The Edible Streets program is an initiative of Global Food Relief (GFR). It seeks to transform urban disused spaces using good looking functional container beds growing veggies and herbs. Nominations are now invited for the Edible Streets program Education and …
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Wicking beds are self watering garden beds and are critical to edible streets and suburbs. Landscape architects and urban designers are invited to design wicking beds that make use of recyclable waste materials and blend creative flair with clever functionality. …
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The goal of Sydney Sustainable Living is to provide enhanced accessibility to information on sustainability events and workshops, online resources and real world locations such as sustainability centres and community gardens around Sydney.
Sydney’s green space is increasingly under pressure from a growing population and increased development. As discussed in The Urban Sanctuary report, the Total Environment Centre (TEC) has created the Urban Sanctuary campaign to foster an urgently-needed long-term vision for remnant …
Through the 20 Million Trees Program, the Australian Government will work with the community to plant 20 million trees by 2020, to re-establish green corridors and urban forests. A Request for Information on the national service provider component is now …
The Green Infrastructure Project at the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide is working together with government, industry and community towards the achievement of the vision: “South Australians living in healthy, resilient and beautiful landscapes that sustain and connect people with plants …
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The Australian River Restoration Centre (ARRC) and the Murray-Darling Wetlands Working Group have established the Riverspace website to create a space for people to share knowledge about rivers and wetlands. Become part of the community by featuring your projects on …
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The Enviro-Stories program is about bringing children’s stories to life. Through inspiring local literacy, the goal is to help connect students with their local environment (for example, a farm, bushland, school, beach, community, the list is endless) and then support …
There once was a creek that began in the hills of Rainworth (Brisbane, Australia) and flowed through what is now Rosalie Village, where it mingled with a large swamp before winding its way through Milton to the Brisbane River. Though …
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The journal Nature reports that the first project in a series of ambitious Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global biodiversity assessments is being initiated. It will assess the health of bees and other pollinators. Governments established IPBES …