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Protecting Global Wetlands? Ecosystems, migratory waterbirds, and the Ramsar Convention, 1962-1971

14 August 2025 | Seminar

This talk examines the way more-than-human histories can bring together environmental history and histories of capitalism through two examples from my research. The first and most substantive example centres on the rapid increase in long-nosed fur seal numbers over...

Swim City: Mapping and researching urban swimming (CANCELLED)

Swim City: Mapping and researching urban swimming (CANCELLED)

1 August 2025 | Panel Discussion, Launch

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS - Tickets holders will be contacted if a new date is scheduled Join us for the official launch of Swim Melbourne, an online storymap of places to swim and a panel discussion on swimming research. Urban swimming is an activity...

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