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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New weapon for war on crown-of-thorns starfish
Engineers and scientists at the Queensland University of Technology have developed an underwater autonomous vehicle to aid in the war against the devastating pest, the crown-of-thorns starfish.
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In the shadow of the caterpillars
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In the shadow of the caterpillars
In search of the Yiperenye dreamtime story. Alice Springs custodians explain how local Aboriginal culture is shaped by the historic Red Centre landscape.
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Saving the Mekong Delta
Rising sea levels and upstream dams threaten the long term viability of the Mekong Delta, but there is a plan to save it.
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A Big Country
Volunteers are tagging turtles off the Pilbara coast, and we check out new-age hoof care for horses. Old fridges and bath tubs get a new lease of life in the Beswick community garden, and we visit an edible flower farm off the coast of Brisbane.
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Hazelwood coal-fired power station to close in March 2017
The power station will close its doors in March next year.
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Bamboo promises 'win-win' after decades of tropical forest loss
As tropical forest timbers rapidly run out in Indonesia, bamboo plantations are being promoted as a sustainable solution for local communities.
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Delegates in Hobart launch the world's largest marine park
This week 50 nations have come together to protect an area of ocean twice the size of NSW.
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Environmental contamination concerns for north Queensland uranium mine
A mothballed uranium mine in north Queensland is at the centre of environmental contamination concerns.
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Wildscapes and confronting ourselves
Moral philosopher Raimond Gaita and poet Nick Drake discuss their journeys into wild landscapes, that hold up a confronting mirror to ourselves, our ethics and our politics.
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Australian to head Green Climate Fund
Australian Howard Bamsey has been selected to head the $100 Billion Green Climate Fund.
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Is China really showing 'leadership' on tackling climate change?
Despite Beijing having ratified the Paris climate change agreement, Patricia Adams says China is still 'chugging along the smoky path to prosperity'.
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Floodwaters revive river red gum wetlands and last drinks at the Grove Hill pub
Victoria's famous river red gum wetlands get a good soaking; Bec Bovell is Cygnet's mushroom lady; we go behind the scenes at the Weengallon ladies day; and Stan Heausler calls last drinks at the Grove Hill Hotel.
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Climate of emotion: despair
Scientists can give us facts and figures about climate change. And they carry a 'burden of knowledge' for the rest of us. Hear the people behind the statistics reveal how they feel.
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How much do we know about the salmon we eat?
Salmon farming is a big, and growing, business in Australia, with plans to turn it in to a billion dollar industry within 15 years.
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Drug resistance and a coming pandemic
It’s estimated around 700,000 people die each year because of drug-resistant infections & the death-toll is expected to rise to around 10 million per year by 2050 unless more is done. So how prepared are we for future pandemics?
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Drug resistance and a coming pandemic
It’s estimated around 700,000 people die each year because of drug-resistant infections & the death-toll is expected to rise to around 10 million per year by 2050 unless more is done. So how prepared are we for future pandemics?
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Geoengineering becoming more necessary as emissions increase and temperatures continue to rise
As conditions worsen, geoengineering will become more necessary. Hugh Hunt argues there are many preliminary experiments which need to be run before geoengineering can be considered seriously.
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The strange case of the peppered tree frog
Jodi Rowley is a frog detective from the Australian Museum and she’s sewing together a patchwork of clues to try to find the peppered tree frog in the New England Tablelands.
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Australia's wildest, oldest and most beautiful places
Where is the place that's home to the world’s oldest living plant, one of the world’s tallest trees AND home the same zircon that’s found on the moon?
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