environment Archives - Research for Agriculture

Benefits and risks for marine life from CO2 removal approaches

A new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) study has identified potential benefits and risks for marine ecosystems from two of the key approaches for carbon removal proposed to cut atmospheric carbon levels and slow climate change.

Dec 10, 2019

environment, research, science

Soil study shows Australia at its most stripped back

New research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Geoscience Australia could provide a much clearer picture of the Australian landscape, and how to better manage it under a changing climate.

Dec 4, 2019

climate, environment

This greenhouse gas is worse than CO2 and emissions are going up faster than we thought

Global emissions of nitrous oxide, the third most important greenhouse gas from nitrogen-based fertilisers, have increased for many decades but accelerated since 2009 above what previous estimates have suggested, according to Australian and international scientists.

Nov 21, 2019

climate change, environment

Climate change is moving fish polewards

Climate change is causing a tropicalisation of areas of our oceans that were previously temperate, and coral reef herbivores are starting to move south, say Australian and international researchers.

Nov 21, 2019

environment, fisheries, research

Burp-free cow feed drives seaweed science

A puffy pink seaweed that can stop cows from burping out methane is being primed for mass farming by researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Aug 15, 2019

agriculture, environment, livestock, 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

Consensus reached on reducing agricultural emissions

The NZ Government has reached an historic consensus with farming leaders to implement farm-level pricing of climate change emissions from the agriculture sector by 2025; signalling a strong commitment from the Government and farming leadership to cooperate in order to tackle climate change, announced the…

Jul 31, 2019

environment, news

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

News

Australian seafood industry steps up to the plate in war against plastic

Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry, has taken Plastic-Free July as an opportunity to highlight the innovative ways seafood businesses are fighting the war against plastic by finding replacements, implementing change and protecting the marine environment.

Jul 15, 2019

aquaculture, environment, fisheries, news

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