2024
Articles
06 December 2024
Bridging continents for ecological transformation
The Sydney Environment Institute welcomed researchers from the University of Edinburgh for a week of workshops exploring innovative responses to ecological crises.
29 November 2024
SEI's summer reading guide
From oil palm plantations in West Papua and the vanishing flight paths of the Regent Honeyeater to practical guides for emergency preparedness and powerful podcasts, SEI has you covered this summer. Explore books, essays, and multimedia by SEI researchers and collaborators that cover urgent environmental issues and inspire action.
27 November 2024
SEI members secure ARC Discovery Project grants
The Sydney Environment Institute proudly congratulates its members on receiving Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grants for 2025.
26 November 2024
Australia's role in the global security-sustainability nexus
The second Critical Minerals Symposium, held on 14-15 November 2024, was led by Professor Susan Park. The symposium examined Australia’s role in mining the minerals vital for renewable energy. Stakeholders from government, industry, and advocacy groups convened to explore solutions for fairer, more sustainable practices.
07 November 2024
Exploring the unintended
Dr Sandra Seno Alday shares insights from her research journey to Tacloban City, Philippines, where she interviewed local business owners impacted by nature-based and grey infrastructure solutions developed after Typhoon Haiyan
25 October 2024
Insights from the 2024 Earth System Governance Forum
The 2024 Earth System Governance (ESG) Forum convened leading experts from around the world, including from SEI, to address the urgent challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequalities in what is increasingly described as an era of "polycrisis."
24 October 2024
Sydney Environment Institute announces 2025 collaborative projects
From highlighting the importance of traditional knowledge pathways to conserve Sea Country, to using AI in evaluating biodiversity policies, these projects explore some of the challenges of and potential solutions to the climate crisis, and align with the Institute’s research themes and its work to contribute to the common good.
14 October 2024
Bahrain, Swat: An Indigenous community on the frontlines of climate change
Mujahid Torwali shares his story of Bahrain, a town in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, which has been dramatically transformed by climate change and devastating floods. Despite contributing little to the climate crisis, the people of Bahrain are enduring its severe impacts, struggling to adapt and rebuild.
10 October 2024
Community engagement and volunteerism in NGO-managed protected areas
Sanaa is an Honours student studying a Bachelor of Environmental Studies, who was awarded the SEI Honours Research Fellowship in 2024. Her project is titled ‘Community engagement and volunteerism in NGO-managed Protected Areas’.
26 September 2024
Experts to unite at COP16 to tackle the biodiversity crisis
As biodiversity loss accelerates at unprecedented rates, COP16 in Colombia brings together global leaders, academics, and NGOs to address this crisis. University of Sydney delegates, including A/Prof Jaime Gongora, A/Prof Catherine Grueber, and PhD candidate Ana Maria Ulloa, will contribute to discussions.