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The Kakadu plum is one of the richest sources of vitamin C of any fruit, and the increasing demand has started creating supply problems. Gregory John Leach, Honorary Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Victorian grassland earless dragon may well be the first lizard species driven to extinction on Australia's mainland. But conservationists aren't ready to declare it dead just yet. Jane Melville, Senior Curator, Terrestrial Vertebrates, Museums Victoria Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

India's re-elected prime minister has paved the way for Queensland coal to power Bangladesh. Quentin Beresford, Professor of Politics, Edith Cowan University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Thousands of years of history tells the same story over and over: you ignore soil at your peril. Anthony Dosseto, Associate Professor, University of Wollongong Alex Francke, Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

This shocking figure comes from our back-of-the-envelope calculations looking at the effect of forcing more efficient engines on the Australian market. Robin Smit, Adjunct professor, The University of Queensland Jake Whitehead, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Nic Surawski, Lecturer in Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia's water supplies are at risk as climate extremes provoke erosion events that threaten lakes and dams. Petter Nyman, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Gary James Sheridan, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Ian Rutherfurd, Associate Professor in Geography, University of Melbourne Patrick Lane, Professor, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Antarctica studies show sea level rise may be happening faster than we're planning for, and airports will be hit hard. Thomas Mortlock, Senior Risk Scientist, Risk Frontiers, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University Andrew Gissing, General Manager, Risk Frontiers, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University Ian Goodwin, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Mingzhu Wang, Senior Geospatial Scientist, Risk Frontiers, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

China is rapidly greening its economy, but that doesn't mean authoritarian governments are best placed to handle climate change. Sung-Young Kim, Lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Politics & International Relations, Macquarie University Elizabeth Thurbon, Scientia Fellow and Associate Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, UNSW Hao Tan, Associate professor, University of Newcastle John Mathews, Professor of Strategic Management, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new clothing recycling process can counter the environmental costs of fast fashion. Catriona Vi Nguyen-Robertson, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne Nolene Byrne, Associate Professor, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Torres Strait Islanders argue the government has violated their rights to culture, family and life. Kristen Lyons, Professor Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

To solve our global problems we must learn to think beyond our tribes. Jutta Beher, Spatial analyst in conservation and ecology, University of Melbourne Darren C Fisher, Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology Leonie Seabrook, Landscape Ecologist, The University of Queensland Winnifred Louis, Professor, Social Psychology, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

There are more than 850 different species of eucalypts in Australia, and possibly many more we don’t know about. Tim Collins, PhD candidate , University of New England Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

In the event, the federal election turned out to be more about the economy than the environment. But there are steps the Coalition government can take to help conservation and boost the economy too. Rachel Morgain, Knowledge Broker, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Bradley J. Moggridge, Indigenous Water Research, University of Canberra Brendan Wintle, Professor Conservation Ecology, University of Melbourne David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University Martine Maron, ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Sarah Bekessy, Professor, RMIT University Sarah Legge, Professor, Australian National University Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Water in Sydney is far cheaper than in Melbourne, and residents take full advantage of it. Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new movie highlights the importance of radical hope and courageous action in responding to the climate crisis John Wiseman, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

For several years, emissions of CFCs have been rising, in apparent defiance of a global ban in place since 2010. A new global detective effort has traced the source to two eastern Chinese provinces. Paul Krummel, Research Group Leader, CSIRO Bronwyn Dunse, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Nada Derek, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, CSIRO Paul Fraser, Honorary Fellow, CSIRO Paul Steele, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Queensland Labor government still must approve two outstanding environmental management plans for the Adani mine to go ahead. Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Western Australian coral reefs may not be as well known as the Great Barrier Reef, but they're just as large and diverse. And they too have been devastated by cyclones and coral bleaching. James Paton Gilmour, Research Scientist: Coral Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science Rebecca Green, Postdoctoral research associate, University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Far more megafauna species use coastal wetlands than we thought. And it affects the way we need to address the extinction crisis. Michael Sievers, Research Fellow, Global Wetlands Project, Australia Rivers Institute, Griffith University Rod Connolly, Professor in Marine Science, Griffith University Tom Rayner, Science Communicator, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Removing human-related methane from the atmosphere could reduce global warming by 15%. Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Rob Jackson, Chair, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, globalcarbonproject.org, Stanford University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.