Water & Climate : Research for Agriculture

Microplastics in the food chain

Plastic rubbish is everywhere and now broken-down microplastics have been found in variable concentrations in blue mussels and water within the intertidal zone at some of southern Australia’s most popular and more remote beaches. Flinders University researchers warn that this means microplastics are now finding…

Apr 19, 2022

research

Southern Cross researchers help shape federal blue carbon credit system

Southern Cross University researchers have played a major role in the development of the world’s first blue carbon accounting model (BlueCAM), adopted by the Australian Federal Government.

Jan 21, 2022

research

Managing feral animals can help Australia’s transition to net zero emissions

Effective management of feral animals can play a part in achieving net zero emissions in Australia by 2050, according to Andreas Glanznig, CEO of the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions.

Oct 15, 2021

biosecurity, environment, research

Growing more food with a reduced carbon footprint

The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to identify how smallholder farms can grow more food with a reduced carbon footprint.

Sep 14, 2021

agriculture, research

Future Drought Fund: Creating drought resilient crops in the NT

Through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund Northern Territory farmers from Central Australia to Katherine are being invited to take part in trials of a drought resilient crop.

Aug 16, 2021

agriculture, crops, research

Benefits to flow from WaterSmart Farms projects

Research is underway on a suite of WaterSmart Farms projects to help build climate resilience in Western Australian farm businesses.

Jul 27, 2021

agriculture, research

The climate impact of wild pigs greater than a million cars

By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars.

Jul 20, 2021

climate, research

Testing the climate-intervention potential of basin-scale seaweed farming

Vast naturally-occurring floating seaweed rafts in the sub-tropical North Atlantic were the focus of new research investigating the climate-intervention potential of seaweed farming.

May 11, 2021

climate, research

Sunlight to solve the world’s clean water crisis

Researchers at UniSA have developed a cost-effective technique that could deliver safe drinking water to millions of vulnerable people using cheap, sustainable materials and sunlight.

Apr 16, 2021

research, water

Changing feeding times helps fight climate change

New research finds that delaying when animals are fed means they will urinate at night in colder temperatures.

Apr 8, 2021

climate, environment

Marine species are fleeing equator

With tropical fish and other marine creatures already shifting south along Australia’s east coast, a new global study involving a USC ecology researcher has confirmed a drop in species numbers in the warming waters near the equator.

Apr 8, 2021

environment

Why our rivers are running drier

An international team of researchers including the University of Adelaide has demonstrated that climate change is responsible for the changes in the flow and water volume of rivers globally, with major implications for Australia.

Mar 20, 2021

environment, water