Preamble:

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Older material has been archived and can be accessed by contacting the office at [email protected]

Feature Articles, Report Reviews, Etc.

2025

The end of coal is in sight – PPCA (Nov 2025)

The Art and Science of Upcycling (Oct 2025)

Rob Hopkins – A Man on a Mission (Oct 2025)

Responsible Design for a Sustainable Future (Oct 2025) Plastic Polices, by Georgy Hadwen (Oct 2025)

Understanding the IPCC, written by Georgy Hdwen – HOPE senior researcher WA (Oct 2025)

Tackling the Root Causes of Climate and Ecological Crises (Nov 2025)

Is Net Zero Emissions Possible on a Global Scale (Oct 2025)

C&D Waste in Queensland – A Review of Policy and Progress (Oct 2025)

Feature article on SA Algae Bloom (Nov 2025)

The Earth Charter: Humanity’s map to a sustainable future by Josephine Jarvis, HOPE researcher NSW (Oct 2025)

Living Green – David Suzuki Foundation by Shannon Tumbridge – HOPE Researcher QLD (Oct 2025)

Earth 4 All (Oct 2025)

The story of Queensland’s Koala Action Inc.(Oct 2025)

How does climate change affect mental health, by Frank Lee (Oct 2025)

Review of Breakthrough’s discussion paper on ‘Warming has reached 1.5C’, by Georgy Hadwen – HOPE senior researcher WA

Community-Led Sustainability – Strengthening Local Action in Climate Policy, by Abby Inciong – HOPE researcher QLD

Book Review of Hannah Ritchie’s – Not the End of the World (2024), by Perry Bowe – HOPE researcher QLD

A review of United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Queensland branch, by Perry Bowe – HOPE researcher QLD

• UNAAQ Earth Charter Report, by Fien Van den Steen
• Human Rights Report, July 2025, by Fien Van den Steen

Report Review – Primary Industries Consultation Draft 2025, by Cristina Unsworth – HOPE researcher QLD

Report review – Drivers of deforestation and land-clearing in Queensland, by Cristina Unsworth – HOPE researcher QLD

Feature article on Protection of our Native Species, by Shweta Karthik – HOPE researcher QLD

HOPE’s response to UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development – HOPE Senior Researcher WA

• Transforming our world – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development report – HOPE researcher QLD

Feature article – International Year of Peace and Trust 2025, by Perry Bowe

Report review -Unpacking the Power of Landcare – Lessons for Local Action and Global Impact,Review by Ali Attaran, HOPE researcher ACT

Review of Queensland Government’s Climate Action Plan 2030

An update on earlier Circular Economy paper, by Georgy Hadwen HOPE Researcher WA

Broken Green Promises expose, by Taelum Slijderink – HOPE researcher QLD

Invasive species in Northern Australia, by Leyan Chen – HOPE researcher QLD

A Call to Arms on Safeguarding Our Environment, by Georgy Hadwen – HOPE Senior Researcher WA

Social Justice – Providing housing for low income families and individuals, by Shannon Tumbridge – HOPE Researcher QLD

Reimagining Australia’s Future: A Sustainable Vision for 2050, by Georgy Hadwen – HOPE Senior researcher WA

Should All Threat Abatement Plans Be Reviewed for Efficacy (1), by Georgy Hadwen – HOPE Senior researcher WA

Earth Charter, by Anna Kula-Kaczmarski – HOPE President

Report on LGAssns impact in environmental sustainability, by Georgy Hadwen – HOPE Senior researcher WA

Report review -Critique of the National Biosecurity Strategy

Report on Abandoned Mine Management in Australia, by Samy Leyton

Community Driven Policies for Sustainable Agriculture, by Taelum Slijderink –  HOPE researcher QLD

Sustainable Solutions for Australia’s Medical Waste Challenges and Initiatives, by Brunna Barcellos – HOPE researcher QLD

Opinion Article – Collisoin Course – 3 degrees of warming on the future of humanity, by Georgy Hadwen – HOPE Senior researcher QLD

Opinion piece – Cocktail of Doom: Hopelessness and Paralysis in Younger People in an age of climate change

Review of Taking Renewables to the Regions report – by Evgeniy Smekhov, HOPE researcher QLD

Transitioning to Renewables, an article by Georgy Hadwen- HOPE Senior Researcher WA

The Persistent Threat of Man-Made Chemicals in Our Food and Bodies, by Shuri Matsumoto – HOPE admin volunteer QLD

The Impact of Ecotourism on National and State Parks in Australia (Jan 2025),by Georgy Hadwen – HOPE researcher QLD

Report on Embedding Deliberative Democracy Principles and Practices Australia,by Georgy Hadwen – HOPE researcher QLD

Liveable Communities – Building a Better Future for All (Jan 2025), by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD

From Miracle Mineral to Global Crisis -The Legacy and Ongoing Battle Against Asbestos, by Taelum Slijderink

 

2024

Public Resistance to Change in Queensland’s Transition to Cleaner and Greener Transport, by Evgeniy Smekhov, MScPH, HOPE researcher QLD

Report review – The behavioural crisis driving Ecological Overshoot, by Karyne Maurmann,HOPE researcher QLD

Role of Environmental Factors in Cancer Incidence and Economic Productivity, by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD (Nov 2024, ver1b)

A Review of Pest Animals and Plants in Australia, by Lizzie Pennington, HOPE researcher QLD (Dec 2024)

Climate Change and Zoonotics, by Evgeniy Smekhov, MScPH,HOPE researcher QLD

IPEN Quick Views On The 5th Session Of The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee To Develop An International Legally, Summarised by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD

Binding Instrument On Plastic Pollution, by Georgy Hadwen

Cooling the Climate PDF, by Peter Bunyard and Rob de Laet

Summary of eBook ‘Cooling the Climate’, by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD

Counter Arguments in Supporting the Continuation of Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Mining, by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD

Climate Concerns and Impact of Coal Seam Mining in Australia, by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD

Review of ‘Later is Too Late’ report, by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD

Advocating for the Care and Protection of the Environment through ESD, by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD

Carbon Capture and Storage, Yes or No – by Frank Lee,HOPE researcher NSW

Managing wild dog populations, by Georgy Hadwen, HOPE researcher QLD

Earth’s destruction by a thousand cuts, by Charmaine Turnbull, HOPE researcher QLD

Volunteer for the Environment, by Julie Mammitzsch, HOPE researcher NSW

Information Sheets

Factsheet on Weeds by Sofija Belajcic

An overview of UN SDGs

Beginners Guide to Chook-Keeping by Ian Simons

Building and Operating a Chook Tractor by Ian Simons

Green Cleaning Chart