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August 18, 2025
Webinar 20th November 2025: Integrating business and biodiversity
Integrating business and biodiversity: How and when can businesses contribute to a nature positive future? Thursday 20th November 2025 3.00pm – 4.00pm (Australian Western Standard Time) Register here * There is an increasing expectation that the private sector will play an important role providing the funding and action needed to deliver on the global biodiversity…
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June 5, 2025
On Country: Makuru, a season of blue and purple flowers
As we head into June and July, we enter the season of Makuru. It brings blue and purple flowers on plants like the blueberry lily (Dianella revoluta), pictured here. It is also the season when the black swan or mali prepares to nest and breed in the waterways around the South West. Makuru is one…
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Subterranean survival: Protecting underground biodiversity and safeguarding groundwater ecosystems
The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) is bringing together industry, research and government to tackle a shared challenge: protecting tiny, groundwater-dwelling creatures known as stygofauna. These little-known organisms play a vital role in the health of groundwater ecosystems and their presence coincides with areas of significant development like the Pilbara and Yilgarn. Two collaborative…
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May 12, 2025
13th August 2025 Webinar: Effective and ethical conservation
Webinar series: Big issues in biodiversity science EVENT COMPLETE (Wednesday 13th August 2025 / 11.00am – 12.00 pm (Australian Western StandardTime) WATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING Guest speaker: Dr Helina Jolly, Assistant Professor, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont USA Facilitator: Professor Owen Nevin, The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) Much…
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April 1, 2025
On Country: Djeran brings cooler weather and the season of red flowers
Yorgum – Red flowering gum (Corymbiaficifolia ficifolia) April and May is the Djeran season, offering relief from a hot summer. The nights are cooler with a dewy presence in the early mornings. It is also the season of change, bringing an abundance of red flowers, especially from Yorgum, the red flowering gum (Corymbiaficifolia ficifolia), endemic to the southwest of…
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March 20, 2025
Biosecurity Careers and Networking – Inaugural event
120 people came together on 13th March 2025 for Western Australia’s inaugural Biosecurity Careers and Networking Event. They heard expert insights from Dr Brenton von Takach, Tracey Vinnicombe and Johann van der Merwe, who shared their diverse experiences on biosecurity career opportunities, challenges and innovations spanning research, fieldwork, government, and industry. Speakers stressed the importance…
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March 17, 2025
On Country: Hot and dry Bunuru brings white flowers in full bloom
Marri tree Corymbia calophylla (Credit D. Blumer) February to March is Bunuru, the hottest time of the year with little to no rain. It is known as the Season of Adolescence, or the Second Summer, where many white flowering gums bloom. These include wandoo or wornt (Eucalyptus wandoo) and marri (Corymbia calophylla). Seed cones change…
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February 24, 2025
15th May 2025 Webinar – Forested ecosystems: Carbon sequestration and biodiversity impacts
WABSI Big Issues in Biodiversity Science Webinar Series – Thursday 15th May 2025, 1.00pm – 2.00 pm (AWST) Event completed Guest speaker: Professor Martin Forsius, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland View the webinar recording Provide your feedback on this webinar – complete a short, 2-minute survey Download the presentation slides below Forested ecosystems play a…
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