View ArticleAre you a landholder looking to make money from offsets? (Commodities Group Ltd)
(Source: Commodities Group Ltd) Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Protecting your bush and managing it for nature conservation can pay financial rewards. All over Australia developers of everything from...
View ArticleSouthern bell frogs breed again (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) The low-growling call of the southern bell frog in a lagoon in the mid-Murrumbidgee River has Charles Sturt University (CSU) researchers excited. Monitoring by the...
View ArticlePaddock trees - restoring the missing link (NSW Local Land Services)
(Source: NSW Local Land Services) 20 October 2016 Over the past two years, landholders, Landcare, researchers and government have worked together on a unique project to protect and restore paddock...
View ArticleLooking for pollinators (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Monday 13 Apr 2015 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientist is urging people to spend ten minutes in the garden or bush this week looking out for native pollinator...
View ArticleFunding available for trees on farms and healthy rivers (NSW Local Land...
(Source: NSW Local Land Services) 27 July 2016 The 2016 'Trees on Farms' and 'Healthy Rivers' projects have been launched today by Northern Tablelands Local Land Services through funding from the...
View ArticleNSW land-clearing laws 'a failure' after even farmers come out in opposition
The Baird government's plan to loosen land-clearing laws in the state may struggle to get through Parliament, with the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party indicating they will heed opposition to the...
View ArticleNSW state election 2015: Extend native vegetation laws, WWF says
Koala in Bradbury on Sydney's south-western edge. Photo: Cambelltown Advertiser Pressure is mounting on the Baird government to support the retention of key elements of anti land-clearing laws, with...
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