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Gas activity in a forest in South East South Australia

New GISERA partnership to deliver science for SA

CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) is partnering with the South Australian Government to understand the environmental and […]

Researcher James Harnwell sampling air quality in a gas field at gas field, Reedy Creek, QLD

New research overview video

Learn about the Alliance through our new overview video.

New NSW study to understand economic impact of gas in regional communities

A new report assesses links between CSG industry activity and regional economic indicators in New South Wales between 2001 and […]

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NSW research measures community wellbeing

GISERA has released new research into community wellbeing and perceptions of coal seam gas (CSG) development in the Narrabri region, NSW. […]

Potential impacts of coal seam gas development on water flows to the Great Artesian Basin

This report, Uncertainty analysis of CSG-induced GAB flux and water balance changes in the Narrabri Gas Project area, quantifies potential […]

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New NSW study to understand background methane emissions sources

A NSW study to identify and quantify the major sources of background methane emissions adds to important information on background […]

Update summary from New South Wales coal seam gas research projects

Read the latest on GISERA's New South Wales research in this September 2017 update.

Methane seeps in the Condamine River fact sheet

CSIRO researchers with expertise in hydrogeology, geology, ecology and biogeochemistry have developed a Methane seeps in the Condamine River fact sheet […]

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Looking to the future – animation

An animation has been created to present a summary of research about the economic effects of the CSG industry during […]

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Contribute to our biodiversity project

What do we need to consider when developing translocation, offset or recovery programs for threatened or rare plant species?

GISERA Director briefing key stakeholders

Presentation to Narrabri Community Consultative Committee

The Narrabri Community Consultative Committee invited the GISERA Director to present at their November meeting.

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Australia Institute “discussion paper”

CSIRO flatly rejects the implication by the Australia Institute in its “discussion paper” that research and researchers’ independence and integrity are compromised by industry funding. GISERA has established processes to ensure the independence, transparency and integrity of all research undertaken.

Field monitoring

Live stream air quality data from coal seam gas regions

Data from the first comprehensive air quality measurement program in the Surat Basin is now available online for anyone to live-stream.