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When parents walk in the forest with their children and us and see how children are drawn to spiral snails, together we see how connections with the land are critical for the Earth's future.
Green activists are fighting save us all – so why do their sacrifices warrant punishment?
The thin layer of soil on our planet's surface ultimately sustains us all, but it's a finite resource. With a growing global population, perhaps it is time to start looking for alternatives.
While the world gathers to negotiate on climate change, governments must recognise the public desire for action on plastic pollution and work together to solve it.
Moves to connect people with nature for both the conservation and health benefits point to the need for people to experience nature as they find it in the city, rather than only out in natural areas.
The movement to kickstart a radical transformation of our society has begun. For the sake of our children – and their children – it must succeed.
The colonial history of botanical gardens encouraged pride in indigenous flora and culture.
Many Americans view the Amish as living simply and in touch with the land, but their views about the environment are complicated and not always 'green.'
Nobel Prizewinning health researcher Peter Doherty reflects on the challenge of delivering a healthy climate for the world. From hydrogen power to wooden skyscrapers, the options are endless, but all require leadership.
You could take the bus to work, or eat less meat. But how do you know if your efforts are making a difference? A new approach aims to break global environmental budgets down into digestible chunks.
Planting trees is a popular way for companies to clean up their image. Unfortunately, it may cause more problems than it solves.
Sharks have a PR problem. But new research shows that shark ecotourism programs boost people's knowledge and attitudes towards shark conservation – even among those who are green-minded to begin with.
Two business professors spent five years studying Walmart's ambition project to bring sustainability to its millions of budget-conscious customers – a plan that began with the birth of a granddaughter.
Tech fixes to environmental problems are guaranteed to grab attention, but real change for the planet requires community organising.
This weekend sees a major youth climate rally in Washington DC. But do young people really hold the key to overcoming climate inaction, or are we wrong to put our faith in their ability to drive change?
The Whole Earth Catalog was a blueprint for sustainability that envisioned humans living in balance with nature. Its creative spirit was welcomed in a year riven by war, assassinations and riots.
Massive noxious garbage dumps piling up around Moscow have sparked citizen protests. And those protests are turning into criticism of the political system, which could threaten the Putin regime.
Not the sort of amount you'd want to lose down the back of the sofa.
Forging emotional bonds through care, companionship and shared experiences, two very different countries built civic ties from the rubble of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
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PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, Head of Environmental Planning and Management, Griffith University
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Oxford Martin Fellow, University of Oxford
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Regents Professor in the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
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Walker Family Professor and Founding Director, Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington
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Professor and Associate Director, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington
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Professor of Digital Agriculture & Soil Science; Director, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, University of Sydney
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University Leadership Chair & Professor, Pro Dean of Research & Innovation, University of Leeds
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