#Ecosystem management

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Rising sea levels in Australia may demand novel solutions

With Australia expected to experience ongoing sea level rise over the coming decades, high-resolution climate projections are one way to inform quick community adaptation. Elsewhere, scientists are turning to novel nature-based solutions to help defend our coastlines.

Graphic of an offshore ocean environment including aquaculture, and wind farms

Australia’s blue economy set to boost coronavirus recovery

As the pandemic impacts industries across the world, managing ocean resources sustainably is more important than ever to spur new marine and economic opportunities.

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Prawn fishery counts its natural capital

Natural capital accounting can help fisheries businesses assess the risks and opportunities associated with the ecosystem assets they rely on.

Why we need biodiversity for life on our planet

In his latest documentary, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, the famed naturalist maps how steeply the planet’s biodiversity has diminished over his lifetime. Its release coincides with a United Nations Summit on Biodiversity which has called for urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development. 

How to bend the curve of future biodiversity loss

New research, published in Nature, shows that it's possible to both feed the world and bend the curve on biodiversity loss.

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.

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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.

White coral with crown-of-thorns starfish on it

The race to stop crown-of-thorns starfish destroying the Great Barrier Reef

New research is helping to prevent outbreaks of crown-of-thorn starfish, a major threat to the Great Barrier Reef.

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Australian white sharks follow pathways etched in the seafloor

Extensive tracking of the southern-western white shark population has revealed epic oceanic excursions, including a 12,240 km return trip to sub-Antarctic waters.