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EVENT: Principles for innovation in citizen science with Dr Jasmin Packer - CitiSciOzOnline

Growing up in a farming family along Adelaide’s River Torrens floodplains, fired Dr Jasmin Packer's passion to discover better ways to protect nature. Dr Packer has been invited as one of only 13 speakers for the Australian Citizen Science Association’s Online Conference (CitSciOzOnline) and will present in the Innovation Stream. Join her on Wednesday October 28th to explore how South Australia’s roots in discovery and equity are driving innovation by citizen scientists with scientists – and what we can learn from the Inspire. Innovate. Impact. principles underpinning these projects.

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Unique Komodo dragons under threat by climate change

A new international study, led by the University of Adelaide and Deakin University, has found that the impact of both global warming and sea-level rise threatens the extinction of Komodo dragons, which already have restricted habitats, and this must be better incorporated into conservation strategies.

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