We enable #sustainability knowledge and action by connecting Australian researchers. Branch of @FutureEarth. Hosted @Science_Academy.
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Future Earth Australia is now the official member of the Belmont Forum. 🌏
🌏 Unlocking Opportunities for Australian Researchers: Belmont Forum Membership Renewal
Future Earth Australia has taken the helm as Australia’s representative on the esteemed Belmont Forum—an international organisation committed to funding environmental and sustainability initiatives. Dr Jemma Purandare, co-chair of Future Earth Australia, describes this strategic partnership as a long-awaited milestone. Together, both organisations will drive progress in sustainability.
What’s in it for Australian researchers?
Membership in the Belmont Forum opens doors to a dynamic global network, fostering transdisciplinary collaborations and amplifying research impact.
Established in 2009, the Forum mobilises funding for transdisciplinary projects, breaking down critical barriers to sustainability. To date, it has committed A$382 million across 177 projects, with an average of A$13 million per collaborative research call and A$1.26 million per funded project.
Learn more about membership of the Forum: science.org.au/news-and-even…
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Does science policy advice actually work? ✍ Nature's article 'The Future of Science Advice' investigates this question and finds that knowledge brokers (like FEA) are crucial.
Read about why we need knowledge brokers and science-policy-practice below!
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The Right to Participate in and Benefit from Science interpretation by the @ISC outlines the vitality of equity and access to science for all.
Future Earth Australia is a proud partner to the International Science Council. 🧪💞
Check it out below!
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Transdisciplinary success story!
This Conversation piece explores the interaction of scientists and Woppaburra and Gamay peoples for a coral restoration project in the Great Barrier Reef.
FEA recognises we produce the best outcomes together.
Read here 🪸⬇️
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Carbon Brief's attribution map shows 80% of extreme weather events in AUS and NZ were 'more severe or likely' due to human climate change, quantifying global climate change inaction.
FEA is committed to transiting to just, sustainable & actionable futures.
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What is the best way to connect researchers and decision makers?
Sustainability Science published a study on the attributes of effective environment knowledge brokers, emphasizing diverse goals, strategies and personal connections.
Read more below!
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Future Earth Australia is excited to announce the launch of our new National Strategies Policy Library.
Policy briefs are designed to support decision-makers with accessible, sustainable and equitable policy advice. 🌱
Read our new Policy Library below!
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Future Earth's Annual Report for 2023-2024 has just been published, and we are very excited to have contributed as the National node for Australia.
Future Earth Australia is proud to be a constituent of this important global community. 🌏🌿
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The @IUCN is supporting alternative conservation methods with Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs).
These wholistic, inclusive and adaptive responses embody new waves of transdisciplinarity. 🌿
Read about OECMs in South America here: lnkd.in/gFaZUVcD.
Future Earth Australia proudly celebrated Science at the Shine Dome last week with our host @Science_Academy. 🌏🎉
We hosted lunch to bring together the great minds of Australian based Future Earth members and researchers!
Future Earth Australia is hosting a lunch networking event for researchers in the greater Future Earth community!
If you are part of the Future Earth network and would like to attend, please see our events page for more information.
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The University of the Sunshine Coast has developed a chlamydia vaccine for koalas that can reduce disease-related deaths in wild populations by at least 65%.
The University of the Sunshine Coast is a member of Future Earth Australia. 🐨
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As we celebrate @Aus_ScienceWeek in Australia, it is important not only to look at the future of science, but to the past.
Decolonising science in a colonised world is complex, but these complexities should not deter from action.
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Environmental protection and a Net Zero future are crucial steps towards sustainability in the Australian Government's National Science and Research Priorities.
As outlined in the Academy of Science's response, Future Earth Australia supports the need for an implementation plan
The Australian Government's National Science and Research Priorities support the aim to leverage science and research for economic growth, job creation, and national security. However, as our full response notes, previous efforts in this area have fallen short due to a lack of implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. We urge the government to also deliver an implementation plan to drive action across government portfolios, industry and the research sector.
Read our full response: science.org.au/news-and-even…
ALT Professor Chennupati Jagadish, President of the Australian Academy of Science, poses in a formal setting with a quote about government policy on technology: "If the Government is serious about implementing its core industrial policy—A Future Made in Australia—it will be serious about implementing the recommendations of the National Science and Research Priorities."
Feel Good Thursday! 🌿
ANU Researcher Helen Osmond has spent 30+ years studying and observing superb fairy-wrens at the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
“It’s like a soap opera,” (Osmond, 2022)
Discover 'The Secret Life of Superb Fairy Wrens' below
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"Coral reefs deserve more nuance", an exciting new perspective by Dr Streit, Professor Morrison, and Professor Bellwood in their new paper, 'Coral reefs deserve evidence-based management not heroic interference'.
Congrats on fantastic research!
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Brianna Gordon is researching the legacy impacts of gold mining contamination on Wiradjuri Country and culture.
FEA is excited to support Brianna Gordon's PhD research as part of our Seizing Opportunities grant.
Read her interview with us below 👇
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We are excited to announce our most recent publication: A 2024 Update to our Sustainable Cities and Regions Strategy.
The evidence provided comes at a critical time to support the current National Urban Policy draft.
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Superb Fairy-wren habitats are being helped through Superb City Wren's citizen science project in Melbourne. FEA is supporting them through the Creating Opportunities Fund.
Find out more about the bird below!
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