News: Prof Andy Lowe

Exciting times as Australia hosts the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney

Mature hands holding the earth, passing onto the younger generation (young hands)

As biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse threaten our planet and economic stability, this Summit (held on 7 to 8 October) gathers leaders from government, business, academia, environmental groups, and Indigenous Peoples to forge a nature positive path for the future.

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Tech forest detectives: The fight against black market timber

Deforestation, logging

The trade in black market timbers has escalated into a multibillion-dollar industry, ranking as the third most profitable cross-border crime after counterfeiting and drug trafficking, according to Interpol.

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Recent celebration of world environment day at Urrbrae House

To celebrate World Environment Day in 2024, the SA Division of the United Nations Association of Australia hosted an event in historic Urrbrae House at the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide and invited three people to speak on the UNESCO World Heritage nomination for the Flinders Ranges region.

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New paper exploring the ecological implications of the height of tropical forest trees

Photo of a tree from the ground

A new paper led by Dr Ferry Slik based in Brunei, and including Environment Institute Director Andrew Lowe as a coauthor, explores the ecological implications of the height of tropical forest trees.

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