Natural and Built Environments

It takes many to make a movement

After graduating from JCU and leading a career in finance all over the world, JCU Alumni Geoff Donohue has seen first-hand the damage that plastic is doing to our planet. Now the Chairperson of the Plastic Free Foundation, Geoff says he wants to help create a world that is free from plastic waste.

Planning, Development and the Environment

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Illustrating care for the environment

A proud Kamilaroi woman and passionate environmental scientist, Alumni Merinda Walters talks about her love of art and science and how she created a career that connects people and the environment.

Growing global mindedness

JCU Lecturer Dr Kearrin Sims supports development in communities at both the local and global level through his research. However, there is one thing that Kearrin is particularly passionate about.

Lantana - A pretty plant let loose

Janine Evans researched the wild history of weeds in Australia for her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) thesis. She shares how a pretty garden plant, lantana, could become a destructive weed of national importance in Australia.

Landscapes and Waterscapes

Women on the water

JCU Senior Researcher Katie Chartrand was 1 of 15 women to set sail on a six-day expedition to the Great Barrier Reef as part of Great Reef Census, a citizen science conservation project.

Are roads ruining nature?

Roads help to connect communities, but they are leaving habitats in fragments. JCU PhD Candidate Jayden Engert is researching methods to mitigate the environmental impacts of road expansion.

CO2 and the ink-credible squid brain

The level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has officially reached an all-time high, and it’s showing no signs of slowing. JCU PhD Student Jodi Thomas says this could spell trouble for some of our smallest cephalopods in the seas.

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