Issue 221

Ecosystem-based adaptation through Locally Managed Marine Areas

CSIRO researchers have revisited an ecosystem-based adaptation project in Papua New Guinea ’s Kimbe Bay that’s using Locally Managed Marine Areas to protect near-shore marine ecosystems - and discovered lessons about making future projects more effective.

Pathways to prepare for and manage global change

Radical changes to our environment with climate change means we need to map adaptation pathways now that consider options and prepare us for future decisions.

How do we uncouple global development from resource use?

The world's use of finite resources continues to rise as global development continues. Can we help poorer nations raise their standard of living without exhausting all of our raw materials?

Identifying opportunities in a changing climate

Planning for climate adaptation means looking at possible solutions to people’s needs rather than focussing on the likely problems.

The rise of carbon dioxide—picking the winners in Australia’s forests

Finding out which trees will thrive under high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide is about to get faster and cheaper.

Western Australian kelp forests in hot water

Kelp forests along hundreds of kilometres of Western Australia's coastline were wiped out in 2011 and have not recovered.

Tackling climate change and regional security in the Pacific

We need to identify Pacific hotspots where climate change will exacerbate other stresses and act to support these places before a crisis happens.

Water knowledge flows between the driest places on Earth

Australian water management expertise is informing management of water resources in Chile.

On-country enterprises for healthy communities and a healthy environment

Programs to build Indigenous and scientific knowledge partnerships are tackling a range of contemporary sustainable development issues.