Deakin’s renewable energy microgrid aims for carbon neutrality by 2025
The solar farm helping Deakin reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Recognising how Indigenous knowledges can create sustainable futures
Deakin’s Indigenous Knowledges Systems Lab is a space where Indigenous practitioners can apply their thinking and systems to different contexts around the world.
Building equitable partnerships with Indigenous people, starting with future bushfire management
The research seeking to understand how bushfire management partnerships benefit the social and ecological resilience of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Carbon treasure revealed at Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef’s enormous potential for climate change mitigation through its catchments’ capacity for carbon storage has been revealed in a world-first study led by Deakin University.
From grew to brew: study seeks to build coffee industry sustainability
Business supply chain experts are seeking to make our daily coffee more sustainable on an industry-wide level.
The disease putting Australia’s parrot populations at risk
Beak and Feather Disease Virus can impact the health of Australia’s feathered friends.
COVID-19 and Climate Change — literature may pave the way for collective thinking
An explorative link could help us understand the role of stories in shaping selfhoods, place, and positive futures. It also might be helpful for climate change responses.
Earth: one giant superorganism?
There’s no doubt that Earth is full of life, but could our planet be seen as one functioning organism?
What’s in store for fish out of water: CO2, ocean acidification, mutations?
Deakin eco-physiologist investigates the impacts of ocean acidification on coral reef fish behaviours.
Would Earth be better off without us?
The environmental damage caused by humans – and its consequences – have been explored in stories for decades, and continue to be discussed today.
Drought, bushfire, flood, hail, and dust: local action the way forward for sustainability
Australia recently experienced unprecedented bushfires, affecting people’s health in many of its major cities and destroying homes and lives.
Down to Earth: how climate change affects our wellbeing
How do humans go about saving the world? Well, fear might not be the answer.