Scientific challenges in Australia’s tropical north

About this episode

The episode discusses collaborative efforts in reef conservation and restoration in northern Queensland, featuring insights from Professor Stewart Lockie.

Professor of Sociology Stewart Lockie at James Cook University in Cairns says people with different expertise working together on reef conservation and restoration in northern Queensland are producing results.

People in this episode

Guest: Stewart Lockie

Topics covered

• reef conservation
• restoration
• collaboration
• tropical north
• sociology

Keywords

• reef conservation
• restoration
• Stewart Lockie
• James Cook University
• northern Queensland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: James Cook University

Places: Australia, Cairns, northern Queensland

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