Category Archive for "Ecology" | Getting to Sustainability

3
June

Ken Henry alerts business to natural capital concerns

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Reproduced from The Fifth Estate, 1 June 2016: Former head of Treasury Ken Henry on Friday called for Australia to adopt a radical approach to natural capital if it wants to safeguard economic and social prosperity. In a powerful speech at the.

2
April

The IPCC has spelled out the risks – now what do we do?

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By Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, The University of Queensland Despite the mounting evidence, there are still some who would deny the veracity of human-caused climate change and its potential to disrupt and harm our communities. Most dissenters rely on non-expert sources, which tend to have low grades of analysis, review and scientific integrity. Not so with.

29
November

Australian waters polluted by harmful pieces of tiny plastics

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By Julia Reisser, University of Western Australia and Charitha Pattiaratchi, University of Western Australia Each square kilometre of Australian sea surface water is contaminated by around 4,000 pieces of tiny plastics, according to our study published today in journal PLOS ONE and data repository Figshare. These small plastic fragments, mostly less than.

1
November

It all adds up: port development on the Great Barrier Reef

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This article by Alana Grech; Bob Pressey, James Cook University, and Rob Coles, James Cook University, highlights the risks of development on the Great Barrier Reef. The Queensland and Australian government’s draft strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been released today. The strategic assessment was prompted by the.

11
October

Climate change ‘unprecedented’ by 2050: study

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By James Whitmore, The Conversation We have some idea of what the future may look like under climate change, and now, thanks to new research, we have a better idea of when. The research, published today in Nature, shows that the world’s climate will have fundamentally changed by 2050 if we do nothing to.

5
September

Eureka prize science awards: Australian scientists celebrated

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By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation One of The Conversation’s most popular writers and columnists, evolutionary biologist Professor Rob Brooks, has won a 2013 Eureka Prize for his work on science communication. The annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes celebrate the best in Australian science, innovation, leadership, research and science journalism. Director of the Evolution and Ecology.

24
June

A reprieve, but the Great Barrier Reef remains on death row

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By Tim Stephens

The Great Barrier Reef may have been spared the indignity of being listed as a World Heritage Area “in danger” this week, but the Reef’s woes are just beginning.

There are 962 properties on the world heritage list. Most of these are protected for their cultural values, while many, like the.

22
June

Impacts of changing climate on business – UNEP, SustainAbility and Green Light Group

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In brief: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), together with SustainAbility and the Green Light Group, has released a report titled 'GEO-5 for Business: Impacts of a Changing Environment on the Corporate Sector.' Based on UNEP's Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5), the report offers an analysis of specific risks faced by the construction, chemicals, mining, food and other.

4
May

Great Barrier Reef in Danger: UN

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By Marty Silk in the Courier Mail 4 May 2013 "The Great Barrier Reef is set to be named as a World Heritage Site in danger by UNESCO next month. A long-awaited assessment of the reef by UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), released on Friday evening, says decisive.

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