On 13 August [today] a new documentary, Voices on the Road, will launch online worldwide, following a year of screenings at international film festivals such as Tampere Film Festival. The 23-minute documentary follows the building of a road that is quietly destroying a protected rainforest deep in the remote Peruvian Amazon, causing conflict, fear and...
As Plastic Free July draws to a close, once again, I am drawn to some evaluation and reassessment on what it is about and what is achieved. For those who don’t know, Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution by providing resources...
A remote beach clean-up campaign between Sea Shepherd Australia and the Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation has exposed the unrelenting plastic pollution crisis along northern Australia’s coastlines. For the second year in a row, Sea Shepherd volunteers and Indigenous Rangers from Dhimurru have joined forces for an intensive beach clean-up at Djulpan in Northeast Arnhem Land, Northern...
Limiting global warming to well below two degrees Celsius this century requires carbon emissions to reach net zero by around 2050. Australian households have done much to support the transition via rooftop solar investments. Now it’s time for organisations to take a more serious role. The University of Queensland’s efforts to reduce its electricity emissions...
After six years of legal battles and controversy, Duke Energy and Dominion Energy announced the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project. Though the project sought to bring a lower-cost and lower-emitting energy source to the coal-burning homes and industries in Virginia and North Carolina, many deemed the project unnecessary. They felt it did not...
Ecofeminist activism may have grown out of the feminist and environmental movements of the 1970s but it is here to stay. From teen climate activist Greta Thunberg to environmental feminist rockstar Vandana Shiva, it is girls and women who are taking the lead in the modern environmental and climate change movements across the world. And...
The ABC has launched a new series of programs and resources to explore the urgent environmental challenges facing the planet and the ways in which all Australians can be part of the solution. ABC Your Planet builds on the ABC’s coverage of climate and environmental issues by enabling audiences to counter challenges such as climate change...
Pause. The world was virtually at a standstill over the last couple months as countries imposed lockdown measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Non-essential businesses, establishments, and transportation were put on halt and people were told to stay at home. With the pandemic restrictions, the environment was also given a reprieve – our cities...
Whether you’re participating in Plastic Free July, transitioning to a zero waste lifestyle or just writing a report on the environmental impacts of plastic, here are some facts and statistics about plastic that will shock you… and hopefully inspire you towards live a life with less plastic and reduce your plastic footprint. Plastic production 1....
Would you like to be rich? Chances are your answer is: “Yes! Who wouldn’t want to be rich?” Clearly, in societies where money can buy almost everything, being rich is generally perceived as something good. It implies more freedom, fewer worries, more happiness, higher social status. But here is the catch: affluence trashes our planetary...
This month, The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW) is launching an urgent national appeal to raise up to $400,000 AUD to continue critical regeneration efforts post bushfires, which left 12 million hectares burnt and over a billion native animals affected. The Appeal will focus on raising funds to continue the long-term recovery process,...
In the last few years, sustainability as a concept, practice and way of life has gained widespread popularity and acceptance. In that time, huge strides have been made in the quest for climate action and general wellbeing of the planet. Climate strikes have been held and multi-billion dollar companies have been publicly called out for...