Media Releases

2009

Agriculture always going to be excluded from ETS

Australian agriculture was always going to be excluded from any carbon trading scheme, according to ILWS expert Professor Kevin Parton

Landholders tackle climate change whether they 'believe' or not

Evidence is mounting to suggest that rural landholders are already adapting to climatic variability regardless of their stance on climate change.

Weeds, ants and fish larvae all connected

Research on the weed serrated tussock; the invading ants on Fraser Island in Queensland; and the larvae of our native fish feature in the latest issue of Connections , the quarterly newsletter of ILWS

Future healthy rivers need slice of history (link to CSU News site)

The significance of sharp falls in the numbers of freshwater fish, shellfish and other aquatic animals in recent centuries has been frequently overlooked by natural resource managers world-wide according to fish biologist and water management lecturer Dr Paul Humphries whose research was published in the September 2009 issue of the prestigious international science journal BioScience.

CSU commentators on proposed carbon emissions scheme (link to CSU News site)

As the passage of the Federal Government’s proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) enters a crucial stage in the Senate, commentators from Charles Sturt University (CSU) have expressed concerns  with the current scheme. Comments were provided by Prof Kevin Parton on the Emissions trading Scheme and Agriculture, Institute adjunct Barney Foran on Energy, and Dr Helen Masterman-Smith on Social Effects.

Yalmambirra: Indigenous academic, teacher, researcher (link to CSU News site)

The journey is full of twists and turns for Indigenous academic Yalmambirra who began his academic studies on a dare.

Is living with nature good for you? (link to CSU News site)

Does living close to Nature really make a person feel better and improve their well-being? Does it matter what your local neighbourhood environment is like? Does having a more diverse environment – or biodiversity - around have greater positive impact on human health?Researchers from Charles Sturt University will combine psychological, sociological and ecological information to answer these questions in a research project titled The nature of our neighbourhoods: links between biodiversity, human well being and our connection to the environment.

Helping world's poorest to protect global biodiversity (link to CSU News site)

Fulfillling human needs using the ways in which nature benefits humans, or 'nature's services', could protect endangered plants and animals in the world’s poorest regions, says leading CSU ecological researcher A/Professor Gary Luck.

Water focus for Chinese visit (link to CSU News site)

Senior scientists from Hohai University, in Nanjing in central China, will talk and travel with senior CSU researchers to investigate how Australia manages its water and to explore possibilities for collaboration.

Tread lightly on the (icy) earth (link to CSU News site)

A CSU lecturer has cautioned that the growing number of tourists to Antartica, tourism companies must remain vigilant in protecting its pristine environment. While gaining valuable first-hand industry experience along the frozen Antartic coast beneath South America, ecotourism academic at CSU, Dr Rosemary Black, cautions tourism companies visitng the frontier region to look after the very reason tourists are visiting the region.

International accolade for forensic science teaching (link to CSU News site)

The use of the online learning environment to create a fictitious murder scene for forensic investigation and analysis by Charles Sturt University (CSU) students has been internationally lauded. Institute member Dr Andrea Crampton has been honoured for her development of innovative ways to teaching the subject, ‘Introduction to Forensic Science’ to arts, science and policing students located across Australia.

Carbon trading plan delay disappoints CSU expert (link to CSU News site)

ILWS researcher, Professor Kevin Parton, has expressed disappointment with the delay to Australia’s carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) until 2011 announced yesterday (4 May) by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The Federal Government had planned to introduce the scheme in 2010.

Valuing our natural places (Word)

PhD student Eloise Seymour, from the University’s Institute for Land, Water and Society, has chosen the Maryborough/Castlemaine district for the focus of her research project on “Considering community values for natural assets in regional Natural resource Management decision making.”

Experts on bushfire issues (link to CSU News site)

The horrendous fires that have razed many parts of Victoria have highlighted issues surrounding bushfires in Australia, especially in the increasing threats posed by climate change. Institute commentators included Prof Allan Curtis, PhD student Emily Sharp, Prof Kath Bowmer, Dr Geoff Burrows and Prof Nick Klomp.

Protégés celebrate Darwin bicentennial: Albury (link to CSU News site)

Scientists at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga will celebrate the 200th birthday of the ‘father of evolution’, Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution is one of the most significant advancements in our understanding of the natural world. Institute researchers who are using ideas arising from the theory of evolution in their own scientific research include fish ecologist and PhD student Nicole McCasker, fish biologist and PhD student Stacy Kopf, and mistletoe expert A/Prof David Watson.

Agricultural productivity and research investment decline (link to CSU News site)

Re-emerging concerns about food security is just one symptom of the declining trend in Australian agricultural productivity and in investment in agricultural research, according to Dr John Mullen, ILWS adjunct professor at CSU's Faculty of Business.

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