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• Congratulations to the CLLAMMecology research cluster!
  The CLLAMMecology Research Cluster, part of the Water Reserach Centre, The Environment Institute was awarded the Environment and Community Award at the Australian Water Association SA Branch water awards on 21 November. This award recognises and celebr...
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:24 +1030
• Population and a changing world.
  The United Nations recently published a report stating that reducing birth rates could aid in reducing carbon emissions. In response The Australian ran an opinion piece questioning how it would be possible to reduce fertility rates in western societies...
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:01 +1030
• Blue Sky 2009 Symposium.
  Listen to Gus Nathan from the Centre of Energy Technology talk about the potential for integrating renewable energy systems into wine operations at the University of Adelaide’s Wine2030 Blue Sky event on 10 November 2009.
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:36:09 +1030
• Natural History of the Riverland and Murraylands.
  The “Natural History of the Riverland and Murraylands” is the latest in a series of publications produced by the Royal Society of South Australia detailing the natural history of the state’s regions. Edited by Dr John Jennings, President of the Royal S...
  Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:26 +1030
• Dunstan Environment Dialogues – Power and the People.
  Podcasts from the Dunstan Environment Dialogues In Australia and around the world, energy demands are on the rise. What must happen to energy generation in the face of issues such as climate change and limited fossil fuel reserves? Should power generat...
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:46:45 +1030
• Dry run for market solution.
  Mike Young, the director of the Environment Institute was featured in an article in the Higher Education section of the Australian. The article entilted “Dry run for market solution” discussed the future and prospects water management in Australia. Rea...
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:56:55 +1030
• A new wave of extinction looms.
  Professor Corey Bradshaw of the Environment Institute appeared on the ABC’s The Midday Report commenting on the recent release of the Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). View the media clip or re...
  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:57 +1030
• Congratulations to our ARC recipients.
  Several Environment Institute members were sucessful in the recent round of Australian Research Council grant applications. Discovery projects were awarded to Dr Damien Fordham and Dr Barry Brook -  Range dynamics and demographics of spatially structu...
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:33:08 +1030
• Premier’s Science Research Fund – Climate Change, Community and Environment.
  The Premier’s Science Research Fund – Climate Change, Communitues and Environment research project was officially launched on the 22nd of October. This project brings together a group of researchers to plan for adaptation to climate change in regional ...
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:52:15 +1030
• Australian researchers discover 850 new species
  Australian researchers have discovered a large number of new species of invertebrate animals living in underground water, caves and “micro-caverns” amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback.  The national team of 18 researchers discovered 850...
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:48:08 +1030