Social and Environmental Sustainability

Global Network of Human Rights and the Environment Workshop

Workshop

Ocean Innovators® event – Focus on Indo-Pacific Governance Workshop in Brisbane

Workshop

Join the Ocean Innovators® first workshop on Indo-Pacific Governance, an exciting event that aims to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and drive positive change in the oceans and biosphere. Building on the success of COP-26 on Mangroves restoration in Glasgow, the next Ocean Innovators® event will take place on Wednesday, July 19th, 2023, Brisbane from 1pm at the Girraween/Daintree Seminar Room, Ground Floor of EcoSciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park (1-3:30pm).

Dr Sandya Gunasekara

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Centre for Policy Futures

CCIQ EcoBiz Pilot Program

Published on: 16 June 2023

CPF researchers Dr Jen Yarnold and Dr Ray Maher have been working with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland to deliver the CE4B pilot, a program designed to support small-to-medium enterprises transition to a circular economy model.

Co-designing the 10-year Strategic Plan for a multinational organisation in the Pacific using foresight and systems

Published on: 16 June 2023

Dr Ray Maher, from the Centre for Policy Futures, has worked with members of The Pacific Community (SPC) to co-design SPC’s 10-year Strategic Plan. This work also developed Pathfinder Pacific, a toolkit that combines academic scholarship with unique Pasifika knowledge to guide decision-making processes.

Could the metaverse bring us closer to a sustainable reality?

Published on: 5 June 2023

Today (June 5) is World Environment Day, the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. With the boom of technology like the metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality (VR), Contact wanted to know what impact these technologies could have on the world’s sustainability goals.

Dr Kiah Smith

UQ Amplify Senior Research Fellow

Centre for Policy Futures

Exploring the potential of offshore wind power in Australia

Published on: 28 March 2023

Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman and Dr Miguel Frohlich are leading a work package on policy and regulatory processes as part of a new research project by the Blue Economy CRC, which is exploring the potential of offshore wind power in Australia.

STUDY: Australia's blue economy policy and legislative arrangements

Published on: 28 March 2023

A new study published by Dr Miguel Frohlich and colleagues from The University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, BMT and the Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment explores Australia's blue economy policy and legislative arrangements.

Dr Sarah de Vries

Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures

Manager, Policy & Research, Department of State Development & Infrastructure