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• Which Countries Are the ‘wealthiest’?

  

  Last week I wrote a post about various indices of country-level environmental performance, which I prefaced with a caveat that the data are a few years old. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Best and Worst Countries by Different Environmental Indicators

  

  I’ll preface this post with a caveat — the data herein are a few years old (certainly pre-COVID), so things have likely changed a bit. Still, I think the main... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss LXXII

  

  Welcome to the third set of 6 cartoons for 2022. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Fallacy of Zero-extinction Targets

  

  Nearly a decade ago (my how time flies*), I wrote a post about the guaranteed failure of government policies purporting no-extinction targets within their... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• A Few Insights into the Inner Workings of the Australian Research Council

  

  I’ve been on the Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts now for a little over two and a half years. It has been a time-consuming, yet insightful... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• What is the Role of Today’s Academic Society?

  

  This is not a rhetorical question. I really do want to solicit responses to the aspects I will raise in this post, because I have to admit that I’m a little... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Bane of the Bees

  

  Bees are essential for pollination, but their critical function can be perturbed by pesticides. The detrimental effects of those chemicals accumulate through a... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss LXXI

  

  Now that the Australian election has been called for next month, here are a few cartoon reminders of the state of environmental politics in this country (hint:... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• A Cascade of Otters

  

  Carnivores are essential components of trophic webs, and ecosystem functions crumble with their loss. Novel data show the connection between calcareous reefs an... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Correcting Times for Light Exposure Across Spatial Extents

  

  The other day I was tasked with revising a figure for a paper (that should be out soon) where I had to figure out how to compare incident times in a biologicall... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Be Wise About What You Put Online

  

  While you have little choice these days about posting your data and code online when you publish, here are some things to consider when contemplating putting... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Can We Resurrect the Thylacine? Maybe, but It Won’t Help the Global Extinction...

  

  NFSA(published first on The Conversation)Last week, researchers at the University of Melbourne announced that thylacines or Tasmanian tigers, the Australian... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• The Integrity Battlefield: Where Science Meets Policy

  

  Professor Ross Thompson, University of CanberraOn the whole, I am inclined to conclude that my experience of academia and publishing my work has been largely... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• The Sixth Mass Extinction is Happening Now, and It Doesn’t Look Good for Us

  

  Mounting evidence is pointing to the world having entered a sixth mass extinction. If the current rate of extinction continues we could lose most species by... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Need Human Census Data for Any of Your Analyses? Follow These Simple Steps

  

  As someone who regularly delves into human demography — often from a conservation perspective — I’m always on the lookout for quick and easy ways to get the... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss LXX

  

  Here is the first set of biodiversity cartoons for 2022. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Wondering If You Should Apply for a DECRA?

  

  Do you love doing job applications, but wish they were longer and more involved?If so, applying for an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• How to Manage Your Academic Stress

  

  Feeling like the stresses of academic life are getting to you? Here are some handy tips for managing your stress (modified excerpt from The Effective... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Open Letter from Members of the Australian Research Council College of Experts

  

  People outside Australia might not have heard about the (unfortunately, not unprecedented) intervention of the acting Minister for Education and Youth to deny... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Neo-colonialist Attitudes Ignoring Poachernomics Will Ensure More Extinctions

  

  No matter most people’s best intentions, poaching of species in Sub-Saharan Africa for horn and ivory continues unabated. Despite decades of policies,... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2022 ENVIRONMENT