Projects
November 7, 2023
Guidelines for embedded experiments in ecological restoration and management in Australia
These guidelines provide a framework for planning and implementing standardised experiments withinrestoration projects to help build a national research network. They cover the value of science partnerships and how to enable them, planning, designing, and monitoring embedded experiments, and how to collate and manage data from these experiments. The Guidelines conclude with real-world case studies…
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Updates
June 19, 2023
WABSI and WAMSI showcase environmental data sharing and analytic capabilities at Data Science and AI Week 2023
On 9th May 2023, during Data Science & AI Week, The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI), the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) brought together biodiversity science end users, data scientists, technologists, government, industry and community members, to raise awareness of the value of shared biodiversity data and analytics in…
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News
October 20, 2022
New report reveals emerging priorities for the next decade
Download the report – Biodiversity Knowledge Priorities: Emerging themes from stakeholder consultation View the launch video by Hon. Roger Cook, Minister for Science Hon. Roger Cook, Minister for Science today launched a new report by The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) Biodiversity Knowledge Priorities, which identifies the top priorities for biodiversity science knowledge that…
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Updates
March 25, 2022
Research program continues to generate strong support
The Subterranean Fauna Research Program continues to generate strong support from industry, government and others, with biodiversity science expertise contributed from multiple disciplines. Since the publication of the Research Update 2021, projects continue to make good progress: A scoping exercise for Pilbara crustaceans (amphipods, isopods, bathynellaceans) is well underway to locate, assess and organise collections,…
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Updates
September 11, 2020
McGowan Government invests further $3.4m in WABSI
Hon. Dave Kelly MLA, Minister for Science with WABSI CEO Professor Owen Nevin The McGowan Government has committed an additional $3.4 million in The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) to build on advances in biodiversity science. Science Minister Dave Kelly announced the extension of WABSI’s funding to June 2023, bringing its total investment since…
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