News: sustainability
Environment report card – failing our planet
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Professor Andy Lowe, Interim Director, Environment Institute, gives his sobering overview of the state of the planet.
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Best pets for the planet
![Susan, Ziggy and Rosie](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/susan-ziggy-and-rosie_0.jpg?h=b69e0e0e&itok=IfLJfnSv)
Keeping companion animals is one of the greatest privileges we have. But it’s not one we should ever take for granted.
Edible insects - for our plate and our planet
![Smashed avo bagel with mealworm furikake](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/smashed-avo-bagel-with-mealworm-furikake.png?h=b69e0e0e&itok=t8GBLBqE)
Would you consider adding crunchy crickets into your weeknight meals?
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Making a difference
![Tiahni Adamson](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/tiahini-adamson-feature-image.png?h=23dcf454&itok=cuPvg2Nd)
Tiahni Adamson is focused on sustainable aquaculture production as the Lead Community Engagement Officer at CH4Global.
Re-engaging with the world
![Alison Gill working in the field and Dr Nam Nghiep Tran at theVietnamese Biochar plant](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/alison-gill-and-dr-nam-nghiep-tran.jpg?h=b69e0e0e&itok=lkuvtXRo)
Now that COVID has subsided, and the world is once again open for business, the University of Adelaide has been able to resume its strong engagement around the world.
Here for good
![Peter Garrett performing at the Here for Good concert, March](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/peter-garrett-performing-at-the-here-for-good-concert-march.jpg?h=b69e0e0e&itok=HzEDVDci)
The University is committed to a sustainable future, and has ambitions to lead and deliver positive and sustainable change for good.
Goodbye to Grenache? So long Shiraz?
![Coombe vineyard, Waite Campus](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/coombe-vineyard-waite-campus.png?h=b69e0e0e&itok=TxkkPCfu)
Our favourite wines may not be sustainable for a hotter, drier future.
Fast (future) food
![Jason Able at The Plant Accelerator](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/jason-able-at-the-plant-accelarator.jpg?h=b69e0e0e&itok=X0sx8IfL)
When it comes to the problem of feeding a growing population, the world is facing many challenges.
Rising to the challenge
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Professor Andy Lowe, Interim Director, Environment Institute, gives a brief snapshot of the vital environmental research – and actions – underway at our University.