Richard Kingsford

Despite challenging conditions, thousands of waterbirds breeding throughout NSW wetlands

11 Jan 2023

With long-term monitoring of breeding events, UNSW researchers also identify trends and changes in the health of wetlands and rivers.

Breeding colony of pelicans surrounded by water

Waterbirds respond positively to widespread flooding: aerial survey

19 Dec 2022

Scientists winged their way across one-third of Australia to collect data for the 2022 Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey, an annual health check of our freshwater ecosystems.

Platypus populations impacted by large river dams are more vulnerable to threats

04 Nov 2022

A new genetic study by UNSW scientists finds large dams restrict platypus movement, with significant implications for their conservation.

dead fish float in water of the menindee lakes

Excessive water extraction, not climate change, most to blame for Darling River drying

25 Oct 2022

Climate change shouldn’t be used as a 'get out-of jail free' card to excuse bad decision-making and poor planning decisions.

Water extraction is key cause of the Darling River drying: study

24 Oct 2022

Researchers find the water flow decline on Australia’s iconic river is due to water management failures rather than climate change.

a scuba diver swims through moody waters and rock formations

The entire planet's ecosystems classified for the first time: study

13 Oct 2022

The common platform heralds a new era of global conservation and management policy applications.

Oil and gas exploration and production threaten great desert river systems

04 Oct 2022

A new study identifies major environmental concerns for the Lake Eyre Basin rivers, among the most pristine in the world.

UNSW Winners of the 2022 Eureka Prize Awards

Four Eureka Prizes awarded to UNSW researchers

01 Sep 2022

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Professor Raina MacIntyre, The Environment Recovery Project and researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have all received prestigious 2022 Eureka Prize awards.

Aerial view of a depleted river in the Murray Darling system of rivers

It's official: the Murray-Darling Basin Plan hasn't met its promise to our precious rivers. So where to now?

04 Aug 2022

Federal Labor has pledged to deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan. But a new report casts serious doubt on that promise.

UNSW researchers named as 2022 Eureka Prize finalists

27 Jul 2022

Six UNSW Sydney projects chosen as finalists for Australia’s leading science awards.

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