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Drought Takes Heavy Toll On Bumblebees
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (525+ words) Drought significantly reduces the reproductive success of bumblebee colonies. This is shown by a new study conducted by a research team at the University of W'rzburg. This also has consequences for plant pollination. "Our work is the first study to…...
National Inventory Report 2024
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (374+ words) Australia's National Inventory Report (NIR) 2024 is now available. It provides in-depth information on how Australia measures and reports its greenhouse gas emissions. NIR 2024 provides Australia's net greenhouse gas emissions for the period 1989-90 to 2023-24 by gas and by the following sectors:…...
Collaborative Bid To Tackle SEQ's Landfill Challenge
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1019+ words) Councils across South East Queensland (SEQ) are joining forces to address the growing landfill challenge as existing sites approach capacity and disposal costs continue to rise. Council of Mayors (SEQ) has applied to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)…...
$3 Million boost drives groundbreaking koala research in Port Stephens
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (122+ words) Senator The Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water Meryl Swanson MP, Member for Paterson 15 Apr 2026 11: 00 am AEST 15 Apr 2026 10: 57 am AEST 15 Apr 2026 10: 54 am AEST 15 Apr 2026 10: 48 am AEST 15 Apr 2026 10: 45 am AEST 15 Apr 2026 10: 42 am AEST 15 Apr 2026 10: 37 am AEST 15 Apr 2026 10: 36 am…...
Supporting Tasmanian cherry growers adapt to a changing climate
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (756+ words) A new research trial is helping Tasmania's $66 million cherry industry adapt to climate change and the likelihood of hotter, drier summers and more frequent extreme rainfall events, while supporting premium fruit production. Dr Leticia Reis, Tree Fruit Physiologist at the…...
Coastal hazard risk management and adaption plan sets pathway for collaborative climate planning in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (797+ words) The Albanese Government has released the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaption Plan (CHRMAP), a key step in supporting Cocos to respond and adapt to climate change. The CHRMAP is a planning report which delivers an assessment…...
Tracking a monster: the unprecedented path of severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle across Australia's coral reefs
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (673+ words) By AIMS spatial ecologist Dr Marji Puotinen Coral reefs are important in many ways, but did you know that they play a major role in protecting much of the world's coastlines from erosion by blocking up to 90% of incoming wave…...
Coastal hazard risk management and adaptation plan sets pathway for collaborative climate planning in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (776+ words) The Albanese Government has released the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan (CHRMAP), a key step in supporting Cocos to respond and adapt to climate change. The CHRMAP is a planning report which delivers an assessment…...
Shellharbour's Glowing Natural Wonders Take Centre Stage This April
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (328+ words) Shellharbour City Council is inviting the community to discover the glowing magic found in local forests and waterways at a free nature talk exploring ghost fungi and sea sparkles. Caption: Bioluminescence at Jervis Bay. Image courtesy of David Finlay. From…...
ACIAR supports 100+ women shaping climate-responsive agriculture in North and West Africa
1+ week, 1+ day ago (536+ words) A new fellowship program, funded through the Africa-Australia Partnership for Climate Responsive Agriculture, is supporting 100 African women scientists to lead climate change action in the context of agriculture. It's an effort designed to propagate impacts far beyond research institutions and…...