The aim of Living Sustainably: the Australian Government’s National Action Plan for Education for Sustainability, launched in April 2009, is to equip all Australians with the knowledge and skills required to live sustainably. The plan has been prepared in conjunction …

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An initiative of Keep Australia Beautiful NSW, Sustainable Cities recognises outstanding environmental initiatives implemented by local government authorities, schools and community groups whilst raising public awareness of a range of environmental issues affecting metropolitan NSW. The overall Sustainable Cities award …

SUSTAINABILITY (NSW): Sustainable Cities Awards now open Read more »

The Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, on behalf of the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments, is inviting public comments on the draft Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010–2020. The draft strategy is an important national policy document that will …

BIODIVERSITY: Review of the National Biodiversity Strategy – submissions invited by Friday 27 May 2009 Read more »

The Birds Australia Conservation Forum 2009 is being held in Brisbane on 30 May. The theme of the Forum is “Reconnect (with) the Bush”. Two meanings are encapsulated in this theme: “Reconnect the Bush” is about restoring corridors at the …

BIODIVERSITY: Birds Australia Conservation Forum 30 May 2009, “Reconnect (with) the Bush” Read more »

The Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc. (ANPC) Second National Forum (30 April – 1 May 2009, Halls Gap, Grampians, Victoria) will focus on conservation outside the formal reserve system, whether on small blocks or large landscape level efforts or …

BIODIVERSITY: Registrations for ANPC Forum ‘Minding our own biodiversity: conservation on private land ‘ close 17 April Read more »