April 14, 2020 – Estuaries on the south-east coast of Australia are warming at twice the rate of oceans and the atmosphere, a new study has found. Researchers say the apparent accelerated impact from climate change on estuaries could adversely affect economic activity and ecological biodiversity in rivers and lakes worldwide. Dr Elliot Scanes from the […]
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World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet
April 30, 2018 – Australian researchers have compiled a world-first conclusive synthesis of the environmental and social impacts of globalisation – using sophisticated computation to provide a bird’s eye view of the displacement of wealth-driven consumption into offshore production – highlighting effects such as increased child labour and environmental degradation at the area of production […]
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Scientists’ warning to humanity ‘most talked-about paper’
March 8, 2018 – A report on the Earth’s health, 25 years after an initial scientists’ warning to humanity signed by the majority of Nobel Laureates, is generating unprecedented attention and inspiring academics, politicians and the public. Twenty-five years after the first “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity”, a new report is continuing to gain momentum […]