Now that all states have signed up, Charles Sturt University (CSU) wetland ecologist Professor Max Finlayson said it's time to focus on putting the Murray Darling Basin Plan into action."If this means the politicking has been put to bed and the real activity can start then we should be dancing in the rains, or on the plains," said Professor Finlayson, the Director of CSU's Institute for Land Water and Society.

Australia will need to have a carbon trading scheme, regardless of the current Federal Government’s position, if it is to reduce carbon emissions to the levels it has stated, says a CSU expert in the economics of climate change policy.

CSU in Albury-Wodonga will help create a sustainable future for communities across the Murray-Darling Basin with the launch of a new centre for excellence in environmental education.

Due to the current fire emergencies in many areas of Australia's eastern states, Charles Sturt University (CSU) is ensuring that affected students and their families receive the University's sympathy and support.

Contrary to popular belief, specialist animals such as the Mistletoe bird from Australia are not vital to the spread of parasitic mistletoes through woodlands and forests but 'cheat' on the efforts of more common birds, says senior CSU ecologist Associate Professor David Watson.

New research at CSU examining what drives agricultural land use change in Australia has found that changes in commodity prices, total land holdings and rainfall only have a minor impact on land allocations in the short term.

Food security is shaping as a critical issue for all Australians, especially those in the Murray Darling Basin, and CSU

A CSU economist has welcomed news the carbon tax will be scrapped next year in favour of an early start to an emissions trading scheme.

While there has been much research about rivers in rural and remote Australia, including by Charles Sturt University, a CSU PhD student from Botswana is examining the Cooks and Georges Rivers in Sydney, NSW, to estimate the value to urban communities of improved riverine health.