Conducting Interdisciplinary Adaptation Research: Lessons Learned from a Rock Lobster Vulnerability Assessment

By Dr. Gretta Pecl, University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, The Australian Marine Adaptation Network I was trained as a biologist in the traditional university-style: a focus on one-discipline. Most of my research over the 15 years since this formal training ended has focused on understanding the growth and movements of marine species. [...]

Taking Climate Change Policy to Industry

By Eric Perez, Queensland Seafood Industry Association Like all citizens of the world, Australians will face the impacts of climate change. In an iconic area such as the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) the impacts will be felt on both an ecosystem and a human level. There is near saturation in the print and television media [...]

Notes from Copenhagen: Trust – Why Are We Here?

Sculptor Marc Coreth made this brass and ice polar bear, currently on display in Copenhagen

By John Matthews, CI Copenhagen is a very open city. For instance, it’s really rare to see a bike in a stand that’s been locked. This is amazing, given the actual number of bicycles here in Copenhagen. There are counters at some of the major intersections that show the number of bikes that have passed by [...]