Policy and translation

Policy and translation

Research in action

At the Environment Institute, we actively contribute to policy development and thought leadership. We work across disciplines and with a range of stakeholders and partners to mobilise cutting-edge research into real-world change.

Submissions and contributions include:

  • Australian Senate Inquiry into algal blooms in SA
  • South Australian Parliament Joint Committee on Harmful Algal Blooms in South Australia
  • Helping shape the new Biodiversity Act (SA)
  • Australia’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Reform
  • Draft National Recovery Plan for the Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula Ecological Community
  • Murray-Darling Basin Recovery Plan
  • Adelaide’s Urban Greening Strategy
  • Biodiversity Act (SA): Draft Regulations (statutory bodies)
  • Marine Genetic Resources (MGR) provisions of the High Seas Biodiversity Act 2026 (the Act)
  • Science Misinformation White Paper; Outcomes of the Australian Science Media Centre Science Misinformation Symposium, June 2026

Explore our current policy briefs, fact sheets, white papers and submissions below.

Evaluative governance for climate action in Australia

Evaluative governance for climate action in Australia Policy Briefing

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521 KB
Format
PDF Document
Evaluative governance for climate action in Australia

North Adelaide Golf Course Redevelopment Policy Briefing

Size
431 KB
Format
PDF Document
Smart Stormwater Systems - Fact Sheet

Smart Stormwater Systems - Fact Sheet

Size
5 MB
Format
PDF Document
The Climate, Heritage and Mental Health Project

The Climate, Heritage and Mental Health Project

Size
2 MB
Format
PDF Document
The Climate, Heritage and Mental Health Project

Science Misinformation Symposium

White Paper, Australian Science Media Centre, June 2026
 

Executive summary

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395 KB
Format
PDF Document
Science Misinformation White Paper

Science Misinformation Symposium

White Paper, Australian Science Media Centre, June 2026
 

White paper

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983 KB
Format
PDF Document
The Climate, Heritage and Mental Health Project

Nature-based solutions

Mobilising public support and policy champions
 

Community Update

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1 MB
Format
PDF Document
Science Misinformation White Paper

Nature-based solutions

Mobilising public support and policy champions
 

Policy Briefing

Size
483 KB
Format
PDF Document

Contact us

Environment Institute

Location

Location
Environment Institute
Adelaide University
G05 Benham Building, City Campus East, Adelaide SA 5000

Telephone

Phone: +61 8 8313 0543

Email

Email: environment@adelaide.edu.au

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