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October 1, 2021

Indigenous knowledge and the persistence of the ‘wilderness’ myth

Michael-Shawn Fletcher, The University of Melbourne; Lisa Palmer, The University of Melbourne; Rebecca Hamilton, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, and Wolfram Dressler, The University of Melbourne

Aboriginal people view so-called wilderness as sick, neglected land. This runs counter to the view of wilderness as pristine and healthy, which underpins non-Indigenous conservation efforts.

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April 13, 2021

Double trouble: floods and COVID‑19 have merged to pose great danger for Timor‑Leste

Mark Quigley, The University of Melbourne; Andrew King, The University of Melbourne; Brendan Duffy, The University of Melbourne; Claire Vincent, The University of Melbourne; Ian Rutherfurd, The University of Melbourne; Januka Attanayake, The University of Melbourne, and Lisa Palmer, The University of Melbourne

In flood-ravaged Dili, COVID-19 restrictions were abandoned as the disaster unfolded. But it means an already escalating pandemic situation may spiral out of control.

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