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 ArticleWhy Environmental Problems Will Stop Tracking with GDP
I hate to say I told you so, and could be too dead to do so, so I'll tell you in advance: One decade soon, environmental problems will stop tracking with GDP. But the reasons? Well, they probably...
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 ArticleWhy Environmental Problems Will Stop Tracking with GDP
I hate to say I told you so, and could be too dead to do so, so I'll tell you in advance: One decade soon, environmental problems will stop tracking with GDP. But the reasons? Well, they probably...
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 ArticleGreen light for biodiversity at CSU
Specially designated biodiversity zones have been established across Charles Sturt University (CSU) to protect habitat for endangered and threatened flora and fauna species such as the Squirrel Glider,...
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 Article'Utterly unsustainable': Scientists warn koalas at risk as bulldozers let loose
Australia is reverting to "a frontier mentality", with rising rates of deforestation lifting carbon emissions and placing at risk almost 2000 species including the country's iconic koala populations,...
View ArticleMadness, badness and sadness in spades
"Until philosophers rule as kings," wrote Plato, "cities will have no rest from evils, nor will the human race." By "philosophers" Plato didn't mean the glass-bead-game hand-wringers of contemporary...
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 ArticleUnregulated vegetation 'thinning' adds up to land clearing on a huge scale
Substantial areas are being cleared under the guise of ‘thinning’, which does not require a permit. Landholders need to be rewarded for preserving native vegetation...
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 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 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...
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