A patchwork of spinifex: how we returned cultural burning to the Great Sandy Desert
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by Braedan Taylor, Traditional Owner; Karajarri Lands Trust Association/UWA, Indigenous Knowledge, Jacqueline Shovellor, Karajarri Traditional Owner, Cultural Advisor, Karajarri Land Trust Association, Indigenous Knowledge, James (Frankie) McCarthy, Ngurrara Traditional Owner and Database Officer, Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge, Sarah Legge, Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University, Thomas Nnarda, Ngurrara Traditional Owner and Ranger, Indigenous Knowledge
18h ago
In the 1940s, RAAF planes took aerial photographs of the Great Sandy Desert, capturing something valuable: the patterns of burning performed by our ancestors over generations ..read more
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Wildlife loss is taking ecosystems nearer to collapse – new report
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by Alexander C. Lees, Reader in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
18h ago
The average size of monitored wildlife populations has shrunk by 73% since 1970 ..read more
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How we created a beautiful native wildflower meadow in the heart of the city using threatened grassland species
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by Katherine Horsfall, PhD Candidate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
6d ago
A project in Melbourne’s Royal Park has proved city parks and streets can be used as sites for nature repair that help endangered ecosystems and species to survive ..read more
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Reading desert sands – Indigenous wildlife tracking skills underpin vast monitoring project
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by Sarah Legge, Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University, Braedan Taylor, Traditional Owner; Karajarri Lands Trust Association/UWA, Indigenous Knowledge, Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University, Pius Gregory, Yawuru Traditional Owner; Kimberley Biocultural Conservation Specialist at WWF-Australia's Broome office, Indigenous Knowledge, Rachel Paltridge, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ecology, The University of Western Australia
2w ago
Footprints, droppings, diggings and other signs left behind by animals reveal a lot to a skilled observer. Indigenous knowledge feeds into one of Australia’s largest wildlife monitoring endeavours ..read more
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Businesses that try to come clean about their impact on nature can end up concealing more than they reveal
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by Erwei (David) Xiang, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Accounting, Newcastle University, Marwa Elnahass, Professor in Accounting and Finance, Newcastle University
2w ago
How ‘corporate disclosures’ are supposed to help Earth’s biodiversity ..read more
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Climate change means we may have to learn to live with invasive species
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by Heather Kharouba, Associate Professor of Ecology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
3w ago
Invasive species are not always harmful; some can even provide key benefits to native habitats in an era of climate change. Canadian conservation efforts should embrace the movement of species ..read more
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A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast
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by Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
3w ago
Rsearch fellow Laura Cinti talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about her quest to find a female version of the endangered E. woodii cycad using drones and AI ..read more
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Invasive species are reshaping aquatic ecosystems, one lake at a time
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by Anthony Ricciardi, Professor, Department of Biology & Bieler School of Environment, McGill University
3w ago
Freshwater ecosystems in Canada, and around the world, are more fragile than they look and vulnerable to invasive species. Canada’s lakes and rivers require constant vigilance to protect from invasion ..read more
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Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good
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by Justine Bell-James, Associate Professor in Environment and Property Law, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
3w ago
Australia’s main environment laws have long been regarded as not fit for purpose. But efforts to strengthen environmental protection have met huge pushback ..read more
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Monitoring the health of lakes through the microbes that live in them
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by Jérôme Comte, Associate professor, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Christophe Langevin, PhD candidate in water sciences, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Naíla Barbosa da Costa, Chercheuse en écologie et génomique microbionne, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
3w ago
New techniques monitor the health of lakes in real time by analyzing their microbiome to anticipate and respond to environmental threats such as cyanobacteria ..read more
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