The woman behind an albatross conservation project was just one of the winners at this year’s National Climate Change Adaptation Conference held at the Crown Promenade in Melbourne.
Dr Rachael Alderman from Tasmania’s Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment was crowned a Climate Adaptation Champion by Griffith University’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) at the biennial awards ceremony on May 9.
Dr Rachael Alderman from Tasmania’s Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment was crowned the Individual winner. Credit: Renee Chapman Photography
The award recognised Dr Alderman’s vital work to increase shy albatross numbers using innovative methods to help counteract the in effects of climate change, including artificial nests and disease treatments.
“We still have a lot to learn about how climate change will affect the shy albatross into the future but we know enough to know that it is a problem, so this work aims to develop tried
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