Pragmatism, not idealism, will give Brazil's Atlantic forests the best chance of survival.Guilmann/Wikimedia CommonsEarth is in a land degradation crisis. If we were to take the roughly one-third of the world’s land that has been degraded from its natural state and combine it into a single entity, these “Federated States of...
Ruling the roost: flying-foxes can suddenly arrive in huge numbers when the right trees bloom.Justin Welbergen, CC BY-NC-NDThe conflict between urbanites and wildlife recently developed a new battleground: the small coastal New South Wales town of Batemans Bay, where the exceptional flowering of spotted gums has attracted a huge influx of grey-head...
The Andaman Sea crisis a year ago catalysed important policy developments on forced migration in Southeast Asia. Part one recapped what happened, and how the region responded. In part two, we discuss what’s happened since the crisis, and what’s needed to avoid similar events in future.
If progress toward a “fix” on future...
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting global economies.
This week: both the US and Australia show signs of economic sluggishness, with little upward pressure on interest...
Most minor concrete works can be done quickly and simply by hand. Concrete surfaces can be found in a variety of places not just for their strength but also for their ease of use. Concrete must with...
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With this in mind, accurate estimates are not just a critical but a fundamental part of Builders Takeoff to enable success. Every aspect matters in this volatile sector where no project is alike. A ...
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We very much rely on technology to drive our businesses forward here in Australia and if you are a business owner then you certainly will not be the exception. It would be impossible for any busines...
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