CMS Showcase 2023: Connections and collaborations to ensure a thriving future ocean
The CMS held our annual showcase event in Hobart/Nipaluna on 11th August 2023, with over 160 people in attendance ranging from our members and students, to government representatives, industry representatives, researchers, and traditional owners and custodians. The day was structured around a series of stakeholder panels which allowed stakeholders to shape discussion and agendas, as […]
Curious Climate Schools project highlighted in Teacher magazine
The Curious Climate Schools project, led by CMS member Chloe Lucas and Gabi Mocatta was highlighted in the article "Q&A: School students’ connecting with experts on climate change", in Teacher Magazine. Find more about the Curious Climate Schools project.
This webinar explored climate change adaptation from the cutting-edge science to on-the-ground action. Looking at what is happening locally to adapt to the impacts of climate change and Tasmania’s role in broader programs like the National Environmental Science Program. This forum was hosted by the patron of National Science Week Tasmania and CMS member, Dr […]
Curious climate schools answers launched
Today, to mark the start of COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, University of Tasmania climate researchers are launching an unprecedented online resource on climate change for young people in Tasmania. As part of the Curious Climate Schools project, one thousand school students worked with their classes to come up with their top 273 questions […]
Discussion paper: Towards a climate-positive Tasmania
CMS contributors included Dean Greeno, Jan McDonald, Phillipa McCormack and Gretta Pecl. The paper outlines an ambitious vision for a ‘climate-positive’ Tasmania and policy options designed to establish the state as a global exemplar of effective and ambitious climate action. Please find more information and download the paper here
Ocean Visions 2021 Summit
CMS supported the Ocean Visions 2021 Summit held on the 18 – 21 of May. The summit involved 5 campuses around the world, including Hobart. The Summit was a huge success with more than 2300 registered attendees from almost 80 countries gathering to work on ocean solutions. Two in-person discussion panels were held in Hobart […]
Tell us about your favourite places along East Coast, Tasmania!
What makes the East Coast, Tasmania a special place to live and work? Di Jayakody wants to know, as part of her PhD project, about the places that are important to the people who live in this beautiful region and what is at stake if these places were lost or changed due to ongoing threats. […]
