Simin Ramani

اگر مر تو را صلح آهنگ نیست مرا با تو ای جان سر جنگ نیست تو در جنگ آیی، روم من به صلح خدای جهان را جهان تنگ نیست مولانا

This world doesn’t need more war. It needs more compassion, more truth, more love. No flag is worth more than a life.

If you're on the NSW north coast and care about forests, come join us in Bellingen this Sunday.

🌏 New research in #Nature reveals how the globally unprecedented 2019–2020 Australian megafires impacted plant and animal species. Led by Deakin University and supported by Western Sydney University researchers, the study involved 100+ scientists who brought together data on 1,300+ animal and plant species - the world’s largest dataset of biodiversity responses after a single fire season. Co-author Associate Professor Rachael Nolan, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment and Director, NSW Bushfire and Natural Hazards Research Centre, highlighted that the study found populations of some species declined, while other species became more common after the fire. “Species responses to fire depend on the fire regime, that is, how frequent, severe or widespread a fire is. Some species are more resilient than others. This research shows that the severe drought in the lead up to the Black Summer fires, also shaped species responses.” Read the paper: tinyurl.com/2p9uyjsn

Congratulations to Dr. Juergen Knauer and the bigleaf team for winning the 2024 ARDC Award for New Developers of Open Source Software in Ecology! 🎉⁠ @ARDC_AU @westsyduhie #Ecology #OpenSource #ClimateScience #EcosystemResearch #ARDC

How can we transform community evacuations during a wildfire? The final panel session of #WFCC2024 has begun.

What a wonderful start to the main program of the Wildland Fire Canada conference with a sunrise ceremony from Wolastoq elders by the St John River. Then it was straight into the opening session with a full house in Fredericton and many online globally #WFCC2024

The @BiologiaUB has conferred a great honour upon @westernsydu, Dist. Prof. @b_medlyn this week with an honorary doctorate in recognition of exceptional achievement, research excellence and scientific leadership. Congratulations Belinda! #UniBarcelona

@westernsydneyu Distinguished Profs @b_medlyn and @Prof_Braj_Singh, both elected as Fellows of the Academy in 2023, will be officially inducted and present their research at #ShineDome24 next week The event will be livestreamed on the @Science_Academy website.

Totally agree! Even during your PhD, a small pause can make a big difference. Find your moments to recharge!

It was a full schedule of presenters from the our Centre yesterday afternoon at the Fire Behaviour and Fuels Conference #FBF2024. Great to share our knowledge on early detection and suppression with other experts in Bushfires! #Research #Wildfires #BuildingFireResilience

Check this fascinating study investigates the impact of extreme drough and severe fire on tree mortality and regeneration in temperate eucalypt forests of Southeastern Australia: doi.org/10.1111/geb.13…

Congratulations to @Rachael_H_Nolan on receiving a 2023 Early Career Award from @fireecology, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of fire ecology and uses of fire in resilient landscape management.

Our new study shows that disturbance makes a very wide range of forests and woodlands more flammable. Problem is, we think of disturbance as "management". 1/9 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/br…

Check out this really interesting work by @shiva_khanal, in which he examines high-elevation Himalayan forests with some of the densest biomass in the world. Nice work Shiva! #fg0040" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Unlocking the mystery of high forest carbon storage in the Central Himalayas! Our latest research delves into the factors contributing to the exceptional forest carbon density in Nepal's high-elevation forests. doi.org/10.1016/j.fore…

@Kate_J_Fuller Get well soon

Just tested positive for COVID after attending #FireCon2023. If you attended, please watch out for symptoms over the next few days. I’d encourage you to test as well.

@MatthiasBoer Congratulations, Matthias, Well deserved 👏

The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Bushfire Research Group received Western Sydney University’s 2023 Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President Award for Research Impact. Very happy with the recognition!