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Issue 143



Focus


Jump-starting environmental monitoring
There has been a critical decline in Australia's capability to monitor environmental changes. Experts say there is now a need for a new, national approach to form the basis of our ability to crucially adapt to immediate climate change impacts, while also opening opportunities for better, innovative science.
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Thoughts on a broader national sustainability agenda
With the dust settled on the national election, and more recently the 2020 summit, Ecos asked five commentators for their top priorities in terms of a national sustainability agenda.
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Features


A new voice for the Cape
Both environmental organisations and the indigenous Australians who call Cape York home are fighting to preserve it. But with a disagreement simmering on how to protect the region's rivers, can a new foundation led by young Aboriginal leaders from the area help find the middle ground?
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Green roofs turn cities upside down
As urban density increases, green roof and wall technology is evolving fast. It provides a way to replace vegetation lost on the ground as well as a host of energy, water management and aesthetic benefits.
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Progress


DIY generation
The coal-fired electricity grid is hugely inefficient. Distributed electricity networks, on the other hand, are coming, linking each home or building as a lean power station, and helping to curb Australia's greenhouse emissions.
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National business leaders debate urgent climate risk adjustments
Over 200 heads of industry and sustainability-focused organisations met at Parliament House in Canberra on the 19th and 20th of May to push forward discussion on how business and government can urgently re-calibrate to the evolving risks – and opportunities – of climate change.
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Importance of 'ecosystem services' for sustainable development
Ecosystem services are the foundation of sustainable development; without them we'd have no food, shelter or wilderness 'escapes'. As Drs Anna Straton and Leonie Pearson explain, we need to better understand them, and how they contribute to our well-being, in order to achieve more sustainable progress.
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New forestry for conservation
Australian forestry science is assisting in a new and tactical approach to saving precious Malaysian rainforest.
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Editorial


Editorial: On the sunny side

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In Brief - Round-up of sustainability news


Budget's green side draws a mixed response

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Progress in mercury recycling

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Conservationists to buy Borneo rainforest

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Clean electricity from solar windows

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Office retrofits a climate-friendlier option

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Medical fallout from extinctions

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Increased funds for reserves welcomed

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Budget incentives to save water

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GM Holden leads GM supply-chain greening

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'Incentives' effective in boosting rooftop solar?

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Call to reconsider perceptions of recycled water

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Tourism to alleviate Pacific poverty

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Sustainability news on plastics

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Climate Change Bulletin - Our brief on global warming


Ocean–climate links revealed

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Beyond CO2 and methane

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'Tipping point' may come earlier

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Reviews


Review: Authoritative take on the warming debate

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Review: Knowledge is empowering

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Research


Why Victoria's autumn rainfall declined

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A measure and planner for biodiversity in plantation forests

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Redefining our agricultural future

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Events


Events Calendar

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