Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Walking shared paths on Tebrakunna Country
Mar 14, 2026
Lately they’ve been joined by researchers from all four hubs of the National Environmental Science Program (NESP). They’re working together on a project led and co-designed by the Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana (Heart of Country) Aboriginal Corporation (MTWAC) and the University of Tasmania (UTAS). MTWAC aims to restore Aboriginal land management practices in north-eastern Tasmania. The…
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Mar 14, 2026
Building an evidence base for living shorelines: a framework for evaluating monitoring activities
Mar 12, 2026
Living shorelines are gaining favour as a nature-based alternative to conventional engineered coastal protection structures such as seawalls and breakwaters. Typical living shoreline habitats are beaches and dunes, saltmarshes, mangroves, seagrasses and kelp forests, and coral and shellfish reefs. These habitats increase coastal resilience through wave attenuation and sediment stabilisation. They also offer potential co-benefits…
Sea lion camera reveals mother taking pup on educational foraging expedition in the wild
Feb 10, 2026
This article by hub researcher Nathan Angelakis is republished from The Conversation. Australian sea lions are different. They have an 18-month breeding cycle, out of sync with the seasons, which has puzzled scientists for years. So compared to other seals, Australian sea lion mothers spend an extra six months or more nursing their pups. Why this is…
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