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Research Tuesdays – Notifications from Nature with Prof Andy Lowe
We’re delighted to have our member Professor Andy Lowe speaking at this popular series. Digital technology is pulling us away from nature, the allure of screens entrancing young and old the world over. However ironically, it’s also becoming one of the environment’s most valuable allies. Date: Tuesday 10th November 2020 Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm ACST Register: Zoom […]
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Professor Andy Lowe appointed as Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board Member
New landscape boards to partner with community groups, local government and industry to ensure our state’s regional landscapes and farming industries are thriving, resilient and sustainable. The Minister for Environment and Water David Speirs, has announced a ‘back-to-basics’ approach with the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board one of nine new regional landscape boards in South […]
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Published in Nature – plant evolution from gene scans
Released in Nature magazine, new paper explores the evolutionary history of plants through DNA analysis. Researchers at the University of Adelaide have been a part of this exciting task. There are three genomes to analyse in plants, within their: nucleus mitochondria (the battery-like power centres of the cell) chloroplasts (the solar cell like structures that […]
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Bees hold the key to Unlocking Increased Crop Yields
What’s all the buzz about? Researchers from the University of Adelaide are mapping the activity of honeybees and native pollinators in areas of revegetation and native vegetation around different crops in South Australia. They will create a short-list of the most useful pollinating species and identify the plants used by the pollinators as sources of […]
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Media Release: Call for global action to stamp out illegal timber trade
A group of conservation scientists and policy makers led by University of Adelaide researchers are calling for global action to combat the illegal timber trade. They say governments and organisations responsible for protecting wildlife and forests around the world and certification schemes need to “catch up with the science” and put in place policies and […]
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DNA Detectives featured in New Scientist
The Environment Institute’s Dr Eleanor Dormontt has been featured in the latest edition of New Scientist, sharing her insights into the illegal timber trade. The New Scientist article delves into the promises of new technologies, such as DNA analysis, to hamper the illegal wildlife and timber trade. Dr Eleanor Dormontt speaks about the barriers to employing these potential […]
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Restoring South Australia’s native vegetation
Since the middle of last century, an area the size of Russia has been degraded around the world. Our challenge today is to restore this land. Professor Andy Lowe talks us through the key challenges of environmental restoration. Sourcing seeds, monitoring outcomes, habitat fragmentation and climate change are all issues that must be faced for effective, wide-spread […]
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We’re kidding ourselves if we think we can ‘reset’ Earth’s damaged ecosystems
Researchers advise against trying to reach a “Garden of Eden” when it comes to restoration efforts. Dr Martin Breed and Professor Andy Lowe have published a response to recent research in Nature. They have also written a summary of their stance at The Conversation.
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Launch of new centres and high flying research
The Centre for Conservation Science and Technology (CCoST) and The Australian Bioactive Compounds Centre (ABCC) were officially launched on Thursday the 14th of April. The Centre for Conservation Science and Technology (CCoST) is a provider of innovative science and technology methods and analysis to deliver practical and affordable solutions to the most pressing conservation and […]
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SCOPE TV explores citizen science smartphone app
On Saturday the 9th April, Professor Andy Lowe was a guest presenter on Channel 11’s youth science program, Scope. The episode was about the Transects for Environmental Decision-making (TREND) Citizen Science App and the value of citizen science. The Terrestrial Ecosystems component of the TREND is one of the seven major subcontinental transects that make […]
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