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West Africa’s marine litter problem cannot be ignored. It can hinder the region’s economic and tourism growth, while putting people’s health at risk.
Holidays should be a time for children to relax both their bodies and their brains.
A US national lab has proved we can the fusion process can be used to produce energy, but it’s just the first step in a very long process.
Almost all theories of human bipedalism explain it as a terrestrial adaptation. A new study does not support that view.
Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a look back at Ghana in 2022.
Creative literature has a unique role to play in fighting the climate crisis, as these three graphic novels prove.
South Africans would rather see efforts go into tackling other challenges – but climate change will intensify those challenges.
The historic agreement on a loss and damage fund was overshadowed by lack of progress on phasing out fossil fuels.
Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
Japan was one of the world’s largest ivory markets – research explains why the country is no longer a key destination for the product.
As the FIFA World Cup kicks off, researchers take a look at the impact of climate change on the future of soccer.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals set a target date of 2030. To meet that deadline, international collaboration and funding is required.
Mike Davis’s radical urban history of LA was a trailblazing book that remains startlingly relevant to those of us who live in other supersizing cities in the early 21st century.
Mangroves support a significant amount of biodiversity and their soils can capture a great deal of carbon.
We don’t really know how much companies care about the environment.
With a square and a circle, the father of ecological economics and a founding architect of sustainable development redrew our understanding of the economy. It was revolutionary.
Australia is no longer an international laggard when it comes to addressing the problem of carbon emissions, but its is loping along in the middle of a slow-moving pack.
The impact of climate change on the spread of crop pests is established. Biological control methods show some promise but the pace of climate change means scientists are in a race against time.
Jessie Cole’s memoir traces a love affair: a long-distance relationship with an unnamed, older lover. It’s set against layers of thinking about love, desire, bodies and ecological disaster.
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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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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
