If all of humanity was wiped out tomorrow, it’s estimated that the natural world would take at least five million years to recover from the damage humans have done to the world.
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Out of the existing 29 million homes in the UK, only eight million meet the highest energy standards.
Lagos state must include the informal sector in its waste economy for inclusive development to happen.
There’s no going back to normal after COVID-19, partly because our pre-pandemic world was anything but normal.
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter explains what Biden’s “all hands on deck” approach could look like as the new administration takes on five big climate challenges.
A study of preschoolers’ understanding of their urban environments suggests their voices should be heard more in city planning.
Thousands of chemical compounds in wildfire smoke are interacting with each other and sunlight as the smoke travels. For people downwind, it can become more toxic over time.
A year since the fires, I feel an underlying sadness and concern for the future. From my discussions with other conservationists, I know I’m not the only one to feel this way.
Symbolic gesture or assertion of state power? Declaring a climate ‘emergency’ walks a fine line between hopeful rhetoric and risk to democracy.
If the tourism minister is worried about the wider social, economic and environmental impacts of visitors, he’d be better off banning cruise ships, not backpackers.
Will the newest batch of books about the climate crisis change minds? Reading about the problem can help us understand it, but it’s political action that is needed now.
Here are four ways adults can help kids work through their worries about the environment.
Among the human rights under threat are the rights to life, health, food, a healthy environment, water, an adequate standard of living and culture.
Plastic waste is a global problem. Now a chemist has developed a new strategy for breaking down the most common plastic so it can be not just recycled, but upcycled into desirable goods.
Man-made chemical disrupt the activities of most human genes. What effect does this have on human health and how should regulators respond?
Fruit production of shea is often limited by a lack of pollination which is more pronounced in places with less tree and shrub diversity.
Why structured contact with nature, rolled out with government support, will go a long way to solving the psychological distress of coronavirus.
As the parliamentary record shows, the Greens have been the only party to consistently challenge orthodox ideas about economic growth and prosperity.
As a zoonotic virus, COVID-19 is itself a symptom of human-influenced climate change. It is also indicative of the humanitarian impact of future environmental crises.
To understand the risks of wildfire smoke, it helps to understand the chemicals people are breathing.
Principales colaboradores
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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, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Director of CORDIO in East Africa and Adjunct Fellow, Pwani University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury
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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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Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University
