Category Archives: Climate change

Sharing is Caring: Biodiversity in Urban Areas

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

u6361657 How does urbanisation affect biodiversity? Urbanisation is a continuously growing modern phenomenon that shapes the world we live in today. Currently, according to World Bank, 86% of Australia’s population live in urban areas, and 57% of the global population … Continue reading →

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Carbon credit calculations at Scottsdale Reserve

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

I am very interested in the concept of carbon sequestration credits, and the idea that companies with high emissions can put money towards projects that work to remove carbon out of the atmosphere, namely through planting trees. However, due to … Continue reading →

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Creating an ALA survey for Widespread Snow-gum Dieback in the Australian High Country

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

Jozef Meyer

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Things are heating up: invasive grassy weeds and climate change in Canberra

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

What is a weed? As described in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Weeds Strategy, a weed is ‘considered to be a terrestrial or aquatic species of non-native or native plant that is harmful to the natural environment (ecosystems/biodiversity), agriculture and … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Conservation and Humanitarian Engineering: Closer Than You Think

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

U5012556 | Joel Davy Systems, systems, systems. This is what I’ve heard the entire time studying engineering/arts. After 3 years of laying the groundwork for understanding things from a “systems” perspective, earlier this year I was able to dig deep into … Continue reading →

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Dieting to beat the heat: possum diets and climate change

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

A fuzzy face popped up on my Facebook feed: possum volunteers wanted! I was sold, and started volunteering the very next week. From February onwards I have been helping to care for the brushtail possums that are the focus of Sarah … Continue reading →

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