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Other countries are planning new cities using technological innovation to achieve more sustainable development. Such plans aren't new for Australia, but existing city growth is the focus of attention.
The world is on the brink of creating irreversible damage to the environment if better policy isn't rolled out. Read the findings of the UN report.
Many people focus just on agriculture and new technologies for feeding the world's growing population. Yet, fisheries are the centerpiece of billions of people's diets.
With international trade facing its greatest threat in decades, this club of China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and India will have much to say about it.
The case of the start-up Phenix shows that the fight to reduce food waste requires a regulatory context that encourages innovation at the level of the business ecosystem.
Australia and other United Nations member states signed up to the New Urban Agenda more than a year ago. But how well is health being integrated into sustainable urban development?
Representatives of nations around the world have come together to discuss how to achieve the New Urban Agenda. Collective political will is needed, but the Australian government didn't show up.
What do China, India, South Africa and Mexico have in common? They all reduced the carbon intensity of their economies without sacrificing economic growth. Other developing nations can do the same.
The promise of BRICS was that it would usher in a new approach to development. But after meeting annually for the last nine years there's no sign that the old order has been challenged.
After decolonisation and independence a new conservation document was needed, one that looks after the needs of the people. That's what the Maputo Convention aims to do.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals have distinct functions but are interrelated and requires an integrated approach from both scientists and policymakers.
Pop-up parks and tiny houses are just a few of the innovative solutions that can help post-industrial cities across Europe and North America adapt to the future.
Education should be for everyone not only those in formal education institutions. Popular education programmes presents an opportunity for people to learn how to contribute to a sustainable future.
Access to clean and regular water remains a challenge for New Delhi, a city that could easily tackle its water crisis with greater effort.
Australia's GPI, a broad measure of national wellbeing, has stalled since 1974. So what has been the point of huge population and GDP growth since then if we and our environment are no better off?
Many African countries are sitting on vast and under-utilised oceanic territories that have the potential to unlock enormous economic value, if properly governed.
Why, after decades of international agreements, are we still damaging the environment? New research, looking at dozens of unsuccessful policies, has uncovered the basic elements of failure.
There is no longer any good reason to waste any type of water. We have the technology to turn waste water into a vital resource.
Microbial-based solutions for agriculture are among some of the new innovations having an impact on the sector in the developed world.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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André Stephan is a Friend of The Conversation.
Lecturer in Architectural Engineering, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Planetary Health, University of Sydney
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Chair of Urban & Regional Planning and Director of Canberra Urban & Regional Futures, University of Canberra
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Emeritus professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, Australian-German Climate & Energy College, University of Melbourne
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Research fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Delaware (USA); Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Global Change and Sustainability Research Institute and School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Nina Lansbury Hall is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer, Planetary Health, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Public Health, Australian Catholic University
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Monash University
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Professor of Sustainability Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
