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  • 2020
  • Issue 269 - August

Issue 269 – August

This edition of ECOS celebrates Australia’s first guidelines on how to best strengthen and share Indigenous knowledge in land and sea management. Plus, we investigate capacity building tools for communities to adapt to sea level rise, how artificial and human intelligence could tackle illegal fishing, and dive into the lifespan of turtles and discoveries at Ningaloo Reef.

A fishing boat (left) and a blast explosion in the water (right)

Artificial and human intelligence used to tackle illegal fishing

CSIRO is working with Microsoft and fisheries experts to harness robot and human-derived intelligence in the fight against illegal fishing.

A Hawksbill sea turtle swimming over a reef.

Discovering the lifespans of marine turtles

A new study using ground breaking science for environmental management has revealed the lifespans of five species of marine turtles.

close up of whale shark from the front

Take a deep dive into our discoveries at Ningaloo Reef

Turtle nail clippings, diving whale sharks and 12 million mushroom corals are key research discoveries from Ningaloo Reef.

People standing on a badly eroded coast line. The image shows the effects of a king tide on Queensland’s Gold Coast beachfront.

Helping communities weather the winds of change

COVID-19 has highlighted the need for communities globally to prepare for, and adapt to, natural shocks, including climate change.

First Indigenous-led guidelines on knowledge sharing welcomed

More than 100 Indigenous contributors have created Australia’s first guidelines on how to best strengthen and share Indigenous knowledge in land and sea management. 

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