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Deep sea metallic nodules could help us shift to clean energy. But we don’t know how much damage it will do to ecosystems
Nineteenth-century European settlement is often depicted as a triumphal ‘taming of nature’. But does that collective memory impede more honest appraisals of the environmental risks we face today?
Artificial habitats are becoming more advanced, but they’re not a silver bullet.
Rather than sitting in the back seat, Indigenous Australians must be up front in managing the recovery of Australia’s unique and precious environment.
The push for a new environmental crime has attracted high-profile backers including French President Emmanuel Macron, Pope Francis and Greta Thunberg. But we must get the details right.
There aren’t enough international and domestic laws to address how the interests of humans and the needs of wildlife overlap.
A group of scientists want a new Geneva Convention to safeguard the environment during wars and conflicts. We already have such rules, but they’re inadequate, inconsistent and unclear.
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Professor of Environmental Politics & International Relations, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Lawyer, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra
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Indigenous Chair of Biodiversity & Environmental Science, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waikato
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Lecturer in Law, Deakin University
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Professor of Agronomy and Agroecology, Dalhousie University
