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On budget night, humans will trump other species, again
Barney Foran always writes a perceptive article and we invite you to read this one from The Conversation in the context of the recent report indicating that climate change will have a devastating impact on plants and animals world wide. Last year the Australian governments (federal and state) spent AU$6.23…
Read More | Filed in: External News | 15 May 2013 - Joy -
The environment issues we should be hearing about at this election
The following article was first published in the Conversation and appears under a Creative Commons licence. The author, Prof Ian Lowe, is a member of DEA's sceintific committee. By Ian Lowe, Griffith University The forthcoming Australian election will be a critical one for the environment.…
Read More | Filed in: DEA In Media External News Opinion & Commentary | 17 February 2013 - Prof. Ian Lowe -
Shell breaks its 10 year promise not to develop World Heritage Sites
The evidence of damage to the Great Barrier Reef continues to mount. This article by Andrew Jeremijenko provides further documentation. DEA has worked behind the scenes on this issue, corresponding with UNESCO on the impacts of coal mining on the catchments and the reef and by writing to Minister Burke.…
Read More | Filed in: DEA In Action External News Opinion & Commentary | 31 January 2013 - Dr Andrew Jeremijenko -
We must protect biodiversity if we are to protect ourselves
It is encouraging to see that the European Commission has many policies and actions on biodiversity and this editorial from “Science for Environment Policy” is republished with thanks. We need to recognise that our need for a stable climate is to preserve biodiversity, a concept poorly understood…
Read More | Filed in: External News | 24 January 2013 - Joy -
Mental health and extreme weather events
The bushfires around Australia have reminded us of the range of health impacts caused by extreme weather events. The recent literature with an emphasis on mental health has been reviewed by the Climate Institute and the article by Jan Golembiewski “Natural disasters have unexpected impacts…
Read More | Filed in: External News | 22 January 2013 - Joy -
Study links traffic pollution and autism
This article first appeared at the Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons licence. Further information on air pollution can be found on our web site here. By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Exposure to traffic pollution while in the womb and the first year of life may be associated…
Read More | Filed in: External News Opinion & Commentary | 13 December 2012 - Benjamin -
Future under threat: climate change and children’s health
The following article appeared originally at the Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons licence. By Brad Farrant, University of Western Australia Climate change has been widely recognised by leading public health organisations and prestigious peer reviewed journals as the the biggest…
Read More | Filed in: External News Opinion & Commentary | 09 October 2012 - David Shearman
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