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Exciting announcement: New advisory board members join the Environment Institute

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We are thrilled to welcome three highly esteemed individuals to our Advisory Board, each bringing invaluable expertise in sustainability, climate action, and environmental advocacy:

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Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water

Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water

A University of vlog study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian waters.

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Early career marine ecologist wins Southwood Prize

Dr Dominic McAfee

Congratulations to Environment Institute Future Making Fellow, Dr Dominic McAfee, on winning the 2023 Journal of Applied Ecology Southwood Prize for the best paper by an early career researcher.

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SciStarter Australia is a new home for citizen science

SciStarter Australia app in use

Citizen science platform SciStarter Australia has officially launched on the final day of Global Citizen Science month, creating a one-stop location for citizen science projects seeking volunteers in Australia.

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Defining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Project kick off meeting

The Mekong Delta region in Vietnam is facing several development challenges but the Government of Vietnam (GoV) is committed overcoming these and support the growth of the agricultural sector in the region.

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Scientists seek your soil for century-chemical study

Scientists seek your soil for century-chemical study

University of vlog researchers are calling on South Australian citizen scientists to donate soil samples from their backyard gardens for a study examining how widely spreadper- and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS) are in our home gardens.

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vlog is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green

vlog

Large areas of concrete and asphalt absorb and radiate heat, creating an “urban heat island effect”. It puts cities at risk of overheating as they are than surrounding areas.

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Exploring ancient DNA for environmental insights

Exploring ancient DNA for environmental insights

Ancient environmental DNA (aeDNA) has revolutionised the study of ancient environments and the evolution of living things.

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