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The Fenner Conference on Environment, scheduled for 30 September and 1 October this year in Canberra, has been deferred until March 17 and 18 next year because of Covid. The conference is addressing “Making Australian agriculture sustainable” and will feature many impressive speakers from the farming and academic community.   Conference co-organiser and National President

Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed the call by NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes for a policy on people: “how many we can expect, where we want them to live and what their needs and attributes might be.” SPA National President, Ms Jenny Goldie says the time for a population policy is long overdue. “There

(Media release 30/07/2021) The World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency 2021 released this week says the root cause of climate change is overexploitation of the Earth, and one solution is to stabilise and gradually reduce human populations. The report cites five other solutions including eliminating fossil fuels; slashing back short-lived pollutants such as methane

  Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate.  This year it falls on 29 July, earlier than any previous year. Australia’s Overshoot Day is much worse; on 22 March. National President of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) Jenny Goldie says