He’s a man who knows water and lives his ideas to tackle one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the world: how to save water in an economically sustainable way.

A Charles Sturt University researcher studying a rare owl in southern Australia has found it is barely hanging on in its natural habitat, after recent assaults through major drought and bushfires.

Technology developed by a Charles Sturt University researcher is helping the rice industry better understand crops and ensure higher yields with more efficient use of limited water resources.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologist Dr Robyn Watts is no stranger to wading her way through Australia’s degraded river systems especially when each step gives her and fellow researchers a better working model for the restoration of our waterways.

The attractiveness of Australia’s eastern seaboard as a place to live isn’t confined to the majority of Australians. A leading CSU ecologist says the majority of native fauna species also call the east coast home, prompting him to call for major changes in future suburban and conservation planning to ensure more harmonious relations between man and native animals.