
The Institute for Land, Water and Society publishes an electronic newsletter "Connections" four times a year. It features informative stories about ILWS members and their research projects .

A Japanese university is seeking to extend the success of Australia’s Landcare movement, with its history of practical on-the-ground projects that protect the environment and maintain agricultural production. Read more

With the car traffic growing around Thurgoona and on its campus, ILWS researchers recently completed research to study how staff and students travelled to and from the CSU Albury-Wodonga campus and why they travelled the way they did. Read more

Stockholm may well seem a world away but the influence of our researchers does often cross the globe. Institute Director Professor Max Finlayson is the lead author of a Chapter on Wetlands in a new book "Managing Water and Agroecosystems for Food Security" edited by Eline Boelee, which was launched on September 4 at the IWMI Booth at Stockholm World Water Week.
Contrary to popular belief, specialist animals such as the Mistletoe bird from Australia are not vital to the spread of parasitic mistletoes through woodlands and forests. According to A/Prof David Watson, who recently had a paper published in the prestigious journal Oecologia, they ‘cheat’ on the efforts of more common birds that move mistletoe plants into new areas. Read more
Improving the lot of people in a poor, remote village amid a rainforest important for conserving the biodiversity of Laos has been the subject of intensive study by an ILWS Masters Student. Read More
Four CSU experts in food security provided insights in various aspects of this growing issue for the nation during a public forum held at CSU in Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 14 August.. Read more