by Wendy McGuinness | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, students from the Victoria University tourism futures programme, coordinated by Ian Yeoman, gave presentations to the team at the Institute on scenario analysis, issues and implications. This presentation followed on from a presentation to the Institute, 3...
by Wendy McGuinness | Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of Nation Dates last night at Unity Books. We hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as the team from the Sustainable Future Institute. It was great to see so many familiar faces and Wendy and Miriam were overwhelmed with...
by Wendy McGuinness | Sep 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow Sustainable Future Institute launches its first book. If you get the opportunity please join us to celebrate.
by Wendy McGuinness | Aug 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society. The scientists, who are members of the Social Cognitive Networks...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
The introduction of alien species, pollution, overfishing and a mix of other human activities is degrading the marine ecosystems in Antarctica. There is an Antarctic Treaty system in place which sets out a framework for the continent’s management and protection....
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
China is now prioritising strategies and measures to ensure long-term prosperity in the form of ‘higher quality’ and ‘inclusive’ growth. Specifically, China intends to concentrate on the following industries over the next five years: new energy, energy conservation...
