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Humans aren’t the only animals to learn survival tricks from each other.
Jokowi’s re-election may put the global biodiversity at risk
When President Trump declared the US full, little did he know he was wading into a centuries-old economic debate.
Victoria’s environment is taking a pounding, but an ambitious report offers a way forward – not just for that state, but for the whole of Australia.
Canadians would be better served by a calmer and better-informed debate over the specifics of Bill C-69 than what we have been seeing over the past few weeks.
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe is now offering a new ‘polygenic risk score’ that reveals your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Does it work? Are our family physicians ready?
Many diets make the case that eating certain types of foods will improve your health while redeeming our society and saving the planet.
By investing in solar panels and going electric for your motoring and heating, you can directly offset your greenhouse emissions. And in the long run, the upfront costs will repay themselves.
Democrats such as Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Markey are proposing an ambitious decarbonization plan that critics are calling unaffordable. A green economist explains how the US could pay for it.
At the moment, fuel taxes pay for most of the maintenance of US roads, bridges and highways. What happens when the majority of cars no longer run on gasoline?
The money will extend the Emissions Reduction Fund, set up under the Abbott government’s “direct action” program, which at present has only $226 million uncommitted in it.
Plastic is not as much of a threat to oceans as climate change or over-fishing.
Prabowo Subianto spoke in normative terms and failed to criticise Joko Widodo’s work.
Could hairdressers hold the key to tackling climate change?
Before democracy South Africa’s mining sector prioritised profits over the people and environment. Not much has changed.
A high number of carnivores have been discovered at a huge industrial site in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
There are lots of issues with recycling – but it’s still an important part of society’s efforts to live more sustainably.
Agriculture and the environment don’t need to be at odds with each other. They are more closely interdependent than we realize.
Most cases of breast cancer are related to environmental causes. When we talk about climate change, we must not forget this part of the story.
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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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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith 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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Agente de transfert de connaissances pour le Centre de recherche sur la boréalie (CREB), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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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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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW Sydney
