Water & Climate - Research for Agriculture

Fighting climate change a bonus for planting native trees

Over the last three years researchers at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research have worked with Hikurangi Enterprises Ltd to scope Māori landowner interest in native forest regeneration and carbon farming.

Sep 3, 2019

climate change

Managing water, energy & food key to social stability and regional security

As world leaders process the implications of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a food security specialist reports that finding long term solutions to food, water and energy security, in the face of climate change and escalating demand, is critical…

Aug 21, 2019

research

Strange coral spawning improving Great Barrier Reef’s resilience

A phenomenon that makes coral spawn more than once a year is improving the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.

Aug 6, 2019

environment, research

Research aims to preserve the future of Ningaloo reef corals

Researchers at The University of Western Australia are a step closer to discovering more about the health of our oceans after analysing how coral in Ningaloo Reef formed.

Jul 30, 2019

environment

South Australia’s droughts are getting worse

Despite Adelaide experiencing its wettest day in more than two years in June 2019, a new study by UniSA shows droughts are becoming longer and more severe in South Australia.

Jun 17, 2019

environment

Making better use of environmental water

Murray-Darling communities in the Southern Basin will be able to hold onto another 605 gigalitres thanks to 17 projects that make better use of the environmental water we already have.

Jun 13, 2019

water

Joint venture for research, innovation & collaboration

The launch of the Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) in Mildura, a joint venture between La Trobe University, the University of Melbourne and SuniTAFE, marks the beginning of a new commitment to research, innovation and collaboration for the Mallee region.

May 29, 2019

environment, water

Low cost way to explore groundwater resources could be game changer

Groundwater exploration can be achieved at much lower cost and with less invasive procedures thanks to a new passive technique being championed by UNSW engineers.

May 21, 2019

environment, water

Anemones fight back on climate change

With climate change hitting coral reefs, Flinders University scientists have found one animal with a secret weapon against high temperatures and bleaching.

May 21, 2019

environment, water

Deepest reef coral in the world collected

Museum of Tropical Queensland Honorary Professor Michael Picon is part of the team to discover the world’s deepest mesephotic coral, Hawaiian Leptoseris at -172 metres.

May 21, 2019

environment, water

Two thirds of the world’s longest rivers are no longer free flowing

Only one third of the world’s longest rivers (over 1,000 kilometres in length) remain free-flowing, and these are restricted to remote regions in the Arctic and the Amazon and Congo basins, according to a paper published in Nature. The findings demonstrate how human activity disrupts…

May 13, 2019

water

UC Master of Science student Kate Hornblow is part of a BioHeritage project that’s investigating the recovery of streams and rivers. Kate collected snails from Grasmere Stream which runs through the University's Cass Research Station.

How many are too many snails?

Snails could stop freshwater invertebrate populations from recovering, even after the stream habitat has been restored. That’s why a University of Canterbury (UC) student has spent much of her summer creating snail baskets.

May 13, 2019

biosecurity

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