CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) aims to advance Australian climate, marine, and earth systems science. Our research focuses on issues affecting Australia and the world, and we provide a range of scientific and consulting services that are underpinned by this research.

Integrated weed management (IWM) utilises a combination of complimentary practices such as grazing, herbicide application, land fallowing and biological control to help manage weeds.

Today, to celebrate World Water Day, CSIRO scientists have announced trials of a new technique that is helping determine the impacts of water quality and climate change on the health and biodiversity of Australia’s coastal systems.

Conservation managers need to take a long-term view when assessing the value of marine protected areas, according to a paper in today’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

CSIRO invites you to a range of free public seminars being held around Canberra.

Find out about saving the world in this free lecture for high school science teachers and senior science students in New South Wales.

The Healthy Water Ecosystems Theme, as part of the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, is providing the knowledge to protect or restore the health of Australia’s water ecosystems.

CSIRO, through the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, is undertaking research to underpin the effective management of water quality in the Great Barrier Reef.

CSIRO research on catchment and aquatic systems focuses on sustaining and improving the health of our aquatic systems, by understanding how these systems are affected by land use change and climate change.

CSIRO researchers are taking an integrated view of water resource management.

CSIRO scientists are observing changes in ocean temperatures, ocean chemistry and global sea levels. The impact of climate change on marine biodiversity is becoming more apparent. To reduce this impact, urgent action needs to be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilise global warming. (7:54)

On 13 October, Professor Lawrence Mysak presented the 2009 Priestley Lecture at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Aspendale, Victoria. Watch his presentation in the video (62:48) or download the PowerPoint slides (49 pages).

When oceanographer Dr George Cresswell joined CSIRO as a physicist in the late 1960s, astronauts were sending back some of the first images of earth – and its oceans.

An interest in the environment and in maths led to a career in environmental statistics for Dr Bronwyn Harch. Now she gets to visit scenic waterways and help waterways' managers keep the water clean for everyone to enjoy.

An overview of the research highlights, impacts and future directions of CSIRO's research to underpin the effective management of water quality in the Great Barrier Reef. (40 pages)

This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on saving the Great Barrier Reef, a boost for biofuel and crop research, an update of the ‘Soils Yellow Book’ and using less irrigation water. (1 page)

This two-page brochure talks about biodiversity in Australia and strategies to sustain it.

Infestations of the aquatic weed, salvinia, disrupted waterways in tropical countries but biological control using a tiny weevil brought it under control in many places.