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World Migratory Bird Day 11-12 May

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Corri Baker

Guest blog by David Paton. Associate Professor Paton specialises in ecology, evolution and landscape science at the University of Adelaide. Migration usually refers to the regular annual movements of animals from one location (usually a breeding area) to another location (a non-breeding area). Migrations are much more prominent in the northern hemisphere than the southern […]

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New Paper: Climate change and the cockatoo

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Corri Baker

A new paper titled ‘Managing the long-term persistence of a rare cockatoo under climate change‘ investigates using combined population and bioclimatic models to estimate the future effects of climate change on the viability of a cockatoo population. Their research revealed that unmitigated climate change is likely to be a substantial threat to the cockatoo. The […]

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Environment Institute Members get involved with Earth Station

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Corri Baker

Attending WOMAD Earth Station this Friday, Saturday and Sunday? Make sure you get along and hear Environment Institute members presenting as part of the sustainability program for this year’s festival. Environment Institute members involved are: Our Executive Director, Mike Young, will be hosting a session 1pm on Saturday in the University of Adelaide Pavillion called […]

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WOMAD Earth Station – New Acts Announced

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Corri Baker

WOMAD’s new festival – Earth Station – has announced further acts. An opportunity to receive and transmit ideas, issues and solutions towards a more sustainable planet, this innovative event melds the intellectual and cultural energies of leading scientific minds with a performance program featuring some of the world’s most accomplished and diverse musicians. The festival […]

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Kangaroo Island Tree Planting Festival

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Corri Baker

From 8-10 July the Environment Institute offered 10 postgraduate students the opportunity to be involved in re-instating large areas of habitat for some of KI’s rarest plant life. This year over 120,000 seedlings, many of them endemic to KI, were planted. The plantation took place at Kangaroo Island, Cygnet Park Sanctuary, 20km west of Kingscote. […]

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