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Environment - 2008
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Nature's numbers
19/10/2008
Our economy may fall over, but it's not just about the financial meltdown. Nature is seizing up, and it's costing big bucks. Putting a dollar value on nature might help, but how much is a bacterium in a lake really worth? Reporter: Di Martin
Hendra and the bats
31/08/2008
Bats carry many of the nasty viruses, even SARS, Ebola, Nipah and Hendra. Scientists think bats may be using these deadly viruses in a war with other species, including horses and man. Reporter Ian Townsend.
Food futures
03/08/2008
Prices at the shops may be rising because billions of Indians and Chinese are eating more, and using cars - and it could be that some well funded gamers are playing the commodities market like a casino in cyberspace. Take our quiz. Reporter Stan Correy
Privatising nature
27/07/2008
An astonishing six million hectares of Australia—something like the size of Tasmania—is now being privately protected for plants and animals. Hundreds of millions of dollars are involved as schemes spring up around the country. But private conservation faces big challenges. Reporter: Di Martin
Documents for download
Nature Refuges in Queensland - Graph (Excel spreadsheet | 719KB) Description: A graph and table of the number and size of Nature Refuges in Queenland. Suppplied by Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland. Queensland's Nature Refuges - Map (PDF | 757KB) Description: A map of the Nature Refuges established in Queensland. Supplied by the Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland. Conservation Partners Program - NSW (PDF | 137KB) Description: Statistics on the number of Wildlife Refuges and Conservation Agreements in NSW. Supplied by the Department of Environment and Climate Change, NSW. Trust for Nature Convenants - Vic (Word Doc | 30KB) Description: A graph showing the number of covenants registered by Trust for Nature in Victoria. Supplied by Trust for Nature. National Trust of Australia WA - Graph (Word Doc | 30KB) Description: Graphs showing the number of covenants registered by the National Trust of Australia (WA). Supplied by the National Trust of Australia (WA). Privately Conserved Land in Australia (Word Doc | 30KB) Description: Summary of land that is privately conserved in Australia.Bury, burn or compost?
20/07/2008
There's a boom in funerals around the corner as the Boomers face mortality, but neither cemeteries nor crematoria are eco-friendly. The business of burials is beginning to adapt, and so are their future customers. Reporter Ian Townsend.
The climate engineers
06/07/2008
For years it's been one of the science community's great taboos but the idea of global climate control is starting to be openly discussed. Ideas like placing giant mirrors in space or firing sulphur particles into the stratosphere to cool the planet are no longer just in the domain of science fiction. Many scientists now believe the time for these ideas will come. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle (This program was originally broadcast on 6th April 2008.)
Read the following articles:
Albedo Enhancement by Stratospheric Sulfur Injections
Climate Change: The Uncertainties, the Certainties, and what they Imply About Action
Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming
The climate engineers
06/04/2008
For years it's been one of the science community's great taboos but the idea of global climate control is starting to be openly discussed. Ideas like placing giant mirrors in space or firing sulphur particles into the stratosphere to cool the planet are no longer just in the domain of science fiction. Many scientists now believe the time for these ideas will come. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle
Read the following articles:
Albedo Enhancement by Stratospheric Sulfur Injections
Climate Change: The Uncertainties, the Certainties, and what they Imply About Action
Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming
Greenwashing
10/02/2008
It's not easy being green; Kermit's lament haunts us as we are bombarded with advertising, labels and marketing promising consumers a positive outcome for the environment. How much of it is deceptive and misleading? Reporter Rachel Carbonell.
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Photographer: Ian Waldie
