ALA Blog – Page 14 – Atlas of Living Australia

ALA Blog

Using the ALA in the classroom to celebrate traditional knowledge and culture

14th February 2018

Former teacher and CSIRO’s Indigenous STEM Program Coordinator Geoff Guymer has a wealth of experience teaching in classrooms across Australia and l…

International data quality workshops focus on fitness for use

8th February 2018

At a recent meeting in Gainesville, Florida, an international group finalised a standard suite of data quality tests across biodiversity platforms.

Watch out buzz bee, there’s a spider in the house…

22nd January 2018

Citizen scientist witnesses world-first home-share between wolf spider and bee.

Tracking elusive echidna populations

16th January 2018

Echidnas are notoriously shy and difficult to see in the wild and even though they are one of our iconic Australian animals, we know very little about…

Working with the community to collect data on raptors

18th December 2017

Effective biodiversity research and management relies on comprehensive information about the species or ecosystems of interest. By bringing together b…

ALA wins CSIRO Award for Impact from Science

29th November 2017

On Tuesday, the ALA was a proud recipient of a CSIRO Medal for Impact from Science. These awards recognise exceptional individuals or research teams i…

Flora of Australia launch

27th November 2017

The much anticipated new digital platform Flora of Australia was launched today by project partners the Department of the Environment and Energy (spec…

Bushcare group use ALA in suburban Brisbane

21st November 2017

Since finding out about the ALA, the Rocky Waterholes-Salisbury Bushcare group have been using it in a number of ways to enhance their site in suburba…

Prestigious Eureka Prize for Yugul Mangi Rangers

15th November 2017

The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes were announced in August, and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Eureka Prize for Innovation in Ci…