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ENVIRONMENT & WATER
Home > Latest News > Environment & Water Climate change and healthy catchments 07 May 2012
Climate change is expected to have a major impact on the health of rivers in South Eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin. The emphasis to date seems to have been on environmental flows as a means of keeping our rivers healthy, but what are the other options and are they practical and cost-effective? Social and economic impacts of Basin water plan 01 May 2012
A CSU resources expert has discussed the trade-offs involved in the proposed transfer of water to the environment in the proposed Murray Darling Basin Plan in a public lecture. CSU researcher welcomes more protection for koalas 30 Apr 2012
A CSU researcher has welcomed todays addition of koalas in Queensland, NSW, and the ACT to the national threatened species list. Has government funding improved the environment? 30 Apr 2012
Research that questioned the effectiveness of public funding for repairing environmental damage over the past 20 years has resulted in mixed answers, says a lead researcher in the recently completed Landscape Logic project, CSU's Professor Allan Curtis. Lasting change means changing the way we work 18 Apr 2012
A carbon tax expert from CSU believes Australia needs to fundamentally change the way the economy works to make a difference in the nation’s carbon emissions, not just have a carbon tax imposed. Mining tax challenge likely to fail 21 Mar 2012
A constitutional challenge to the new Federal mining tax by mining magnate Mr Andrew Forrest is highly likely to fail, according to a CSU constitutional law expert. How does rice handle the heat? 14 Feb 2012
The ability of a staple food crop, such as rice, to cope with climate change is under investigation in specially designed growth chambers at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Indigenous knowledge for more sustainable land management 26 Jan 2012
Although Indigenous people presently manage around 20 per cent of the Australian continent, one CSU academic believes there is an opportunity to do more. Graduation ceremony first in Thurgoona 14 Dec 2011
Three graduation ceremonies to be staged by CSU will be held for the first time in Thurgoona from this Friday morning, 16 December. Focus on local communities a major step forward: CSU expert 29 Nov 2011
A CSU researcher has hailed the focus on direct engagement with Murray Darling Basin communities, as highlighted in the draft Murray Darling Basin Plan released by the Murray Darling Basin Authority, as a step in the right direction. |
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