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A solid foundation for building Basin science, based on collaboration and co-design, is detailed in the Water and Environment Research Program’s (MD–WERP) first annual report released last week.

On this 2022 World Wetlands Day, read how waterbirds are flocking to the Murray–Darling Basin’s unique wetlands that have been rejuvenated over the past year, thanks to the wettest conditions in a decade.

The 2020 Basin Plan Evaluation has drawn from a wide range of sources.

Join us this festive season as we enjoy songs of the people and the landscapes of the Murray–Darling Basin.

The OzFish Sunraysia River Repair Bus is doing its bit to help revitalise habitat along the River Murray in north west Victoria.

Bioregions are large, geographically distinct areas of land with common characteristics and plant and animal communities.

Presentations at the 2021 River reflections conference covered a range of topics, including First Nations, climate change, and the latest in river science.

The prolonged drought across the Basin means in the next 12 months environmental water will be used strategically to protect our wetlands, floodplains and river ecosystems from further damage, and place them in the best possible position to recover from the drought when it breaks, according to the latest Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) report.

The Recharge Risk Assessment Method (RRAM), developed by CSIRO and SKM in partnership with the MDBA, was used to derive preliminary groundwater extraction limits.

Prerequisite policy measures are legislative and operational rule changes that will improve the use, management and accounting of water for the environment in the southern-connected Murray–Darling Basin. The Basin Plan outlines these measures and required them to be implemented by 1 July 2019.