64 percent of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollution
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries.
Category: Soil & Land
Global catalogue of ecosystems launched to enable coordinated conservation efforts
UNSW and The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the world’s first Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-ever comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth based on both their functions and composition. The typology allows for more coordinated…
Further action on cadmium needed for global food safety
An international group of leading fertiliser and soils experts have published a major review of the status of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in agricultural systems around the world.
Marine scientists fingerprint sources of nitrogen on the Coffs coast
Coffs coast waterways are bearing the brunt of a nitrogen double-whammy from fertilisers and recycled sewage.
Scientists map the potential for natural forest regrowth to capture carbon
A major new study that maps potential above ground carbon accumulation rates for forest regrowth across the globe has been published in the journal Nature.
Silicon helps plants thrive as ecosystems age
New research from The University of Western Australia has discovered a major switch in the way silicon cycles through soil that could help plants growing in nutrient-poor environments adapt to their ageing ecosystems.
Living turf provides bushfire protection scientific report finds
The Black Summer fires of 2019/2020 are fresh in our minds and their devastating effects are still being felt.
Giant weeds slain by UQ innovation
Giant, invasive Chinese elm trees with a trunk circumference of up to three metres are being swiftly slain thanks to a new herbicide technology developed by The University of Queensland and BioHerbicides Australia.
More work crucial to help our soil recover from bushfires
With much of the nation focused on the loss of lives and the destruction of property and wildlife from last summer’s bushfires, the significant damage to Australian soil may have gone unnoticed by many.
Bank on weed seed research to boost grain production
The behaviour of weeds has changed significantly in Western Australia over the past three decades, which has resulted in the increased emergence of minor weeds.
Investing in agritech to enhance sustainable farming practices
The Australian Government is backing new technology to help Australian farms become more drought resilient.
Empowering wine communities to map their climate future
A world-leading resource developed in Australia is empowering local grapegrowers and winemakers to plan for the effects of climatic variability and climate change that are forecast in the next decade and into the next generation.