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Wednesday 2 April 2025
New taskforce launched to tackle food insecurity in the Illawarra Shoalhaven
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Strong performance in THE Impact Rankings
Ranking reflects UOW's strong commitment to achieving a sustainable future
Health and Medicine
How often do young women die of heart attacks and what can you do to improve your heart health?
Senator Kimberley Kitching’s sudden death served as a stark warning of the risk of heart disease to women
Environment and Energy
Historic UN agreement to fight plastic pollution
Flow of plastics into the ocean ‘will double by 2040’
Environment and Energy
UN urged to act to reduce ocean plastic pollution
US$21.3B - estimated annual costs to global marine economy
International
$7.4 million funding to expand sustainable community fisheries management in the Pacific
Funding awarded for collaborative research in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Law, Politics and Society
Scientists call for an end to harmful fishing subsidies
Wild fisheries undermined by government payments that lead to overfishing and biodiversity degradation