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VIDEO: Blueprints for action with Professor Hugh Possingham and Matthew Bowie

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Annemarie Gaskin

Autumn 2020/21 program of the Ecology and Evolution Series is available for to watch on demand.

Matthew Bowie PhD candidate – School of Biological Sciences

How do you choose what’s for dinner, the clothes you wear, or the way you travel? Many of the threats facing biodiversity result from our choices but changing our behaviour is easier said than done. Bowie will offer insights from his PhD on sustainable coffee and consumer behaviour change.

Behaviour change – links and resources
Environment Institute blog post
Open access co-design paper

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BLOGS WEBSITE

VIDEO: Blueprints for action with Professor Hugh Possingham and Matthew Bowie

Autumn 2020/21 program of the Ecology and Evolution Series is available for to watch on demand.

Matthew Bowie PhD candidate – School of Biological Sciences

Professor Hugh Possingham Chief Scientist, Queensland Government, Environment Institute Chair of Advisory Board.

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