By any scientific yardstick, forestry operations in Victoria cannot be regarded as ecologically sustainable. Much of the attention of politicians, policy makers and the general public has been on the tall…
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We have studied the effects of current widespread clear-felling in Victoria’s Mountain ash forests for almost three decades. Clear-felling now loses large amounts of money for the state of Victoria, degrades…
Environmental protest was once a gritty, combative affair, mediated through an often-hostile press. But these days, even a tree-sitter in the most far-flung wilderness can control her own media image and…
The UNFCCC COP-18 in Doha worked overtime to finally agree not to disagree. The Secretariat was quick to make a release that declares success and highlights four results: Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol…
In Australia, we ride on the open cut mine’s back. In the island state of Tasmania, there is a medium size-class open cut mine (928 hectares) with 210 hectares of settling ponds, from which iron nodules…
The signatories to the Tasmanian Forests Agreement (TFA) have spent more than two years trying to square the circle of forest conflict in Tasmania. The deal they brokered deserves prima facie respect…
Leaves do shrink when they dry out, researchers from the University of Arizona have confirmed. The study has implications…
An increase in mountain pine beetle outbreaks in North America has been linked with climate change. A study of the number…
Illegal logging is a major contributor to tropical deforestation and forest degradation. Australia is currently considering legislation to prevent the importation of illegally logged wood. But if the legislation…
The Queensland State Government has recently proposed changes to the Vegetation Management Act 1999. Under the planned reforms, landowners will be able to clear and thin out vegetation using self-assessable…
As the Australia Parliament currently debates legislation to fight illegal logging, it’s worth considering the impact of the American and European laws on which the Australian effort is modelled. We may…
In Nepal, the forest paths used by people during the day are trod by tigers at night, in a discovery that is promising for…
The chances of being roared at by a jaguar in a Mexican cloud forest are already low, but that is precisely what happened to me during a recent fieldwork expedition. I was very lucky to see a jaguar close…
Elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide affect carbon cycling and accelerate soil carbon loss in forests. The evidence…
Recent, unprecedented, climate-driven forest collapses in Western Australia show us that ecosystem change can be sudden, dramatic and catastrophic. These collapses are a clear signal that we must develop…
Water management practices may have more of an effect on fish populations in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin than climate…
Reducing poverty in developing countries through economic development is often contrary to addressing climate change. In countries like Indonesia, many of the strongest drivers of the economy – palm oil…
A new invention called the Zim probe is being used to check how Australian trees are coping with drought and climate change…
Forests spark emotional debates in Australia. Much of the rhetoric is about saving “the last of Tasmania’s wild forests” or how we must “stop logging in Australian native forests”. Australian forests…
Plants have long been known as the lungs of the earth. They play a major role in the exchange of moisture, carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere. However, no link has ever been found between trees…
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor, University of Tasmania
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Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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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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Master of University House and Professor of Forestry, Australian National University
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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Professor, Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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CGIAR System Organization
