Water Conservation and Ecology

By La Trobe University

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Water Conservation and Ecology episodes:

November 09, 2011 Fishy Ethics: Why we Need to Eat Less Fish
Human beings are harvesting more fish than ever before, with serious consequences. Fishing fleets are using enormous amounts of fossil fuel, damaging ocean ecosystems and destroying many species that are not on the menu.
Dr Susan Lawler, Head of Department of Environmental Management & Ecology, LA Trobe University.
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13min
November 08, 2011 Fishy Ethics: Why we Need to Eat Less Fish
Human beings are harvesting more fish than ever before, with serious consequences. Fishing fleets are using enormous amounts of fossil fuel, damaging ocean ecosystems and destroying many species that are not on the menu.
Dr Susan Lawler, Head of Department of Environmental Management & Ecology, LA Trobe University.
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13min
August 09, 2011 The Basin Plan - Who Needs it?
A conversation on the management of the Murray-Darling basin, water conservation, and the implications.
Dr Arlene Harriss-Buchan (Healthy Rivers Campaigner, Australian Conservation Foundation) Mr Danny O’Brien (CEO, National Irrigators Council) Professor Ben Gawne (Director, The Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre) Dr Neil Byron (Member, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists) and Professor Barry Hart (Member, of the Murray Darling Basin Authority). Chaired by Kerry O'Brien.
The 2011 Jonathan Mann memorial lecture, held at the Albury-Wodonga campus of La Trobe University.
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1h 36min
February 23, 2011 How to Save a Small Fish
Critical to the health of our wetlands, the Murray hardyhead has escaped extinction, thanks to the efforts of La Trobe University fish ecologist Iain Ellis and the National Murray hardyhead Recovery Group.
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5min
February 22, 2011 Mildura Seedbank Flourishes
The long dry is over and environmental flows are being restored to our rivers. Managing re-emerging wetlands to ensure plant and animal life returns rapidly to its former health is now a national priority.
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4min
December 15, 2010 River System Research
Adjunct Professor Terry Hillman (School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University) on research and preserving the fragile Murray-Darling river system.
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13min
February 24, 2010 Water Research on the Murray-Darling River
Dr Ben Gawne of the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre discusses water conservation in the Murray-Darling river system.
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4min
February 23, 2010 Water Research on the Murray-Darling River
Dr Ben Gawne of the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre discusses water conservation in the Murray-Darling river system.
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4min
August 26, 2009 Challenges in Australian Water Policy
Professor Crase discusses the opportunity cost of water trade and the fundamental aspect of economics in treating water as a resource. Given the limited nature of resources, water can be and is traded on a water market dividing the haves and have nots of water supply.
Professor Crase has spent the past 15 years examining water policy and its implications for resource management. He has written and edited three books and published over 60 scholarly journal papers in this area. His work has covered the difficult public policy dilemmas associated with water allocation in Australia and India.
Recorded at the Bendigo Campus of La Trobe University, 26th August 2009.
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44min

FAQs about Water Conservation and Ecology:

How many episodes does Water Conservation and Ecology have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.