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Mangroves - one of the most important trees - are threatened by rising seas. While these forests can adapt, human development is getting in the way.
Five million shorebirds migrate between Australia and the northern hemisphere, threatened by habitat destruction, and rising seas. How can we protect this natural marvel?
Dead whales can cost beachside ratepayers a lot to clean up. The alternative is to tow them away before they wash up - but the legal question of who does the job is far more complex than it sounds.
Australia’s coastal towns, many built around fisheries and tourism, are particularly vulnerable to climate change. South east and south west Australia are marine hotspots — they are warming much faster…
Human activity is driving sea levels higher. Australia’s seas are likely to rise by around 70 centimetres by 2100 if nothing is done to combat climate change. But 2100 can seem a long way off. At the moment…
Coastal and river flooding struck Britain again this week with huge waves hitting southern and western coasts and around 100 flood warnings still in place by Wednesday evening. Disturbing but, sadly, not…
You get hauled out of bed in the morning not just because of an alarm clock. We are genetically encoded with a 24-hour (circadian) body clock that allows us to live in harmony with our environment. But…
Most of Australia’s population and infrastructure are on the coast. Continuing development pressure, global environmental threats and climate change are increasing the risk to the integrity of the coast…
The Newman-led Liberal-National Party (LNP) government in Queensland is aiming to boost economic growth by focusing on development in four areas; agriculture, tourism, mining and residential/commercial/industrial…
Coral reefs around the world are under pressure from multiple threats. A burgeoning gas industry – such as that near Gladstone – is one of the newest of these. Pollution, sedimentation, declining water…
A new piece of computer software has been developed to help protect vulnerable coastal communities from the destructive power…
California beach towns could face significant economic losses in the next century as a result of sea level rise. Visitor…
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Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Coastal Dynamics, Bangor University
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Professor in School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences; and Director of Environmental Futures Research Centre, University of Wollongong
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University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Chair Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor of climate adaptation, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
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