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New leader of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Sciences division

 

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Focus

Citizen science breaks new ground

Thanks to technology and a growing number of community-based volunteer monitoring groups, enriched environmental data is being collected on a scale that was inconceivable 15 years ago.

Features

Securing South Australia's coastal bounty

An incredible diversity of marine species was recently recorded in the Chain of Bays, about 700 kilometres west of Adelaide, during an inaugural near-shore marine survey of the region by volunteer divers.

Towards a systems-based approach to planning infrastructure

Integrating the need for major infrastructure development with an ongoing commitment to communities and the environment is the driving force behind a new approach for sustainable development in major projects in Australia.

Progress

Waste feathers show fibre promise

Scientists at CSIRO Materials and Science Engineering's laboratory at Belmont, Victoria, believe that feather keratin can be 'regenerated' into an environmentally sustainable, biodegradable fibre.

Sustainable commitments insulate financial leaders

Banks and super funds have been battered by the gale of the global financial crisis but not everyone is suffering.

Negotiating the national e-waste mountain

A voracious national appetite for electronic goods is creating a waste problem we can no longer responsibly ignore.

Cheers to an historic polar research collaboration

Australian Antarctic scientists joined with polar researchers around the world on 25 February 2009 to officially celebrate two years of intensive, internationally coordinated scientific research for the International Polar Year (IPY).

A climate for true triple bottom line reporting

The scientific imperative for action to tackle climate change is now reflected in the emerging responses of leading edge businesses as they find value in innovating to address the challenge.

Editorial

Clarifying our priorities

In Brief - Round-up of sustainability news

Action on climate change and science funding

Treaty's 50th year resolve: stem Antarctic tourist tide

Proposal to set a new course for the Murray

Key to improving cocky treatment and rehab

'Green dream' home raises the bar from 6 to 9

Global wind power surges in 2008

World's biggest fish benefiting at Ningaloo

'Sponge' from starfish biomimetic key to no-carb biofuel?

More tyres on the road to recycling

Maintaining fruit and vegetable crops in the greenhouse

Climate Change Bulletin - Our brief on global warming

Where to next for regional climate change science?

Profile

Factor 5 in eco-cement: Zeobond Pty Ltd

Reviews

An authoritative update

Measuring the cost of our consumption

Research

Clarifying polar ice and climate trends

Aerial surveys hot on the minke trail

Conservation auctions assist private biodiversity conservation

Invasive alien species threaten global biodiversity

Events

Events calendar

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