Annual Reports

Every year since 1989, the School has produced an Annual Report detailing the major accomplishments of the School over the previous year. Information includes research projects, publications, staff, PhD completions and research funding. To access a PDF version of the recent reports, please follow the links below. You will need to have Adobe Reader installed. Please note that these reports are only screen versions, to receive a hard copy or print version of any of these reports, please contact the school office.

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2008 Contents:

- Overview
- Environmental Science profile
- Personnel
- Teaching program
- Aquatic Ecosystem Research Group
- Climate and Atmospheric Science Research Group
- Ecosystem Restoration Laboratory
- Environmental Technology Centre
- Environmental Education for Sustainability
- Land Management Group
- Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory
- Marine Management Research Group
- Nature Based Tourism Research Group
- Plant Ecology Research Group
- Resilient Regions Research Group
- Sustainable Agriculture

- Books published by staff
- Publications
- Research students
- Prizes and awards
- Research projects
- Seminars
- Committee and board representation
- Visitors
- Acknowledgements

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2007 Contents:

- Overview
- Environmental Science profile
- Personnel
- Teaching program
- Aquatic Ecosystem Research Group
- Centre for Organic Waste Management
- Ecosystem Restoration Laboratory
- Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory
- Environmental Technology Centre
- Land Management Group
- Marine Management Research Group
- Nature Based Tourism Research Group
- Climate and Atmospheric Science Research Group
- Environmental Education for Sustainability

- Books from Environmental Science staff
- Publications
- Seminars
- Research students
- Research projects
- Committee and board representation
- Prizes and awards
- Visitors
- Acknowledgements

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2006 Contents:

- Overview
- Environmental Science profile
- Teaching program
- Personnel
- Awards to staff
- Honorary degree to Robert Stranger
- Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory
- International links for Land Management
- Environmental Technology Centre
- Marine Management Research Group
- Ecosystem Restoration Laboratory
- Aquatic Ecosystem Research Group
- Nature Based Tourism Research Group

- Making a difference: a comment from Assoc Prof John Bailey
- A cracking good place to live
- Capel Wetlands Centre
- An interview with David Suzuki
- School Advisory Committee
- Seminars
- Books from Environmental Science staff
- Publications
- Research student
- Prizes and awards
- Research projects
- Committee and board representation
- Visitors
- Acknowledgements

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2005 Contents:

- Overview
- Environmental Science profile
- Teaching program
- Personnel
- New leader for sustainable agriculture research
- Australian professorial fellowship for Hobbs
- Wetland ecologist snaps up photography award
- Lecture paints vision for a sustainable future
- The mentoring programme
- New lodge injects life into ecotourism scene
- VC’s excellence in research award
- VC’s excellence in supervision award
- Journal editorial office comes to Murdoch
- Books from Environmental Science staff
- Publications

- Does land use affect climate?
- Rethink on agricultural sustainability
- Old-fields forever young
- Farmers dig deep to combat salinity
- Assessing land suitability for crop diversification
- Improving Indonesian capacity in water and sanitation
- Nutrient links between terrestrial plants and wetlands
- Mapping marine habitats in the Abrolhos Islands
- Research projects
- Doctor of Philosophy students
- Prizes and awards
- Research student completions
- Seminars
- Committee and board representation
- Visitors
- Acknowledgements

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2004 Contents:

- Overview
- Environmental Science Profile
- Teaching Programme
- Recognition for Professors
- Teaching Excellence Award
- Books from Environmental Science staff
- Environmental Science helps manage Sarawak's water resources
- Visiting Thai students
- Cambodia calling
- Landholders and recovery planning: Toolibin Lake Catchment
- Eye in the sky - beach usage along the Perth metropolitan coast

- Student Prizes
- Research student’ completions
- Personnel
- Committee and Board representation
- Seminars
- Doctor and Master of Philosophy students
- Publications
- Research projects
- Visitors
- Acknowledgements

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2003 Contents:

- Overview
- Environmental Science Profile
- Teaching Programme
- Centenary Medal
- Graduate joins “Gardening Australia”
- Sarawak students exchange expertise
- Vermicomposting first for WA
- ORBIT 2003 focus on organic waste management
- Springtime in California - 20 years of research on grassland dynamics
- What happens to rivers and wetlands when you add salt?
- Trashed or treasure? finding alternatives in salty wetlands
- Southern Surveyor in WA waters
- Death traps lurking off WA shores

- Gone fishing!
- Mapping Rottnest’s reefs
- Tourism management at Monkey Mia
- Prizes
- Double award for Marine Science student
- Publications
- Seminars
- Research projects
- Doctor and Master of Philosophy students
- Research students’ completions
- Personnel
- Committee and Board representation
- Visitors

Download Report (pdf 1.1mb)		2002 Contents:
		- Overview - Environmental Science Profile - Teaching Programme - Long-necked tortoises alive and well in Chelodina Wetland - UNEP-IETC - New project to boost field crop production in Cambodia - Diviing into new learning experiences - Natural resource researcher investigates the complex interactions between people and nature - Murdoch's community efforts rev up for World Environment Day - Senate Members - Spotlight on Teaching Excellence - Dr Sue Moore - Boost for WA marine research	- Banking on the environment - Researcher gains snapshot of farmers' thoughts - Murdoch receives half-a-million dollars to remove arsenic from drinking water - Global uncertainty stimulates tourism debate - Science forum on forests - Visitors - PublicatIons - Seminars - Research Projects - Personnel - Post-graduate Students - Committee Representation - Theses Accepted - Acknowledgements

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2001 Contents:

- Environmental Science Profile
- Overview
- Teaching Programme
- Visitors
- Prizes and Awards
- Salinity experts examine our biggest environmental problem
- ETC a hit with Oil's singer
- School workshop get green thumbs up
- Curing salty bush
- From fryer to fueltank
- Environmental education summit promotes collaboration
- Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award
- House cleaning clears indoor air

- Researchers to combat dryland saliniy Australia-wide
- New satellite tracker puts WA on world map
- Murdoch celebrates World Environment Day
- Doors open on ETC's recycled showpiece
- Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory
- PublicatIons
- Research Projects
- Personnel
- Post-graduate Students
- Theses Accepted>
- Committee Representation
- Seminars
- Acknowledgements

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2000 Contents:

- Environmental Science Profile
- Overview
- Teaching Programme
- Murdoch team works with industry to win Golden Gecko Award
- Remade Lands 2000
- Climatologists hop to it
- ETC opens in the international spotlight

- New organic waste centre
- Smarter travelling
- Unveiling the secrets of savannas
- PublicatIons
- Seminars
- Personnel
- Post-graduate Students
- Research Projects
- Committee Representation
- Acknowledgements

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1999 Contents:

- Environmental Science Profile
- Overview
- Teaching Programme
- Restoration ecology of Yate woodlands
- Answering the question 'what if?' for wetlands
- Asian Development Bank
- Solar invention to help outback
- New marine centre finished
- No zebras in Fremantle Harbour

- Seagrass project restoring meadows
- "Excellent" Centre
- MUEnSA finds students job experience
- PublicatIons
- Personnel
- Post-graduate Students
- Research Projects
- Committee Representation
- Seminars
- Acknowledgements

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1998 Contents:

- Profile
- Overview
- Teaching Programme
- On-line teaching
- Monitoring our wetlands
- Graduate profile: can Freo sustain life?
- Built environment: office comfort
- CALM and universities join forces
- Sustaining a community

- Research boosts rice yields in Cambodia
- Seminars
- Personnel
- Post-graduate Students
- Theses Accepted
- PublicatIons
- Committee Representation
- Research Projects
- Acknowledgements

Earlier years may be available in hard copy only.