About Bioknowledge Research

The world is fast becoming one in which humans recognise our dependence on the services that nature provides for our economic and social well-being - now and in the future.

With the realisation of climate change, human impact on the functioning of the environment is increasingly recognised as critical to the sustainability of life on earth for generations to come.

The more we understand about our environment, how it functions, and the impact of human interactions on the complex systems that maintain environmental functioning, the more we will be able to manage those interactions to ensure a sustainable future.

Bioknowledge research is more than understanding the way our environment works - it is about communicating and applying environmental knowledge for practical outcomes in the real world.

Capabilities

The Bioknowledge group emphasizes a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to the diverse processes that affect the functioning and conservation of Australia's biodiversity and landscapes and in particular natural/ human systems interactions.

It brings together over 40 specialists whose combined expertise spans ecology and conservation biology, landscape ecology, ecotourism, cultural tourism, earth sciences, aquaculture, geography, environmental interpretation, education and screen studies (Flinders is one of only three institutions in the world offering a course in natural history film-making).

Bioknowledge Research encompasses the following capability areas:

Biological assessments

Environmental change and ecosystem impacts

Conservation restoration and sustainability

Environmental education and science communication