The Australian Alps cover some 1.64 million hectares, 0.3% of the Australian continent. Included on the National Heritage register, they are of major environmental significance and home to rare and endangered…
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The National Water Commission released its Third Biennial Assessment of the 2004 National Water Initiative (NWI) in September. The NWI is an agreement between all state and territory governments and federal…
Last week, the Federal Government’s National Water Commission (NWC) delivered its third biannual assessment of the national water initiative (NWI). And for the first time, the NWC is looking seriously…
Male mantis shrimps have individual voices but will often work together to attract females or frighten off enemies. Researchers…
A small fish preyed upon in Wisconsin lakes and rivers could be climate change’s latest victim. The Cisco fish, a native…
Dark, finger-like features that appear and extend down some Martian slopes during the warmest months of the Mars year may…
Using shallow, high-rate pond systems to treat wastewater will slash the loss to evaporation as well as boosting the rates…
Ocean acidification is often referred to as the “evil twin” of climate change. Greenhouse gasses are doing more than just warming the globe. Increasing C0₂ levels are also changing the chemical make-up…
The Murray Darling Basin Authority is about to release a Draft Plan for the management of the Murray Darling Basins water resources. As with all plans, there will be devil in the detail, especially in…
A combination of water and graphite could create energy storage systems which recharge in a matter of seconds and have an…
Drought conditions make some chemicals in the environment more toxic to fish and other aquatic life, a new study has found…
A low-cost coating applied to sand could provide a source of wide-scale water purification to people in developing countries…
Sunlight decreases the toxicity of golden algae, which kills millions of fish in the southern United States every year. Several…
The consistent and widespread decline in stream biodiversity at lower levels of urban development is more damaging than previously…
The Windsor Inquiry has handed down its report on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. It recommends a halt to water buybacks, more investment in irrigation efficiency and a new governance model for the Basin…
Almost every major river basin in the world is significantly impacted by humans. The situation in the Murray Darling Basin (MDB) is certainly not unique. In river basins all over the world, communities…
Much to the chagrin of Australian governments, water managers and farmers, the continent’s signature climate variability and unpredictability has meant that water is generally at the wrong place at the…
The past few days has shown that the issue of water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin is “back on the boil”. The current discussion is about what evidence is credible and how “evidence” is used to support…
The Coal Seam Gas (CSG) industry constitutes an interesting opportunity for Australia. We could get a lot of positive things out of CSG. But it does produce a lot of “waste water”: if things go badly there…
Governments and communities must take urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this decade or face enormous social and economic costs in future, according a report by the Australian government’s…
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Professor in Practice on Environmental Innovation, School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, UK, National University of Singapore
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