Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
Patrick O'Connor is an ecologist in the Centre for Global Food and Resources a the University of Adelaide. Patrick leads research projects aimed at understanding the optimal use of our landscapes for conservation of resources and human use. Patrick is Director of the consulting company O'Connor NRM Pty Ltd and has a long history of designing and implementing incentive programs to assist landholders to manage their land to sustain soil, water, carbon and biodiversity.
Dec 07, 2023 08:04 am UTC| Economy
Australians woke up this morning to discover they had a nature repair market, after the legislation passed late last night. Except it wont be called a market, after amendments by the Greens, and it wont include...
We found 3 types of food wasters, which one are you?
Oct 16, 2023 06:43 am UTC| Life
Each year, Australian households discard about 2.5 million tonnes of food. Most (73%) of this food waste ends up in landfill. This is costly and contributes to escalating greenhouse gas emissions, because food waste...
Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money
Feb 24, 2020 07:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Among the vast number of native species damaged by the recent bushfire crisis, we must not forget native pollinators. These animals, mainly insects such as native bees, help sustain ecosystems by pollinating native...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well