Sustainability

Science of seafood sustainability surfaces as trawler nears

Helen Greenwood LONGSNOUT boarfish, Ray's bream and redbait are not fish that most people eat. Yet, they are exactly the fish that people should eat if they care about seafood sustainability.

Angling for sustainability

Vince Chadwick There aren't always more fish in the sea. Growing community concern about over-fishing has prompted scientists to investigate the health of populations in Australian waters and to assess the impact...

UN calls for sustainability to be put at heart of economics

Tom Arup, David Wroe A UN high-level panel on sustainability that includes Kevin Rudd has urged the world to dramatically change the way it does business amid growing inequality, environmental problems and ''teetering...

Marine sustainability is a matter of location

David Lockwood After the National Heart Foundation pulled its tick of approval from McDonald's meals last week, it may pay to question the labelling of so-called sustainable seafood.

Sowing the seeds of sustainability

Leesha McKenny PUMPKINS are the latest instructional tools being used to teach children about sustainable farming practices.

Modest outlay for a model of sustainability

Melissa Davey ''Change happens through example and not through just talking about it,'' Greg Olsen says.

Hunter warned of bird massacre

Melissa Fyfe At least 150 endangered ducks, plus other birds including whistling kites and black swans, killed.

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Ocean pursuit leaves toothfish pirates with nowhere to run

Andrew Darby An Australian-backed illegal fishing watchdog in Asia is on the heels of some of the last toothfish pirates, as a long-plundered fishery moves to a sustainable catch - and to local meal tables.

Feathers and fur at home next to filing cabinets

James Robertson Animals are joining brushed concrete floors and whimsical furniture as a marker of the truly modern workplace.

Ports alerted to climate change shocks ahead

Ben Cubby Ports will need to be fortified against the effects of climate change, including higher sea levels, storm surges and more erosion, according to the most detailed study of the problem yet undertaken.

Australia a stop on road to extinction

Maris Beck HORNS of the endangered black rhino are for sale at Australian auction houses - and European police have named Australia as a key destination on the international black market.

On its way from Australia - even worse carbon emissions

Tom Arup THE forecast expansion of Australian coal mining and exports would be the world's second largest contributor of new carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels if fully realised, research by...

Wind-change threat eases as fires burn on

Henrietta Cook and Adrian Lowe A cool change has brought relief to fire-ravaged Gippsland despite two suspicious fires being lit around lunchtime.

'Significant work' to improve CFA's website following malfunction

The Victorian Fire Services Commissioner says "significant work" has taken place to improve the Country Fire Authority's website, after it malfunctioned during Friday's heatwave.

Fallen firefighter suffered medical condition

Andrew Darby Police investigating the death of a Victorian firefighter on a Tasmanian bushfire ground are believed to have ruled out an accident, or suspicious circumstances.

Two more titles for Evans

Tom Arup With a Tour de France win already under his belt, Cadel Evans can now add two more titles to his resume.

Australia's wild fisheries mostly in good shape

Andrew Darby The first nationwide snapshot of Australian wild fisheries has found most are in good shape, but critics say it fails to mention fish whose stocks have already crashed.

Captive-bred frogs take back Mount Buffalo habitat

Bridie Smith Endangered frogs that returned to their mountain home almost 30 years after going extinct at the site look to have re-established at their former stronghold.

Here's the good news: 126 new species discovered in Greater Mekong

HANOI - From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF says in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.