11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Translating global theories of change into tangible steps for conservation of ecosystems
Developing a framework for global ‘theories of change’ that coordinate local and global actions to secure a future where humans live in harmony with nature
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Living within safe & just Earth System Boundaries for blue water
Can basic human water needs be met without exceeding safe and just Earth System Boundaries (ESB) for surface and groundwater (blue water), defined to protect people and planet?
13 Climate Action
Pollutants may mimic female sex hormones, feminizing endangered green sea turtles
A Griffith-led study on the influence of pollution on the sex ratio of clutches of green sea turtles has found that it may compound the female-biasing influence of rising global temperatures
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Green & Blue by ’32 – restoring catchments & rivers in SEQ for the 2032 Olympics
Can we turn our catchments and cities green, and make our waterways blue by 2032, and if so, how?
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Bit by bit microplastics from tyres are polluting our waterways
Particles from tyre wear were found to be the most prevalent microplastic in urban stormwater
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Plastics are breaking up not down in lakes worldwide
For the first time plastics have been assessed in lakes across the world, with some found to be worse impacted than oceans
15 Life on Land
Fingerprinting metabolism across the Animal Kingdom
Griffith-led research is revealing metabolic strategies that are consistent across the rich diversity of life in the animal kingdom
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
How climate and water management affect streamflow seasonality
New Griffith-led research has found that climate and river management have impacted both the amount of water and when it arrives. Published in Ecological Indicators, researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland investigated the change in the occurrence of streamflow due to climate change (through a change in rainfall) and river operations (flow […]
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Challenges & knowledge gaps with nutrient offsetting
New Griffith-led research outlines how nutrient offsetting can achieve its potential as a more cost-effective way of improving water quality
10 Reduced Inequalities
Building diversity in STEM & freshwater science
In the lead up to the Freshwater Sciences Downunder conference in Brisbane, Griffith University hosts minority students from the United States as part of the Society for Freshwater Science Emerge Program
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Researcher’s giant feat defending native forest and prime koala habitat
Dr Timothy Cadman has successfully secured the protection of local hardwood areas once primed for logging, including native forest belonging to the proposed Great Koala National Park along the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Thanks to the support of extensive fieldwork, satellite mapping software and historical imagery, Dr Cadman led effective negotiations with […]
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Bushfire fighting chemicals extinguish frog development
A new Griffith study has found that bushfire fighting chemicals commonly marketed as environmentally friendly can severely affect frog development
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Sedimentation sifted out of pollution priorities
Sediment runoff from land use change is missing from global priorities, despite being one of the greatest threats facing freshwater and marine ecosystems
13 Climate Action
How will abandoned farmlands respond to sea level rise?
A Griffith University study found that wetland vegetation will naturally re-establish on abandoned agricultural land threatened by sea level rise
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
New freshwater mussels discovered in southwestern Australia
Genetic techniques have helped uncover a new threatened species of freshwater mussel in southern Western Australia
Australian Rivers Institute
The real-world isn’t static: Understanding how fluctuating stressors affect wetlands
Griffith University research reveals that when combinations of human-caused stressors fluctuate, replicating more realistic environmental conditions, it vastly changes their impact on wetland habitats.
Australian Rivers Institute
Achieving a nature- and people-positive future
For biodiversity to thrive, conservation efforts must be ‘Nature and People Positive’, a recent study has found.
Biodiversity
World-first innovation accelerates process to safeguard environment and wildlife
World-first data analysis platform, EcoCommons has been launched, transforming our ability to understand the impacts of the climate crisis on Australia’s environment and native species.