Study In Australia: RMIT Launches Centre For Nature Positive Solutions
RMIT Centre for Nature Positive Solutions will address the most pressing environmental issues of the present time.
RMIT University has launched the Centre for Nature Positive Solutions (CNPS). It is dedicated to addressing the global urgent environmental issues. The Centre will research biodiversity loss and climate change to pollution and it will transform how we manage, conserve, and restore ecosystems to provide a sustainable future where both nature and people can survive together.
The new Centre will have a multi-disciplinary, and dynamic team. CNPS will have international partnerships to offer guidance and solutions to empower industries, communities and governments.
RMIT DVC STEM College Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos said, “Nature Positive Solutions isn’t just about slowing down environmental decline—it’s about actively regenerating, restoring, and enhancing ecosystems. It’s about innovation that makes a tangible impact —not just in academic journals, but in policy, industry practice, and for communities on the ground. CNPS is uniquely placed to do that. It brings together world-class expertise from multiple disciplines, dedicated to solving some of the most complex and pressing environmental challenges we face today."
"STEM College is proud to be investing in this Centre because it reinforces what RMIT stands for: driving research that makes a difference to people, the planet, and future generations," she added.
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Professor Peter Macreadie, a global leader in marine science and sustainability will lead the CNPS. He is also the Founder/Director of the Blue Carbon Lab.
He commented “Earth’s natural balance has been disrupted, making urgent action to create nature-positive solutions necessary. Many institutions claim nature-positive goals, but real impact requires radical solutions and science. Science has driven progress in the past – for example, the ozone layer recovery, vaccines against endemic diseases and more recently, renewable energy solutions to the climate crisis. CNPS’ research and science more broadly are key to environmental solutions to the ongoing challenges of the time.”
“The work of CNPS members revealed the potential for over a billion tonnes of CO₂ that could be removed from our atmosphere. This work shaped blue carbon inclusion in national greenhouse gas inventories and policy, which advised bodies like the United Nations US Congress, World Bank and EU Green Deal. We’ve also contributed to policy formulation in nations like Australia – where we developed our nation’s first blue carbon credit methodology, unlocking further potential – as well as other countries like the Seychelles and Pakistan," he added.
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