News: Environment Institute
Mission to discover ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s unknown species
Insect expert Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s School of Biological Sciences, has thrown her support behind a new missionÌýlaunched by Taxonomy ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, a new program of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Academy of Science,ÌýtoÌýdiscover and document all unknown ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n species by 2050.
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As climate change worsens Adelaide will become a 50 degree city
Climate change means Adelaide is already on a path towards unavoidable destruction. But if we act now, we can avoid the worst, says environmental expert Robert Hill.
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SEMINAR - Dr Katja Hogendoorn speaks at The Waite Research Institute
Environment Institute member, Dr Katja Hogendoorn will present 'Pollination in protected cropping' at the nextÌýWaite Research Institute Seminar.
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Megaproject threaten water justice for local communities
Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative impact on local water systems, deprive local communities of water-related human rights, and their funders and sponsors have little accountability for their impact.
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Is YouTube promoting the exotic pet trade?
Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide are concerned video sharing platforms such as YouTube could be contributing to the normalisation of exotic pets and encouraging the exotic pet trade.
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Grant success for life saving research into engineered stone associated silicosis
The emergence of engineered stone associated silicosis in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is an occupational health disaster with widespread impact on workers and the industry.
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Flinders Ranges could be the next World Heritage site
The Tentative Listing means the Flinders Ranges are a step closer to joining an illustrious club across the world which includes places such as Yosemite National Park, Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands. World Heritage sites are unique and exceptional places around the world that are considered to have either natural and/or cultural values that are internationally important.
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