Population Sustainability

CSIRO’s Flames model is providing valuable information about the effect of fire and climate on tree populations in the tropical savannas of northern Australia

A CSIRO developed tool is helping China's land and water resource managers rehabilitate an important water catchment and helping to secure China's environmental future.

Researchers have developed a system for measuring biodiversity value of commercial plantations and determined a range of measures to help increase plantation biodiversity values.

Why do some mice build huge mounds of pebbles in the desert? And how did stick nest mice become instant barbecues? In this podcast, CSIRO researcher Dr Fred Ford opens up the wonderful world of Australia’s native mice and rats. (4.42)

Australia’s farmers are our climate change 'warriors', and many of them are already meeting the challenges of climate change, with major modifications to the way they produce our food. In this podcast, Dr Mark Howden from CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship, explains how farmers are dealing with challenges such as lower rainfall and irrigation allocations. (4.51)

Understanding the complex interactions between population, resource use and the environment is a difficult task in scenario modelling, but CSIRO is helping Australia find the right path for future sustainable development.

CSIRO is developing a broad range of tools to assist governments and industry revitalise Australia’s cities, meet emerging challenges and transition to a sustainable configuration.

Mixing science with economics for smart policy options, CSIRO researchers provide new options for land and water management. This work involves industry, social scientists, physical scientists and policy makers.

CSIRO is modelling integrated systems, undertaking scenario analyses, and balancing the needs of ecosystems, the economy and communities to help improve the sustainability of future resource management.

CSIRO's Urban systems program is undertaking research to understand the interconnected processes between human, natural and built systems necessary to develop more sustainable and ecologically sensitive urban areas that provide better environmental, economic and community outcomes.