Editor´s Choice

Peak fertiliser

To grow food, you need nutrients: there’s no getting around it. With the Food and Agriculture Organization predicting that the world will need to produce 70 per cent more food for the 9.1 billion people that will populate the planet by 2050, alarm bells are ringing about the issue of nutrient supply.

Kath Kovac     14-Sep-2010


Current Articles


Native forest management and greenhouse gas emissions – how much do we really know?
Feature
Harvesting of native forests needs to be included in the carbon accounting process in Australia. But, do we know enough about the greenhouse gas and carbon cycling implications of this kind of forestry?

Kathryn Page, Ram Dalal and John Raison     30-Jan-2012

 
Payback time for carbon-neutral housing?
Feature
Cost can often be a turn-off factor when it comes to sustainable building. But, a study of the proposed Cape Paterson Ecovillage in South Gippsland, Victoria, suggests the tables are turning – building green can take years off the average mortgage and save hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Alexandra de Blas     30-Jan-2012

 
Australian bird status survey a call to action
Feature
So often in conservation debates regarding birds, common terms such as ‘endangered species' are bandied about without any great knowledge of what they actually mean. With the publication of the third Action Plan for Australian Birds we now have an up-to-date snapshot of the conservation status of every species and subspecies of Australian bird.

Sean Dooley     23-Jan-2012

 
Outsmarting cane toads: lessons from a small marsupial
Feature
It seems that small dasyurids in northern Australia instinctively know how to avoid being poisoned by cane toads. Their example is behind an unusual experiment to ‘train' endangered northern quolls to become ‘toad-smart'.

Jonathan Webb     16-Jan-2012

 
Managing the future of the north’s aquatic biodiversity
Feature
Northern Australia features prominently in visions for Australia's future. Plans for capturing, storing and transporting the region's water to make it available for increased agricultural development in the region and elsewhere are frequently proposed. But what is our current understanding of the biodiversity, and the ecological functions and services and of the northern region, and how might these assets be affected by such development?

Bradley J. Pusey     11-Jan-2012

 
100% Renewable campaign powered by grassroots
Feature
Australia's 2011 Young Environmentalist of the Year is achieving national impact by uniting community climate campaigners with her inclusive, solutions-based approach.

Andrew Bray     11-Jan-2012

 
Northern Australia's disappearing native mammals
Feature
The Northern Australian landscape is a spectacular, vast and wild place. It is a land of crocodiles, dingoes and endless bush. It forms a refuge for many wildlife species that have disappeared or declined in other parts of the continent, such as bush stone-curlews and nailtail wallabies.

John Woinarski     11-Jan-2012

 
Tourist boats interrupt dolphins' daily life
Feature
Most humans love to interact with wildlife, especially with charismatic animals such as dolphins. While contact with these creatures is often a unique and incredible experience for us, it is important to realise that ‘watching' activity can have an adverse effect on the dolphins themselves.

Andre Steckenreuter     19-Dec-2011

 
Rabbits' resurgence puts the bush under pressure
Feature
Rabbits are back – in increasing numbers, posing a major threat to Australia's recovering landscapes.

Rachel Sullivan     19-Dec-2011

 
GISERA – deepening our understanding of coal seam gas
Feature
Recently, there has been a lot of debate on coal seam gas (CSG) developments in Australia. In this domain, constructive dialogue is being taken over by conflicting facts, opinions and perceptions.

    19-Dec-2011

 

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