Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Life on Land

DES12174 Co-Design and Implementation of Community Engagement and Threat Mitigation Initiatives in Partnership with Local Governments to support Koala Conservation in South East Queensland (SEQ) – Year Three

3 - Good Health and Well-Being

This project will involve community surveys, and co-design session which will inform program implementation. A follow up survey will also be conducted after implementation to assess program effectiveness, and measure changes in attitudes, perceptions or behaviour.

Redland’s Koala Conservation Action Plan (2016-2021)

15 - Life on Land

Measure the effectiveness of VMS for drivers to slow down in koala conservation areas. Assess the effectiveness of an awareness campaign to improve residents’ attitudes, awareness, and knowledge towards koalas in their community. Examine how response to koala conservation initiatives improves when citizens are exposed to and participate within multiple… Read More

Redefining success in marine ecosystem restoration

14 - Life Below Water

As efforts to restore coastal habitats accelerate, it is critical that investments are targeted to most effectively mitigate and reverse habitat loss and its impacts on biodiversity. One likely but largely overlooked impediment to effective restoration of habitat-forming organisms is failing to explicitly consider non-habitat-forming animals in restoration planning, implementation,… Read More

Analysis of Microplastics in Biosolids

15 - Life on Land

This project was part of a CSIRO project aimed to investigate how the contaminants (including microplastics) in biosolid behave when treated with soldier flies . The aim of microplastic testing was to determine the fate of plastic in the larvae process. As plastic can be ingested by larvae this project… Read More