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Announced: 6th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit – Brasilia, Brazil, August 2018

Posted: August 22, 2017

First announcement 6th SUSTAINABLE PHOSPHORUS SUMMIT (SPS 2018) 20-22 August 2018 On behalf of the international scientific committee and local organizing committee it is a pleasure for me to announce that the 6th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS 2018) will be held in Brasilia, Brazil, from 20th to 22nd August, 2018. SPS 2018 is the sixth […]

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Launched: International Phosphorus Task Team

Posted: October 6, 2015

The United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM) launched its’ Phosphorus Task Team at an inaugural meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 15th-16th September. The meeting was hosted by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, one of the collaborating partners within the GPNM. The meeting sought to identify the support role of the Task Team within […]

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Announced: 5th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit to take place in Kunming, China, August 2016

Posted: October 6, 2015

The 5th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS 2016) 16th-20th August, 2016 Kunming, China 16th August: Registration 17th-19th August: oral and poster sessions 20th August: field trip Kunming is the capital city of Yunnan Province, which is a global “Hot Spot” of biodiversity, as well as the diversity center of Chinese culture gathering 24 minority groups with their own cultures, food and customs as well […]

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Mapping Sydney’s phosphorus supply and demand

Posted: March 23, 2015

Dr Metson inspecting parsely during a recent field trip to a market garden in the Greater Sydney Basin Cities concentrate people and by doing so they concentrate both the demand for food which needs phosphorus to grow and the generation of phosphorus-rich organic waste. Visiting scholar Dr. Geneviève Metson is currently mapping sources and demands […]

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Should access to phosphorus be a human right?

Posted: September 17, 2014

Source: SciDevNet Copyright: Flickr/IITA Food is a fundamental human right, as set down by international human rights treaties and, often, national constitutions.But the right to food cannot be ensured without a corresponding right to phosphorus, as some scientists pointed out at the Sustainable Phosphorus Summit 2014 earlier this month in Montpellier, France.The idea of phosphorus as a human […]

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BBC4: Feeding the Crops of the Future

Posted: March 18, 2014

Duration: 28 mins Tom Heap looks at whether we’re running out of phosphorus, a key ingredient of fertiliser, and vital for life. All ours is imported, so should we be worried about future supplies? Produced by Jolyon Jenkins Download 13MB (right click & “save target as / link as”) Aired on BBC Radio4: Costing the Earth program […]

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3rd Sustainable Phosphorus Summit, Sydney, 2012

Posted: November 6, 2012

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, […]

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Peak Phosphorus documentary

Posted: March 17, 2011

Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Catalyst Special Edition on Food Security. View at: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3166841.htm and extended interviews at:http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/food/

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Unstable Middle East threatens phosphate

Posted: February 2, 2011

FINANCIAL REVIEW: Instability in the Middle East and North Africa could disrupt supplies of phosphate rock and threaten global food security, say two Australian academics. Phosphorus is an important component of fertiliser. A high proportion of phosphate rock reserves are in the Middle East and Africa. Professor Stuart White and Dr Dana Cordell from the […]

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Peak phosphorus documentary

Posted: November 15, 2010

Swedish Television (starting at 26.01mins: (the show is “Del 13 av 18: Naturens resurser sinar”). While the program is in swedish, all the interviewees are english speaking. Watch here

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Does Peak Phosphorus Loom?

Posted: August 1, 2010

Amercian Scientist, by Catherine Clabby Read here

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15 Facts You Absolutely Need To Know About Phosphorus

Posted: April 29, 2010

The Business Insider, by Gus Lubin. Read more

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Peak Phosphorus

Posted: April 27, 2010

The New York Times, Idea of the Day Read here

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Peak phosphorus concerns prompt research

Posted: April 26, 2010

The World Today radio program, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Listen here

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Experts Warn of Impending Phosphorus Crisis

Posted: April 21, 2010

In SPIEGEL International, by Hilmar Schmundt Read here

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Peak Phosphorus, and Why it Matters

Posted: April 20, 2010

Article in Foreign Policy, by James Elser and Stuart White. Read here

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Peak Phosphorus TV documentary on peak phosphorus & peak oil

Posted: April 15, 2010

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Schrödingers katt English subtitles Watch here – original (Norwegian)

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The Story of P(ee)

Posted: February 10, 2010

Miller-McCune, by Melinda Burns Read here

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Phosphate’s big squeeze is coming

Posted: February 4, 2010

The Land p59

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Peak phosphorous: mankind’s latest threat

Posted: January 21, 2010

Farm Weekly, by Matt Catwood, The Land Read here

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Peak phosphorus: our most important nutrient running out

Posted: January 12, 2010

The Ecologist, by Ewan Kingston Read here

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Experts fear a shortage of phosphate by the end of the century

Posted: January 11, 2010

(translated from ‘Des experts redoutent une pénurie de phosphates d’ici à la fin du siècle’), article in Le Monde, by Bertrand d’Armagnac. Read here – English translation Read here – original article in French

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The Disappearing Nutrient

Posted: October 8, 2009

in Nature, News Feature, by Natasha Gilbert, vol 461, pp.716-718 Read here

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Peak Phosphorus

Posted: July 10, 2009

The Current, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Part 2. Listen here

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Peak Phosphorus: A more important peak than oil?

Posted: June 1, 2009

Landmark magazine, p.6-8. download PDF here

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Peak Phosphorus in sight: More effective use will extend world availability

Posted: June 1, 2009

Part 1, Australian Farm Journal, p.22-25. http://www.contextualise.com/articles/australian-farm-journal/

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The sewage plant carries the sweet smell of valuable phosphorus

Posted: May 18, 2009

The Globe & Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090518.BCHUMECOLUMN18ART2201/TPStory//BritishColumbia/

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Peak phosphorus: the sequel to peak oil?

Posted: May 6, 2009

Fora Radio, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio National http://www.abc.net.au/rn/foraradio/stories/2009/2561542.htm

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Phosphate fertiliser depleting: The gradual depletion of phosphate fertiliser, crucial for mass food production, puts its future in doubt

Posted: April 28, 2009

CHOICE Magazine www.choice.com.au/goArticle.aspx?ID=106840

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Eating the Earth

Posted: April 9, 2009

ABC Fora, ABC2 Television http://www.abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2009/04/09/2539410.htm

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Phosphorus: Running low of an essential fertilizer?

Posted: September 11, 2008

The Why Files http://whyfiles.org/286shortages/index.php?g=2.txt

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Scientists warn of lack of vital phosphorus as biofuels raise demand

Posted: June 23, 2008

The London Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article4193017.ece

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The era of peak phosphorus is coming

Posted: June 20, 2008

ABC Radio National Bush Telegraph listen here

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Warning of World Phosphate Shortage

Posted: March 12, 2008

The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23360117-30417,00.html

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Urine Helps Secure Phosphorus Supply

Posted: February 12, 2007

WME Environmental Management News http://www.fromthesoilup.com.au/news/urine-helps-secure-phosphorus-supply

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Lismore won’t need to drink recycled water

Posted: January 31, 2007

The Northern Star http://www.northernstar.com.au/?storyid=3719806&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=

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A blooming waste

Posted: December 6, 2006

UTS Newsroom http://www.newsroom.uts.edu.au/news/detail.cfm?ItemId=7034

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The Story of P

Posted: August 2, 2006

The Wrap, ISF Newsletter, Vol 5, No. 2 http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/isf/newsevents/news-details.cfm?ItemId=5886

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GPRI Events & Initiatives

Announced: 6th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit – Brasilia, Brazil, August 2018

Posted: August 22, 2017

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Launched: International Phosphorus Task Team

Posted: October 6, 2015

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Announced: 5th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit to take place in Kunming, China, August 2016

Posted: October 6, 2015

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Resource governance, geopolitics & social responsibility: the case of phosphorus

Posted: April 20, 2015

WORKSHOP 3:00-4:30pm Tuesday 2nd June 2015 World Resources Forum Asia-Pacific University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Chair: Prof Stuart White, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS One of the world’s most critical and strategic resources, phosphorus, is also one of the most under-discussed. Without phosphorus, we could not produce food. All nations and […]

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Feeding more than nine billion by 2050: challenges and opportunities

Posted: April 14, 2015

Public Event: 22nd April 2015, Canberra & Copenhagen. Crawford School of Public Policy, FE2W Network and the OECD Co-operative Research Programme on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems are launching a special issue of the Food Security journal with events in both Canberra and Copenhagen. This issue looks at challenges and opportunities of sustainable food supply. Since the food […]

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3rd Sustainable Phosphorus Summit, Sydney, 2012

Posted: November 6, 2012

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GPRI Statement on Global Phosphorus Scarcity

Posted: September 26, 2010

Download PDF This statement has been prepared in response to the ‘World Phosphate Reserves & Resources’ report released by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) on Wednesday 22nd September 2010. The members of the Global Phosphorus Research Initiative welcome the news that the world may indeed have more available phosphate rock than previous estimates […]

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Eating the Earth: How should we eat to ensure a sustainable future?

Posted: February 18, 2009

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 […]

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The Future of Phosphorus: Implications of Global Fertilizer Scarcity

Posted: November 14, 2008

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 […]

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