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Since the 1960s, environmentalism in Australia has largely focused on defending “wilderness”. However, protected areas in themselves are not stemming the destruction of biodiversity.
There’s a wider trend towards linking the energy and climate portfolios, and not before time – the race is on towards a low-carbon economy, and joined-up policy gets faster results.
Understanding this will boost conservation efforts.
We should celebrate these amazing insects, not splat them.
Not only do healthy, well-maintained trees provide shade and benefit the ecosystem, they can have a meaningful social impact: people in newly greened neighbourhoods start to look out for each other.
Have some much needed non-Brexit news.
Let’s be honest, you want assurances that someone is going to take away all those campaign leaflets on June 24.
The impact of small businesses on the environment has largely been ignored, but getting them to implement environmental management systems won’t be easy. This is because of their culture of resisting red tape and the way they operate.
We count unemployment and economic indicators in the budget, so why not environmental ones?
The world looks to the WHO for all health-related matters – but it is only part of the picture.
Some of the most in-demand ecologists in Africa are specialists in statistics. But this is currently a scarce skill combination in Africa.
There’s a near-consensus among relevant experts in academia, NGOs and parliament.
A new study highlights how the condition of your kitchen may affect unhealthy snacking.
Transparency and accountability will help the Chinese government to tackle environmental problems that are hindering its chances for economic growth.
Whenever we talk about refraining from things, it is bound up with piety and martyrdom. A different approach could help realign us with the planet.
Artwork – from knitting birds and amateur science to listening to the trees – might empower us to remake climate science from below.
Sustainable development is one of the priorities of Nigeria’s new government. This is an opportunity to combat problems detrimental to the country’s economy and ecosystems.
How to make companies take seriously their responsibilities to the rest of us.
If we even can’t secure reliable data on car emissions then environmental regulators throughout the world are in trouble.
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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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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Research Assistant, 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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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Environment & Sustainability; Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Director of CORDIO in East Africa and Adjunct Fellow, Pwani University
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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
