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.

A CSU expert has hailed the recent announcement of federal government funding that supports the future management of Travelling Stock Routes in the Riverina.

The new Carbon Tax is a good first step in addressing Australia's high carbon emissions, "but we really need to introduce the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2015 for the carbon price to be an effective pollution deterrent," said senior CSU economist, Professor Kevin Parton.

A CSU professor has cautioned that accepting without question what he has described as "some pervasive beliefs about rural Australia related to farming and land management" could lead to poor planning of Australia’s agricultural future.

There could be thousands more bird species than currently thought - which will have major implications for bird conservation, a leading bird researcher has found.

CSU experts are hailing the Murray Darling Basin Plan released on Thursday 22 November by federal Water Minister, The Hon Tony Burke, MP, as a significant step in water reform in the Basin, but not the end of the journey.

Population shifts, loss of services and declining environmental health including water and land quality are fundamental challenges threatening to undermine the livelihoods and lifestyles of many Australian rural communities.

Research underway at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange is using native wetland plants to help map out a sustainable future for Australian mining.

Faculty of Science first year students are already getting to know CSU better, despite the fact that classes won’t begin until next month.