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Measuring the benefits of regenerative agriculture
Open Forum | October 25, 2021Regenerative agriculture is a collection of farming techniques focusing on soil regeneration, supporting the ecosystem, and improving the water cycle and a new project is measuring its benefits in New Zealand.
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Combating climate misinformation
John Cook | October 24, 2021Misinformation about major issues such as climate change has polluted our information landscape for three decades, poisoning public discourse and clouding people’s minds.
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The Pacific wants action on climate change
Wesley Morgan | October 24, 2021The Pacific Islands are at the frontline of climate change and as rising seas threaten their very existence, these tiny nation states will not be submerged without a fight.
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Reaping the social benefits of carbon farming in northern Australia
Gillian Savage | October 23, 2021Carbon farming can generate sustainable economic, social and environmental outcomes around rural Australia, not least in the tropical north.
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Marine heatwaves affect people too
Lachlan Gilbert | October 23, 2021Marine heatwaves have led to major economic losses around the world, a new study shows – and researchers say we need global action to ease the impacts of extreme warming events on ocean life.
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Growing problems for China
Richard Holden | October 23, 2021China’s communist leaders successfully adopted the free market while maintaining political hegemony, but without academic freedom and rule of law it’s hard to see how China’s economy can continue to grow so fast.
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Collaboration not captivity
David Fawcett | October 22, 2021AUKUS does not make Australia captive to a foreign agenda. Instead, it opens doors to enhanced collaboration that will build collective capability and resilience, enhancing Australia’s ability to partner with like-minded nations to deter threats and contribute to stability and security in the Indo-Pacific.
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The hidden costs of the wildlife trade
Open Forum | October 22, 2021An international team of experts, including researchers from the University of Adelaide, has highlighted that the illegal and unsustainable global wildlife trade has bigger ramifications on our everyday lives than you might think.
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Not-so-free trade in the Asia Pacific
Shaun Cameron | October 22, 2021Free trade facilitated rapid economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, but new trade barriers, geopolitical rivalries, the COVID-19 pandemic, and regional inequality are threatening this expansion.
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Exposing China’s oppression of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs
Vicky Xiuzhong Xu | October 21, 2021Up to a million Uyghurs and other indigenous people in Xinjiang have been rounded up and interned in what Chinese authorities call ‘vocational education and training centres’ since 2017, but these camps are only the most visible components of a vast architecture of repression in the region.
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What to expect at COP26
Jacqueline Peel | October 21, 2021With so many vital issues up for discussion at COP26, ensuring a successful outcome was always going to be a challenge, even without the wildcard of COVID-19.
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Watching the watchdogs
Yee-Fui Ng | October 21, 2021Many current COVID-19 recovery plans are not compatible with the Paris Agreement on climate change and will have long-term health implications, according to a global report featuring Australian authors.
