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Climate change is reducing global river water quality
A review of almost 1000 studies on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers around the world has found an overall negative effect on water quality in rivers globally.
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Exposing ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s online trade in pest plants – we’ve found thousands of illegal advertisements
Do you buy plants online? You might be breaking the law without even knowing it.
PODCAST: Exotic plants and animals: the illegal wildlife trade happening right under your nose
There is increasing interest in owning wild and exotic animals and the internet is able to serve up whatever your heart desires, even if importing these animals is illegal.
The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here’s how we must act.
Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.
Invasive alien species a major threat to nature, people
A new international report, co-authored by from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, has found that the number of alien species has been rising continuously for centuries in all regions, but are now increasing at unprecedented rates.
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New platform to energise citizen science
The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will adapt and deploy the globally proven citizen science platform SciStarter in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, courtesy of a $160,000 grant from the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Government’s Citizen Science Fund.
Microbial solutions to soil carbon sequestration
The potential of soil to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2), known as carbon sequestration, has been proposed as a compelling mitigation strategy to help address climate change.
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Two citizen science finalists announced for the Citizen Science Awards 2023
The finalists for the this year's Citizen Science Awards 2023 have just been announced and they areÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý.
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VIDEO: John Scanlon presenting 'Environmental, Nature and Wildlife Crimes and the Role of International Law' lecture
On July 17 this year, the Environment Institute and Adelaide Law School had the pleasure of hosting Mr John Scanlon AO for a public lecture on 'Environmental, Nature and Wildlife Crimes and the Role of International Law', the first in our Hope and Wonder Series.
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