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It was World Bee Day on Saturday 20 May 2023, and organisations are spreading awareness and knowledge of the intrinsic role of bees in our environments and everyday lives. Around 75 percent of the world’s crops – which produce fruits and other seeds for human consumption – depend, at least in part, on pollinators including …
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In a bid to help clear the Gulf of Carpentaria of marine debris, Australian researchers will undertake a project using drones and artificial intelligence software routines to quantify the volume of marine debris from remote and difficult to access coastlines. Researchers at Charles Darwin University (CDU) say ghost nets are abandoned, lost or discarded fishing …
Australia remains one of the world’s top deforesters, and is the only developed nation on the list, and Australian researchers are developing new and innovative ways to restore and preserve forests sustainably and cheaply. Recent research into the replanting of 20 million trees nationwide found little impact on the threatened species these trees were meant …
A new electric vehicle plan has been announced last week, with the government promising to require companies to produce and sell a “good proportion” of electric and low emission vehicles. Its unclear if the government will put forward policies aimed at incentivising electric car purchase and usage as details of the program have not been …
Eleven coal-fired power facilities shut down from 2013 to 2022; at least seven more are expected to follow suit between now and 2030. Australia is on its way to going off-grid from fossil-based energy consumption but still has no central authority overseeing the energy transition effort across the nation. Dr Simon Wright from the Institute …
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A new report on Australia’s environment reveals 2022 was a good year for our rivers and vegetation – but it wasn’t enough to reverse the long-term decline in plant and animal species. Despite many positive indicators, three severe, chronic and untreated problems continue to weaken our environment: habitat destruction, invasive species and climate change. The …
2022 was a good year for nature in Australia, but three problems persist Read More »
A new species of spider has been discovered in the Brigalow Belt in central Queensland. Researchers at Queensland Museum are the first to describe the species, naming it Euoplos Dignitas, a nod to the large size of the spider and the DIG program at Queensland Museum. Experts are hoping the discovery of this species will …
New Species of Trapdoor Spider Discovered, Opening Doors for Conservation Read More »
Kelp forests around the world are shrinking. These forests are underwater jungles of brown algae that live off a third of the world’s coastlines and are hubs of immense biodiversity. Marine ecologists are working to regrow kelp seaweed and are calling on the public to participate in a global challenge to restore a million hectares …
Restoration project of a million hectares of kelp forests Read More »