Restoring dryland areas vital for 2bn people
Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to help mitigate climate change, reverse desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live there, experts […]
Platypuses fight back after bushfires
A team of researchers have surveyed the introduced population of platypuses on Kangaroo Island, revealing that the species may be on the road to recovery following […]
Bushfire volunteers need more support after answering the call
Volunteers who endured the unprecedented intensity and severity of the 2019/20 bushfires – working on trucks, coordinating supports, looking after others and rebuilding – are still […]
Bushfire recovery from the air
Two days before Christmas 2019, a fire reached a heritage-protected bush property in the Adelaide Hills, destroying a neighbour’s house. For the next two weeks residents […]
3D aerial maps to help fire ground recovery
Adelaide-based Airborne Research Australia is creating free 3D high resolution maps of devastation caused by fires in the Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island to help communities […]
Vital conservation projects kick off
Australia’s environment is battling hotter, dryer and more extreme conditions – including bushfires – and scientists are being called in to help restore degraded landscapes and […]
Trauma survivors can seek help in PTSD trial
Flinders University psychology is running an online stepped-care therapy trial to help people who have experienced violence or other traumatic events. The ongoing trial, which coincides […]
Flinders supports bushfire response and recovery
Flinders University is responding to the tragic bushfires sweeping across South Australia and the nation. Due to the unprecedented scale of the current emergency, the University […]
Bushfires have reshaped life on Earth before
The catastrophic bushfires raging across much of Australia have not only taken a huge human and economic toll, but also delivered heavy blows to biodiversity and […]