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Dr Nina Wootton Awarded 2025 Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Environment Institute member Dr Nina Wootton who was presented with 2025 Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award, by the Australian Academy of Science.听Named in honour of the Dr Maxwell Frank Cooper Day AO FAA, who held strong beliefs towards interdisciplinary approach to research, this award provides funding to early career researchers.
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Building International Partnerships: CIFOR-ICRAF
Dr Robert Nasi, Director of Science, Centre for International Forest and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), recently visited the Environment Institute at the university of 亚洲色吧 as we continue to build and strengthen our successful partnership with CIFOR-ICRAF. Robert is an Adjunct professor at the university of 亚洲色吧 and featured as a panellist at the 2025 EI Research Symposium session 鈥減artner connected research鈥.
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South Australia Paving the Way to Reduce Plastic Pollution
South Australia has become the first place in the world to ban single-use plastic soy sauce containers, marking a major step in the fight against plastic pollution. Dr Nina Wootton, Environment Institute member, welcomed the move, highlighting the dangers of 鈥渃onvenience packaging鈥 that is too small to recycle effectively. She hops other Australian states will adopt similar bans, positioning South Australia as a global leader in tackling single-use plastics.
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The Harmful Algal Bloom 鈥 moving to finding a solution
As advised in a recent submission听to the into algal blooms in South Australia, researchers from the Environment Institute have recommended immediate actions. In the last month we produced and published the Environment Institute Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Capability statement to highlight this expertise, and help engagement with partners seeking to find solutions to the harmful algal bloom challenge.听
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Celebrating the First Ever World Lake Day: Why Lakes Matter
Today is the first ever . The need to protect our lakes and maintain their biodiversity is essential more than ever. Lakes play a key role in climate regulation, keeping our planet cool through absorbing floodwaters, and storing carbon. We鈥檙e highlighting of Environment Institute member and his colleagues. Their enhances our understanding of nitrogen removal mechanisms in both the water column and sediments of large shallow lakes.
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2025 Environment Institute Research Symposium
We held our annual research symposium, bringing together over 120 attendees - research partners, stakeholders, Environment Institute members, higher degree research students, and EI Advisory Board members.This engaging, energised day provided connection and learnings related to the Institute鈥檚 nine Research Initiatives, our research capabilities, key partnered projects, as well as future opportunities and cross sector trends.
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Dr Phillipa McCormack on Ken Henry鈥檚 Call for Urgent Nature Law Reform
Dr Phillipa McCormack, Future Making Fellow at the Environment Institute, wrote about Ken Henry鈥檚 call for reform of Australia鈥檚 fragile environmental protection laws in In his speech to the National Press Club, Henry warned that Australia鈥檚 global reputation and its net zero commitments are at risk without urgent change. He described the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBCA) as 鈥a misnomer if ever there was one鈥 and condemned delays in reform.
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The Future of Reindeer at Risk
An from the University of 亚洲色吧 and the University of Copenhagen, co-led by Associate Professor Damien Fordham, Environment Institute Deputy Director, sought to understand how reindeer have responded to past environmental change to better predict their chances in a warming future.听Growing concern surrounds the future of reindeer as additional pressures mount.
Oyster Reef Restoration: Your Chance to Contribute
Oyster reef restoration is looking like the answer we need to combat the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB), and now you have the chance to help. Environment Institute Future Making Fellow Dr Dominic McAfee recently spoke with ABC Radio 亚洲色吧 to discuss this great initiative in partnership with and how volunteering to make oyster baskets will help the Port River flourish once again.
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Steps to Clean Up the Algal Bloom
Around 30% of SA鈥檚 coastline is being impacted by a harmful algal bloom driven by heatwaves, nutrient run-off, and upwelling events. According to Environment Institute members Dr Dominic McAfee and Prof Sean Connell, the bloom is far too widespread for large-scale chemical, physical, or microbial trials. Instead, prevention and resilience are key. Oysters in affected areas are feeding on algae, mussels are cleared of toxins, and SA has committed to restoring 15 hectares of shellfish reefs. As climate change fuels more marine heatwaves and floods, HABs will return. Investing in oyster reef restoration and nature-based solutions could future-proof our coasts.
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