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As the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) celebrates 10 years, we're proud to release The WABSI Journey, a look at how a decade of collaboration has connected biodiversity science with real-world decision-making. The story begins in 2015. A State Government consultation revealed duplicated research effort, fragmented information and critical knowledge gaps. WABSI was established…

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  • Media Apr 6 2020

    WA Feral Cat Working Group

    A Western Australian Feral Cat Working Group has been established to drive a unified approach to the control of feral cats across the State…

  • Latest Industry Mar 13 2020

    WABSI helps secure $30M for sustainable mine closure

    The Western Australian Science Institute (WABSI) has played the leading role in securing Commonwealth research funds into Western Australia to help address the global…

  • Latest Industry Feb 3 2020

    Mine closure rehabilitation conditions: a review

    A new report published today by The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) reveals that mine closure “rehabilitation conditions are often seen as aspirational…

  • Latest Industry Nov 20 2019

    CRC-TiME Stage 2 completed

    Following an interview on 14th November in Canberra with the CRC Advisory Committee, all stages of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) application process have…

  • Media Oct 14 2019

    New standards support successful mine closure

    Excerpt from Resource and Environmental Regulation Group Update, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), published online October 2019 ‘A framework for developing…

  • Media Oct 14 2019

    Framework to aid mine site completion

    Excerpt taken from Quarry, written by Myles Hume, published online 30 September 2019 Western Australian quarrying and mining companies now have access to a…

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