News: Environment, sustainability and climate change
We forget the lessons of past disasters at our own peril
In the context of the terrible fires facing the nation, the telling reflection that “Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it” has salience.
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Understanding the true impact of bushfires on our Koala population
The recent bushfires have been, and continue to be, devastating for affected communities.
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Bushfire and the challenge to respond to new levels of environmental risk
There have been terrible bushfires this summer across southern Australia – and they are still going. Part of the reason for this disaster is the unprecedented climatic conditions that the country has been facing, including record hot and dry conditions.
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Urban rainwater harvesting in 'smart' south Asian cities
Urban South Asia needs water—a lot of it, and while most of this water comes from over-extraction of groundwater and interbasin transfers, the future ability to rely on these resources is now in question.
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Preventing biodiversity change with natural laboratories
With our support, the International Panel for Climate Change has now documented the effects of global climate change on every biome on earth.
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We need to act now to reduce future bushfire risk in the Australian Summer
When managing bushfire risk, prevention is better than cure.
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A little water can go a long way when battling heatwaves
It appears that how you use water is more important than how much you use when trying to protect vines from the impact of heatwaves.
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Amazon fires a call to action
Fires raging through the Amazon rainforest are the latest and most visible manifestation of the urgent need to conserve and protect the natural world and address climate change.
Exploring the past to conserve the future
Conserving global biodiversity and preventing extinction is as much about digging into the past as it is about finding the new.
Surviving and thriving in the sea
Sixty years of global cephalopod success provides clues to better management of marine ecology.
