This RIRDC-funded project identified a range of factors influencing phosphorus supply and demand, and developed a framework for conceptualising and facilitating stakeholder dialogue on pathways on adapting to constrained phosphorus conditions and examining the economic, ecological, food security and rural livelihoods implications. National stakeholder workshop participants identified multiple pathways that could lead to phosphorus […]

The 3rd Sustainable Phosphorus Summit was held in Sydney, Australia, 29th Feb – 2nd March, 2012, hosted by GPRI co-founders the Institute for Sustainable Futures. This follows from previous Summit’s in Linkoping Sweden, Phoenix Arizona, Montpellier France. And precedes the 5th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit in Kunming, China. Key outputs from the 3rd Sustainable Phosphorus Summit, […]

The Australian Phosphorus Flows Model v1.3 indicates the major phosphorus inputs, outputs and internal flows of phosphorus through the Australian food system for the year 2007. The Australian food system is far from sustainable with respect to phosphorus. Despite being a net food exporter — feeding approximately 60-70 million people — Australia is a netimporter […]

The interactive future phosphorus scenarios v1.1 allows users to determine in real-time how phosphorus demand for global food security could be attained in 2040 and 2070 by playing with the interactive slide-bars. Achieving global phosphorus security requires an integrated approach exploring potential demand reduction as well as recycling opportunities. This implies recovering phosphorus from multiple sources, such […]

This project investigates how Australia can manage phosphorus to ensure long-term food security, soil fertility and environmental protection. The intended outcome is to deliver sustainable adaptation strategies across a range of scenarios to increase the resilience of the Australian food system. An Australian phosphorus stocks and flows model, quantified and costed sustainable phosphorus measures and […]

The National Strategic Phosphorus Advisory Group (NSPAG) was officially launched at the inaugural meeting during the 3rdSustainable Phosphorus Summit in Sydney, February 2012. The members of NSPAG are representatives of key stakeholder groups and sectors related to phosphorus in the food system (from mineral resources, fertiliser, agricultural, farming, livestock, food nutrition, natural resources, organic waste, […]

Research into the impact of global phosphorus scarcity on agriculture in Australia was presented at a two-day workshop held in Canberra under the auspices of the CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship. The ISF report and paper based on this research outlines possible future pathways for long-term phosphorus security. It reviews the current situation for global stocks […]

UTSpeaks free public lecture – 6pm 18th February 2009, UTS, Sydney What do obesity, factory farming, fair trade, peak oil, peak phosphorus and climate change have in common? Why might our ‘pee’ one day be worth its weight in gold? With three expert speakers, this lecture puts our daily dinner table and supermarket choices under the spotlight. It questions […]

National stakeholder workshop -14th November 2008, ISF, Sydney The GPRI hosted a national workshop on the Future of Phosphorus at the Institute for Sustainable Futures in Sydney, Australia on 14th November 2008. The intention of the workshop was to bring together key Australian stakeholders to discuss the implications of global phosphate scarcity (and related sustainability […]