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Artificial islands that are now mushrooming across the ocean are regarded as ‘engineering marvels’. But, little attention is paid to how these human-made structures affect sea life.
Science advisers can make important contributions to environmental policy and decision making by government. But we should expect even more.
Farmer-led development work can improve people’s lives, provide access to food and water - and re-connect them to nature.
Cape Town is testing new strategies to nudge domestic users into reducing their water use.
The Franklin River campaign is commonly seen as a green victory; a fight for the right of ‘wilderness’ to exist. But archaeological research revealing the region’s deep Aboriginal history was crucial to it.
Should Australia join the majority of the world and provide legal recognition of the human right to a healthy environment?
If you want to live like a local when on holiday, you should defecate like one.
GDP has many flaws. We need a better way to measure economic progress.
In the future, Europe will suffer from more heat waves as well as extreme rainfall, presenting new challenges for planners and health care services. Building resilient cities can help.
If you communicate carefully, big retailers will listen.
A new paper describes the idea of “genetic nurture”, where parents’ genes, even those not passed on to their child, have major effects on kids’ health and educational attainment.
Parents only want the best for their children, but caring for the environment doesn’t happen overnight.
Research shows how water pumped from coal mines could revolutionise how we heat homes.
Why some corporations are quick to respond to criticism, and others hide away.
When people talk about values what do they really mean?
Filmmaker Liz Miller discusses her collaborative, interactive documentary process and how storytelling might lead us to an alternative future through action and resistance.
The U.S. government continues to wage a fight against scientific information. Without it, the public can do little to address environmental and economic inequality.
Trump administration rollbacks dominated news about the environment in 2017 – but beyond Washington D.C., many researchers are developing innovative visions for a greener future.
Australian government environmental funding has decreased by a third since 2013. At the same time, Australia is experiencing massive species loss as funding for the sector dries up.
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Agente de transfert de connaissances pour le Centre de recherche sur la boréalie (CREB), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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