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Professor Steve Banwart standing in a field smiling.

Professor Steve Banwart, 1959-2023

It is with great sadness that we share this tribute to the Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) founder and much-loved colleague, Professor Steve Banwart, 1959 - 2023.

A lit up image of the globe as a backdrop to a stage performance. A group of 10 performers stand in front wearing tree costumes.

Using stories to communicate about sustainability

The Critical Sustainability Stories (CriSS) Tool is being introduced to professional storytellers to help them effectively communicate about the climate.

A farmer in Africa - bent double - digs into dry-looking looking soil. He is wearing a hat to protect himself from the overhead sun.

Ensuring nutrition is at the heart of climate smart agriculture

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply key micronutrients for the population, say researchers.

A portrait of Professor Selina Stead.

Professor Selina Stead to lead Australian Institute of Marine Science

Professor Selina Stead, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Environment at the University, has been appointed to lead Australia’s tropical marine research agency as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Climate protestor holding up a square white sign about the 1.5 degree celsius global warming limit goal.

Leaders must agree on how to measure 1.5 °C of global warming

A team of Met Office scientists has emphasised that there is no formally agreed way of defining the current level of global warming relevant to the Paris Agreement. They have proposed a solution.

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