The NSW government is soon expected to grant environmental approval to Snowy 2.0. But that process should be halted.
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The report reveals the worst environmental conditions in many decades, if not centuries.
Research has found plastic in snails in Nigerian rivers – another sign that the country needs to manage its waste better.
Memories can be powerful tools to address humanity’s most difficult political, sociological and environmental problems
Hundreds of bishops, priests, missionaries and tribal leaders are at the Vatican for the Synod of the Amazon, a three-week meeting focused on the environmental crisis threatening Amazonian peoples.
New evidence boosts the idea that species with males who compete for mates adapt faster to changing circumstances.
A plastic bag has an average usage time of 20 minutes, while it can take up to 1000 years to break down in the environment.
Colombian researchers hope to revive an endangered species by rehabilitating monkeys confiscated from smugglers. The captive animals’ struggles show that survival is not guaranteed.
Oil spills, nuclear meltdowns and chemical poisonings should be taught in schools.
When it comes to the geological record, airbrushing out humans’ impact on the environment makes little sense.
In 2016, Venezuela opened up a large swath of the country to mining in an effort to prop up its economy. Now it is paying the environmental price.
A new accounting system that goes beyond the capitalist understanding of value is bubbling under and could topple capitalism itself.
Unless urban planning is taken seriously in Sierra Leone, there’s a risk that similar disasters like the mudslides could occur with potentially more devastating consequences.
Mostly, humans have been devastating to the planet but, on rare occasions, we get it right. Here are stories of people who live in harmony with their surroundings, from Tibet to Morocco and beyond.
Our approach to economic growth has done more harm than good and must be be replaced with more appropriate goals.
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds, UCL
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Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton
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Professor of Environmental Science, University of South Africa
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Full Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate professor, University of British Columbia
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Conservation Scientist | Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Lecturer in History, Coventry University
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Professor of Environmental Politics & International Relations, UNSW
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PhD Candidate, Humanities, York University, Canada
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Lecturer, Njala University