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August 17, 2026
Celebrating National Science Week: A plain language guide to understanding how biodiversity science works
It’s National Science Week 2026, and we’re marking it by asking some of nature’s biggest questions. Today we’re launching Nature’s Big Questions, a free, accessible guide from The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) that explains how biodiversity science works, why it matters, and how it helps government, industry, communities and conservation organisations make better…
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August 13, 2026
Webinar: Biodiversity in riverine ecosystems – Impacts of extreme climatic events
Tuesday 13th October 2026 12.00pm – 1.00pm (Australian Western Standard Time) REGISTER HERE Join us as we explore what an increasingly extreme climate means for riverine biodiversity, and how science can help inform moreresilient approaches to managing these ecosystems. Floods, droughts and heatwaves are becoming more frequent and severe, creating increasingly complex challenges for rivers…
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May 21, 2026
Science Minister congratulates WABSI and WAMSI on successful WA pilots
Watch the video statement below from Science Minister Stephen Dawson. Watch on You Tube WABSI and WAMSI brought industry and government together on 12th May 2026 to celebrate successful pilot projects in Cockburn Sound and the Pilbara of the Shared Environmental Analytics Facility (SEAF); the projects are delivering smart data analytics from the vast volumes of…
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Funding boost for subterranean fauna research
Advanced biomonitoring tools to safeguard WA’s groundwater – Protecting biodiversity and human health WABSI’s subterranean fauna research program has received a major boost, with a new project awarded funding through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme to develop advanced biomonitoring technologies for subterranean fauna. The project will develop tools for end users to…
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April 28, 2026
Webinar: Solar photovoltaic energy development and biodiversity conservation
WABSI Big Issues in Biodiversity Science Webinar Series Held on Thursday 23rd July 20264.00pm – 5.00 pm (Australian Western Standard Time) VIEW RECORDING DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION (pdf) Join us as we explore a critical and often overlooked question in the global energy transition: How do we scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy while safeguarding biodiversity? Solar PV…
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March 31, 2026
Public lecture: Investment case for nature – Turning science into decision-ready investment
Big Issues in Biodiversity Science Series, hosted by WABSI Click here to listen to the audio supported by presentation slides on the WABSI You Tube channel Event completed (Tuesday 7th April 2026 / 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM / Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre, UWA Business School, 8716 Hackett Drive, Crawley ) Join us for a strategic conversation on…
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