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 restoration.
Watch Professor Lowe’s talk to find out more:
The success of ecological restoration projects around the world could be boosted using a potential new tool that monitors soil microbes. Published in the journal Molecular Ecology, University of Adelaide researchers have shown how the community of bacteria present in the soil of land that had been cleared and grazed for 100 years was returned […]
Major funding success for a project which will have and enormous impact on South Australia’s agricultural productivity and biodiversity conservation. The South Australian team will attract approximately 50% of the funding and is led by bee pollination expert Dr Katja Hogendoorn and Professor Andy Lowe. The announcement states: More than $5.2 million will be invested in R&D […]
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.
Listen here to Professor Andy Lowe appearing as a guest on FiveAA’s Michael Keelan’s Weekend, The Green Room.
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