All posts tagged "environment"

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  Global warming may be twice what climate models predict

  A new study based on evidence from past warm periods suggests global warming may be double what is forecast.

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  Misidentified marlins raise sustainability questions

  Programs to monitor and support the management of marlin stocks are failing to protect the renowned sports fish, University of Queensland researchers...

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  Sustainable certified palm oil scheme failing to achieve goals

  There is little evidence that a certification scheme for palm oil plantations is improving protection of critically endangered orangutans in Borneo, researchers...

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  Combination of light and temperature naturally regulate algal abundance

  A two-year study by University of Queensland researchers has found the amount of algae on a coral reef is influenced by interaction...

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  Bigger isn’t always better for protected areas

  Researchers have warned a frenzied race to reach total land area conservation protection targets used by policymakers may in fact risk short-changing...

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  World’s largest ivory burn delivered a strong message – but who received it?

  Media coverage of the torching of huge caches of ivory presented a strong message against elephant poaching and ivory trade, but many...

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  Intact forests need protection for world to attain conservation goals

  Scientists are calling for immediate action to secure the world’s remaining intact forests, with a new study finding most are at serious...

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  Waste management: The issue is much bigger than litterbugs

  Ahead of Clean Up Australia Day, a Western Sydney University expert says it’s important to remember that littering is not an individual...

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  Past sea level changes may provide clues for the future

  Sea level variations on the Great Barrier Reef linked to global temperature changes thousands of years ago may help predict future changes,...

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  Women use science to secure food

  A Charles Darwin University researcher is working with women from 66 households, across three remote islands in Indonesia, to investigate food and...