Growing meat in vats could help us prepare for climate change - and curb the environmental damage done by traditional meat. But only if we can scale it up.
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Though preferable to battery farms, free-range eggs are not as safe and ethical as customers think.
Less than a century ago, Colorado hunted, trapped and poisoned all the wolves within its borders. Today it’s restoring them – a change that reflects a profound shift in human thinking.
Developing countries suffer the most in the conflict between large carnivores and humans. We need better financial incentives for these communities to make sure these iconic predators are protected.
New Zealand is considering a plan to tax methane from cows. But while cows and cars both emit greenhouse gases, they don’t have the same impact over time.
Queensland is still clearing large tracts of land to run more cattle. This comes at a huge cost to our native animals and plants.
Pastoral communities should be included in conservation initiatives – but the ecology of pastoral lands has long been misunderstood.
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.
Tangible solutions would reduce livestock methane emissions, while also improving productivity and livelihoods.
Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
Everyone is feeling the heat these days – even species that develop underground.
African wild dogs are adapting to rising temperatures using a cue that no longer accurately predicts the best conditions for reproduction.
Despite the impact of flooding on food security, it is not recognised as a threat by policymakers.
Africa’s designated protected areas don’t handle shocks well - South Africa’s wildlife ranches offer lessons in resilience.
The agriculture and fossil fuel industries are the biggest sources of methane emissions in Australia. Here’s how signing the pledge may affect them.
Farmers face a multitude of challenges in future. Crops and livestock are not only on the line, but also the mental health of rural communities.
Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.
The emission reduction targets outlined for Canadian fertilizer use will not lead to food shortages and food insecurity.
Improving the diets of livestock in Africa provides a rapid pathway to increasing nutrition for people.
Indonesia’s foot-and-mouth outbreak shouldn’t come as a surprise. It’s been decades in the making – just the latest consequence of biosecurity shortcomings in the region.
Top contributors
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Specialist, CGIAR System Organization
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Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool and International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya, University of Liverpool
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Fellow, Zoological Society of London
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Assistant Professor of Applied Environmental Health , University of Maryland
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Senior Researcher and Statistician, University of Hohenheim
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Professor & Director, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
