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20 April 2022

Invest in our planet by ending population growth

On this year’s Earth Day (Friday April 22) which has the theme ‘Invest in our Planet’, Sustainable Population Australia says the best way to invest in our planet is to end population growth nationally and globally. Australia’s population growth fell to 0.3% (69,700 people) in September 2021, largely because of Covid-related border closures, from a …

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9 March 2022

Food insecurity breeds conflict

“Human civilisation depends vitally on a stable food supply. The constant lesson of history is that food insecurity breeds conflict – as shown in my book Food or War,” says science author Julian Cribb AM. Mr Cribb is a speaker at next week’s Fenner Conference on Environment – Making Australian agriculture sustainable – at the …

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2 March 2022

Climate change threatens food production

The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” released Monday night warns food production will be impacted, even with only small amount of global warming. The effect of climate change on agriculture will be discussed at the upcoming Fenner Conference – Making Australian agriculture sustainable …

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26 February 2022

Agriculture under threat from expanded mining leases

Australian agricultural land is being significantly encroached upon by coal and gas mining, including the planned Narrabri underground mine expansion that will send nine more farms dry due to water impacts. The expansion is on top of the 61,000 ha the company has already purchased. Lock the Gate members Sally Hunter and Nicky Chirlian will …

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19 February 2022

Population growth a key driver of environmental decline: NSW SoE report

The 2021 NSW State of Environment report (SoE) released this week confirms that population growth is “a significant driver of environmental impacts”, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has noted. The SoE report reveals that land clearing has increased threefold over the past decade, woodlands and grasslands have deteriorated, and 62 per cent of vegetation is under …

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19 February 2022

Fenner conference to critically examine Australian agriculture

  After 230 years of European Agriculture in Australia, it is time to critically examine what this land has, and should have, taught us, according to one of the speakers at the 2022 Fenner Conference, Making Australian agriculture sustainable. The conference will be held in person and on-line at the Academy of Science’s Shine Dome …

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14 February 2022

Population growth has increased Australia’s climate emissions

Population growth of 8.3 million people since 1990 has caused a marked increase in Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. The report also warns that continuing population growth in Australia, combined with climate change, will make Australians vulnerable to food, water and energy scarcities in the future. The lead author of the report is the …

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