Land clearing for nickel mines is causing a more severe threat to the climate than initially thought, a study led by a UQ researcher has found.
21 January 2025
Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, University of Queensland research has found.
28 November 2023
Research has found a proposal to regulate mining of Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest could affect more than 863,000 square kilometres of forest and harm the nation’s economy.
21 September 2020
Researchers have warned that mining threats to biodiversity caused by renewable energy production could surpass those averted by climate change mitigation.
2 September 2020
Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according to a University of Queensland study.
30 April 2020
More than one billion mammals, birds, and reptiles across eastern Australia are estimated to have been affected by the current fire catastrophe.
20 January 2020Research projects designed to capture endangered languages and develop better organic lights are among 87 University of Queensland projects funded in the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) latest grants round.
1 November 2016
Brazilian steel industry strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions have failed spectacularly, actually resulting in a doubling of emissions, University of Queensland research has found.
11 February 2015
