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The Academy brings science and evidence to the forefront of Australia’s response to environmental issues – from natural disaster recovery to reversing biodiversity loss.

We convene independent experts to inform environmental policy, synthesise what we know about climate and environmental risks, and propose solutions and approaches to achieve net zero. Our climate science communication reaches broad audiences. Visit the Climate Change Hub for more.
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Reef Futures Roundtables

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water engaged the Academy to convene a series of roundtables to support the Reef 2050 Independent Expert Panel in its role of advising government.

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