Environment News

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• Research finds ethical sourcing of seeds required for global restoration

  Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wild seeds are needed to restore plant ecosystems globally but overharvesting risks their depletion unless ethical seed-sourcing regulations are developed.

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• Research finds that now is the time to protect WA’s tall forests

  South-western Australia’s tall karri forests require a new management approach for their conservation based on a changed moral consensus in the community, a new Curtin University study has found.

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• Curtin launches new global game learning tool to tackle sustainability

  Curtin University has launched an innovative, game-based learning program, which challenges the next generation to solve the world’s greatest sustainability problems, for students and staff globally.

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• Unique Indigenous native seed farm to help meet supply challenges

  A team of scientists from Curtin’s ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration has helped to install an Indigenous-owned and operated native seed farm to supply Australia’s growing land rehabilitation needs.

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• Study helps solve riddle of Mekong River age and Tibetan plateau formation

  A Curtin researcher is among an international team that has found evidence the Mekong River was formed mainly by climate and not tectonic forces, as is widely thought.

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• Two Curtin world-leading researchers named Academy Fellows

  Two leading Curtin researchers responsible for major advances in the resources and construction industries have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

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• Curtin scientists unearth rare mineral from buried WA impact crater

  Curtin University researchers studying core samples taken near Shark Bay have discovered an ultra-rare mineral from what may be the largest-known meteorite impact crater in Australia.

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• WA’s national bid to lead battery energy storage research hub charges on

  A WA-led national consortium of industry and universities has been invited to progress to the second stage of its bid to lead a $100 million Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre.

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• Curtin research finds smarter way to harvest solar energy for clean fuels

  Curtin University researchers have developed a low-cost and environmentally friendly method to harvest energy from sunlight to produce clean fuels such as hydrogen.

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• Surgical screw invention crowned overall winner at Curtinnovation Awards

  An innovative orthopaedic screw that could help improve patient outcomes after complex trauma surgery has been named as the overall winner in the 2018 Curtinnovation Awards.

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