Aid and development agencies are doing great harm in Africa because they believe that humans exercise ultimate control over plants. The devastation wreaked by introduced weeds proves otherwise. More
Exclusives
22 Oct 2012
19 Oct 2012
New laws designed to stimulate the Queensland economy, may inadvertantly allow damage to the Great Barrier Reef, which contributes $5 billion to the sunshine state. More
18 Oct 2012
With one third of the world's uranium, Australia is in a unique position to show responsibility and authority when it comes to nuclear power. We've missed a golden opportunity in India this week. More
16 Oct 2012
If we believe that the rest of nature is a resource for human use, then we will treat our planet simply as a factory floor. Even if we manage that factory sustainably, it will be a poor and depressing world. More
15 Oct 2012
When factories in Beijing shut down for the 2008 Olympic games, air pollution declined sharply and heart disease indicators in healthy adults improved. But the trends reversed when the factories reopened. More
15 Oct 2012
Some endangered species are more valuable dead than alive. A hotchpotch of laws governing the trade in animal products around the world have meant criminals are getting away with murder. More
9 Oct 2012
Our society seems to be obsessed with the concept of wildness, but further from it than ever before. If we don't pay attention, we may lose our wilderness altogether. More
2 Oct 2012
Sustainability does not mean defending the non-human world from human expansion. Instead, it has come to mean sustaining human civilisation at the comfort level which the world's rich people feel is their right. More
1 Oct 2012
Increasingly, pets and their humans are sharing the same diseases. Now, doctors and veterinarians have begun to work together to investigate common risk factors, such as pesticides, air pollutants, cigarette smoke and househo… More
28 Sep 2012
The backyard lawn is as Aussie as cricket, sunshine and icy cold beers. But this seemingly innocent place of leisure is a nemesis of nature. More
