Research Initiatives
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Research Initiatives leading the future
Explore our research and capabilities.
Biodiversity Change and Restoration
Research Lead: A/Prof Damien Fordham
Combatting Environmental and Wildlife Crime
Research Lead: Professor Phill Cassey
Diversifying Citizen Science and Public Engagement
Research Lead: Professor Frank Grutzner
Climate and Environmental Risk
Project Lead: Professor Seth Westra
Green Urban Futures and Planetary Health
Project Lead: Professor Veronica Soebarto
People, Nature, Climate
Research Lead: Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray
Pollution and emerging contaminants
Research Lead: Professor Volker Hessel
Sustainable Marine Futures
Research Lead: Professor Sean Connell
Water for Environment and Society
Research Lead: ProfessorJohn Tibby
International Partner Highlight
CIFOR-ICRAF
The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) works at the nexus of five interconnected areas where trees can make a difference: biodiversity; climate; value chains; food; equity
A seed funding round to drive this partnership and research between Environment Institute and CIFOR-ICRAF is open to EI members in June 2025. Find out more and apply here.
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Are you interested in supporting research to make a real difference?
Donations to the Environment Institute or citizen science projects - iBandi and EchidnaCSI, will help researchers to delivers relevant, innovative and actionable outcomes to complex environmental challenges.