

Dr. Reside and Prof. Watson talk about climate change actions with Beyond Zero Emissions
April Reside and James Watson recently spoke with the Beyond Zero Radio Show. Beyond Zero is a community of technology experts,...


American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting - New Orleans
In December I attended the AGU Fall Meeting in New Orleans and presented my research on the impact of urban growth on temperature in a...


The Future of the Urban Heat Island
We have just released a paper reviewing how the urban heat island will change with climate change and urban growth. The paper, 'The...

Land clearing accelerating across Queensland
Land clearing is accelerating across eastern Australia, despite our new research providing a clear warning of its impacts on the Great...


Paper showing damage to World Heritage wins prestigious international award
Brisbane, Thursday 25 May – Study revealing the extent of damaging activities and forest loss in Natural World Heritage Sites, led by...


James Watson interview on US-China Emissions deal
James was interviewed when news first broke of the watershed climate emissions deal between the USA and China. The interview took place...


Protected Areas Get Short Shrift
James Watson discusses protected areas with Scientific American. Listen to the interview here.

Take a walk on the wild side
James Watson talks on ABC Radio about his work as a conservationist and his concern for the wilderness.


James Allan interviewed on ABC News about damage to Natural World Heritage sites
Would we knock down the pyramids or flatten the Acropolis to make way for housing estates, roads or farms? You would hope not. Such an...

Optimizing the spatial planning of prescribed burns to achieve multiple objectives in a fire-depende
Before joining the Green Fire Science lab, I was an honours student within the Wilson lab at UQ. The work from my project has recently...