Macquarie University
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| Address | Balaclava Rd, Macquarie Park NSW 2109, Australia |
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| Phone | +61 2 9850 7111 |
| Vice Chancellors | S. Bruce Dowton |
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| ID | 1093836 |
About Macquarie University
Macquarie University is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney.
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Australia floods: 'I'm angry it's happening again'
... " We are all frustrated and we simply have to get the message out that we simply can t afford any more delay, " says Prof Lesley Hughes, a climate scientist and pro-vice chancellor at Macquarie University...
Extinction: meet the new poster animals of the nature
... Jennifer McGowan at the Australian Macquarie University...
ABC-raid: the Australian public broadcaster loses legal challenge
... I m not saying this is only about the current government, but we have seen an increasing authoritarian mood crept in the way that the media are from the government, said Prof Catharine Lumby from Macquarie University...
Australia bushfires: Fresh warnings in Queensland and New South Wales
... A firefighting plane dropped pink fire retardant in the area between Macquarie University and the Sydney Adventist Hospital in the South Turramurra suburb...
Australia bushfires: New South Wales braces for 'catastrophic' day
... Bushfires scorched parts of South Turramurra, an affluent suburb north of Sydney Earlier, residential areas of Sydney were doused in pink fire retardant A firefighting plane dropped pink fire retardant in the area between Macquarie University and the Sydney Adventist Hospital in the South Turramurra suburb...
'Red mercury': why does the myth persist?
... It s a game of con artists and the danger is that people are going to be swindled, that they might be robbed or mugged, or that they ll just waste their time, says Lisa Wynn, head of the anthropology department at Macquarie University in Sydney...
Hong Kong protests: How could China intervene?
... The PLA has had about 5,000 personnel based in Hong Kong since the handover, which Adam Ni, a China researcher at Macquarie University, describes as a largely symbolic presence of China s sovereignty ...
Milky Way galaxy is warped and twisted, not flat
... The Polish results support an journal by astronomers from Macquarie University in Australia and the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
Extinction: meet the new poster animals of the nature
Golden snub-nosed monkey (left) and the gnu-goat or Takin (right), are a goat on The List
ever heard of gnu, the red-eared guenon, or the Gila monster?
you could be The Future icons of conservation, according to a study. Scientists say that these little-known animals are the key to raising money for the protection of endangered ecosystems.
The likes of tigers and elephants, the appeal to the masses, are often selected for fundraising campaigns.
But this approach was criticised for the neglect of the many other species that need our help.
"It is time for us to give us some science behind the types that we use to market and collect donations for nature conservation rather than framing our approach to what is popular or more as "cute" by the General public," said Dr. Hugh Possingham , chief scientist at conservation NGO,
it can be seen The Andean bear in a zoo in Germany, is the only bear in South America ,To test, if a more scientific approach could have far-reaching benefits for the sensitive ecosystems, the researchers compiled data on protected areas, human influence, and the areas of thousands of animals.
you have priority places for the conservation of The World and suitable for "flagship species" to fundraise for you.
"We can't afford to waste a single conservation dollars," said Dr. Jennifer McGowan at the Australian Macquarie University .
"in view of The State of the biodiversity crisis, we need to be strategic, do more effectively and efficiently with the preservation of the work that we do. "
flagship species are a good opportunity, "the appeal to heart and mind," She Said , citing images from the recent forest fires in Australia injured koalas show. "Millions of dollars have been raised - because no one looks at the images and not Break their hearts. "
the Secretary bird, the released to walk in the tall grass in the Kalahari DesertThe study, compiled a list of hundreds of mammals, birds and reptiles, which could be used as flagship species. They are charismatic in their own right, but are often overlooked in favour of the iconic alternative.
animals are highlighted:
Gila monsters in southern ArizonaThe year 2020 as crucial for the nature, culminating in a meeting in Kunming, China, in October, to define a new global framework for biodiversity.
the governments will meet in Rome for the First Time on Monday working on the "Paris-style" the United Nations agreement due to be completed later this year.
learning in the Last year, an intergovernmental body of science, said o
Current estimates suggest that the necessary annual budget to the global biological diversity objectives amounts to at least $100bn per year.
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Source of news: bbc.com
