ABC report: Climate change could be paused by planting trees, researchers say, as they map out available land

ABC report: Climate change could be paused by planting trees, researchers say, as they map out available land Australia is one of six countries that together hold around 50 per cent of the world’s tree planting potential. (ABC Newcastle: Robert Virtue) In new research published on July 5th, 2019, by Jean-Francois Bastin from the Institute […]

Dr Richard George: The Threat to the West Australian Agricultural Sector from Dryland Salinity

Dr Richard George: The Threat to the West Australian Agricultural Sector from Dryland Salinity Geoffrey Craggs interviewed Dr. Richard George on the current standing of Dryland Salinity, a major concern for Western Australian’s. Half the affected land resides in WA, accounting for approximately two million hectares of non-irrigated farmland, four million hectares Australia wide. As […]

What’s the biggest issue challenging food security? It isn’t climate change

What’s the Biggest Issue Challenging Food Security? It isn’t climate change. 25th March 2019 In 2012, when I finished my honours thesis, I felt incredibly dispirited. The challenge I had set myself was too large, insurmountable. My thesis, I had hoped, would contribute to creating a sustainable food system that would not only feed the […]

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