As we near the end of the year, we need to remain conscientious about our environmental impact and become informed consumers.
It was thought that after the pandemic, young people’s outlook for the future might have improved. But the latest Australian Youth Barometer survey shows it’s actually become worse.
Working with young people is a crucial part of promoting sustainable food systems, and reducing food waste’s impact on the environment.
How far are Australians on the sustainability journey, and what are their attitudes and behaviours when it comes to engaging in sustainable practices and consumption?
The most popular supplements for hot flushes are phytoestrogens, or plant estrogens, but at present, there’s uncertainty about their benefits.
Experimenting with low-waste living shows it’s not easy being green. But householders can help policymakers design better waste management systems.
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
Season 7 of Monash University’s podcast returns from hiatus with an investigation into food security. How will we feed more people than ever on an ever-warming planet?
Proven technologies already exist to rapidly reduce methane emissions, and Australia is leading the world in developing new options – but we must act quickly.
Large households throw away mountains of food. In an attempt to stop the waste, a basic idea is showing great promise.
Tapping into First Nations peoples’ deep understanding of, and connection to, water is vital to build more water-sensitive cities.
The Australian Greens, rather than the Labor Party, have emerged as the champions of the contemporary Australian welfare state.
This week, our expert guests focus on the future we can look forward to if we slow down and make a conscious effort to value our clothes, rather than seeing them as expendable or faddish.
How is the way we currently consume fashion pressuring the environment and supply chains? Where will we find ourselves in 50 years if our behaviours don’t change? And importantly … what will we wear?
The increasing consumer demand for renewable and sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has driven the innovation of biopolymer-based packaging.
Just because we’re in a period of social change doesn’t mean we have to lose momentum on sustainability. There are six things we can do right now to offset our daily waste from disposable masks.
Urban local governments take planetary health into their own hands by encouraging local and sustainable eating.
Wasting food feeds climate change, but relatively small changes can make a big difference. Here are six to try,
The Citarum River in Indonesia is the focus of a revitalisation project, and a Monash University cross-faculty team has been called on to help make it happen.
The idea of a plastic that literally disappears once in the ocean, littered on land or in landfill is tantalising – but also is at this stage a pipe dream.
While the pandemic has been a blow to women’s rights, new forms of engagement are opening avenues for women to make their voices heard.
Research shows that social media played a leading role in the widespread public acceptance of the single-use plastic bags ban.
There are clear opportunities in Australia to transform food waste into more valuable products.
Stimulus investment after the pandemic presents a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to pivot economies away from emissions-intensive growth, and towards green growth.
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