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For First Australians, lunar movement and light informs knowledge of the land and harvest across the continent.

I read NF’s op-ed “Cut off: Council makes sweeping changes on public input” on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council policy change on written public comments, and I would like an opportunity to clarify and answer the questions you pose. The council’s policy on written comments changes every couple of years. It has been modified several times in the past two years in response to changes in technology and an interest by the council in making it easier for the public to provide written comments. Since I started working for the council, we have gone from getting comments by regula...

'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like

Reform of the Biodiscovery Act 2004 - have your say As part of the next stage in the reform of Queensland’s biodiscovery laws, consultation is now open on the draft Traditional Knowledge in Biodiscovery Code of Practice and Guidelines. Biodiscovery in Queensland involves the collection and analysis of native biological material (e.g. plants, animals and other organisms) for commercial applications such as pharmaceuticals and insecticides. The reforms aim to better protect First Nations peoples’ knowledge and support the growth of the state’s biodiscovery industry in line with internatio...

Posted April 23, 2021 Permafrost, or continuously frozen ground, covers about 24 percent of the Northern Hemisphere, including 50 percent of Canada, more than 60 percent of Russia, and almost 85 percent of Alaska. Scientific understanding and modelling of long-term permafrost dynamics are still at the development stage [1, 2] but the effects of thawing permafrost on Arctic coastline erosion and infrastructure collapse are already causing concerns. Ice under permafrost soil. Photo: SeppFriedhuber/Getty Images Global warming and Arctic permafrost thaw Permafrost is a substantial sink of CO2 and...