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South Australia Paving the Way to Reduce Plastic Pollution
South Australia has become the first place in the world to ban single-use plastic soy sauce containers, marking a major step in the fight against plastic pollution. Dr Nina Wootton, Environment Institute member, welcomed the move, highlighting the dangers of 鈥渃onvenience packaging鈥 that is too small to recycle effectively. She hops other Australian states will adopt similar bans, positioning South Australia as a global leader in tackling single-use plastics.
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Innovating Climate Risk Assessments for Resilient Futures
New research from Environment Institute members is helping reshape how we assess climate risk in complex, fast-changing systems. Led by Dr Seth Westra, head of our Climate and Environmental Risk Research Initiative, and co-authored by Professor Holger Maier, the study introduces a new context-aware climate risk assessment framework designed to tackle the systemic complexity of climate-sensitive environments.
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Insects in Crisis: Tackling Biodiversity Challenges
The Environment Institute is proud to have supported Professor Austin鈥檚 participation at听the Insects in Crisis symposium was held in Canberra, organised by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ). The event brought together environmental practitioners, regulators, and researchers to address the alarming decline of insect biodiversity in Australia and worldwide.
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