News
February 13, 2019
Career opportunity: Program Director, Biodiversity Survey
Job no: 502599Work type: Full-timeLocation: Perth CBD / CrawleyCategories: Administration & Executive support, Community Engagement/Marketing, Policy and Planning, Research support, Business DevelopmentLevel 9 ($112,133 – $118,721) plus 17% superannuation Full time and fixed-term appointment until 31 Dec 2020, with an opportunity to continue subject to funding. Opportunity to use your extensive science and business development…
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Updates
December 10, 2018
Taskforce report: Make environmental data more accessible
WABSI was instrumental this year in helping to establish the Index of Biodiversity Surveys for Assessment (IBSA) that will capture $38m worth of environmental data each year in Western Australia. A Resources 2030 Taskforce report, released in September 2018, highlights WABSI’s role in making environmental data more accessible and enable its value and use to…
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Updates
Research reveals Albany’s diversity
Bronte Van Helden, a UWA student and recipient of the 2018 WABSI scholarship, is based in Albany at UWA’s Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management and is researching how different types of urban areas differ in their ability to support animal biodiversity. Bronte has set up a seasonal trapping regime and has to date…
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Updates
Final phase of Completion Criteria project
The Completion Criteria & Monitoring Framework received broad support and valuable feedback from stakeholders at a forum last month, with strong interest being received from users in WA and other states. The final report is scheduled for release in early 2019 and will present the framework and foundational work including a review of relevant literature…
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Projects
Program steering subterranean fauna research
With a Steering Committee chaired by Dr Lesley Gibson now in place, WABSI’s Subterranean Fauna program of work is underway and addresses key focus areas that were identified by end-users. The program encourages complementarity and collaboration, rather than duplication of research effort, with expertise and contribution from multiple disciplines. Since the knowledge gaps and issues…
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Updates
July 2, 2018
Inviting submissions: Completion Criteria and Risk Based Monitoring project
Inviting submissions for consideration The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) is leading the Completion Criteria and Risk Based Monitoring project that addresses key priorities expressed by industry and government on issues relating to mine site closure. The project is now undertaking an independent science review to determine the current state of knowledge and is…
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News
June 18, 2018
IBSA launched
Making biodiversity information readily accessible is at the heart of a new initiative, launched by the Minister for Science, Innovation and ICT Dave Kelly. The new system, the Index of Biodiversity Surveys for Assessments (IBSA) was developed as a collaborative effort between The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. Each…
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News
May 14, 2018
The WA Feral Cat Symposium 31 May
“The Australian feral cat population fluctuates between 1.4 to 5.6 million, and cats kill more than 1 million birds, more than 1 million reptiles, and more than 1 million mammals in Australia every day.” Professor John Woinarski, Charles Darwin University The Feral Cat Symposium in Mandurah on the 31st May at the Mandurah Performing Arts…
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Updates
May 12, 2018
Helping resource sector meet regulator and community expectations
The CRC for Resource Sector Environmental Management is an initiative designed to help the resources sector meet regulator and community expectations for better environmental management with a focus on mine site closures, rehabilitation and relinquishment. Some of the challenges the CRC would address include high cost and policy uncertainty relating to mine site closure, inconsistent…
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