ABC Environment
The Science Show and Ockham's Razor have always brought us commentary on the environment and climate change. Now Off Track takes us out to feel the breeze. Special features can also be found on Background Briefing and our other current affairs regulars: Breakfast, RN Drive, and the weekend Extras.
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Forest carbon trading plan 'common sense': David Littleproud
Leaked ministerial correspondence obtained by the ABC reveals a secret plan to exit logging in Victoria's native forests and support a transition package for the timber industry.
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Richard di Natale calls for an approach 'based on science, not on the politics of the day'
A 100 per cent renewable energy target and a total ban on all thermal coal — that's the Greens election plan to decarbonise the Australian economy by 2030, which lands smack in the middle of the heated debate over One Nation preferences.
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Stopping the march of the cane toad
For years we've heard about how the cane toad is spreading across Australia, and now a federal parliamentary committee is recommending some practical measures to stop the relentless march of the pest.
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Shooters, Farmers & Fishers eye federal poll
Several of the significant losses for the Nationals in the New South Wales election came at the hands of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers.
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Renewables might not be the answer
For years most of us have embraced the use of solar power and wind farms to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Might we have made a mistake? Michael Shellenberger argues that the ecological impacts of solar and wind are too profound to ignore.
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Rural News
Supermarkets lift cheap milk prices, Beef processors warn of looming closures, A US court finds glyphosate contributed to a Californian man becoming seriously ill, fruit and veg producers band together to cut down on plastic; commercial fishermen prepare for Cyclone Trevor.
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Teenage quolls are V-I-SQUEE
It’s a momentous night for this teenage eastern quoll – she’s leaving home.
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Could the perfect burger be meat free?
Banana blossom, jackfruit, fungi, yellow pea protein, and even insects have all been used to create what is, essentially, fake meat.
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'More fake news': Experts slam dubious night parrot research
Background Briefing's Ann Jones reveals how one of Australia's largest conservation groups unknowingly published evidence that was misleading, and in some cases fake, over the course of a two-year fundraising campaign.
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Experts propose introducing carbon credits for farmers to farm kangaroos
Before the drought took hold in recent years, the national kangaroo population was estimated to be more than 45 million. Recent aerial surveys indicate that kangaroo numbers could have plummeted by more than 50 per cent in some areas.
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Burning Question - what species of fish are the best to buy if I'm trying to be sustainable?
Fresh, frozen and canned. There are many ways to buy your fish. How do you know what's best?
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The perfect recipe for creating change
Dr Amanda Tattersall travels the world speaking to activists to discover the most effective techniques for bringing about social change
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Giant composting "hamster wheel" wins the Victorian Design Challenge
Studio Periscope won the award for their hot composting system, the "Rollie".
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'Antarctica: What Happens There, Matters Everywhere'
The Chief Scientist of Australia's Antarctic Division Dr Gwen Fenton will be representing Australia at the annual week-long International Science Festival.
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Wattle seeds in demand for flavour and award-winning tea growers offer tips on the perfect brew
Wattle seeds highly sought after by chefs; volunteers clean up Abrolhos islands; award-winning tea growers offer tips on the perfect brew; beekeeper heads into the bush for fresh local honey.
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Tasmanian couple hands back 118 hectares of land to local Aboriginal communities
Land Rights and Native Title applications can be a lengthy process for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. But returning private land is a much simpler process.
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Coconut theology & climate change
Reverend Dr Seforosa Carroll on rethinking the Christianity she grew up with in Fiji.
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The spirituality of the sea
Three women share how the ocean shapes their faith, and brings them closer to God.
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The People vs drought
With drought intensifying in Australia, is it time to change the way we farm?
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Protecting the eastern bettong
Australia has the highest mammal extinction rate in the world. And of those that do remain, many are in danger of going the same way — including the eastern bettong.
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