Less than a decade ago NSW had one of the worst records for land clearing in the world. Land clearing is recognised as the greatest threat to biodiversity in NSW as well as being a leading cause of salinity. In …
The Green Lease Project is an online think-tank and discussion platform for efficient and environmentally friendly renting in New South Wales. It’s a considered and measured approach to making housing more affordable and sustainable for those Australians who do not …
The Melbourne City Rooftop Honey beekeepers have a vision of bringing bees back to the city and the suburbs of Melbourne. The aim is to be part of the greater world wide effort to help save the honey bee from …
The Conversation is an independent source of analysis, commentary and news from the university and research sector viewed by 550,000 readers each month. A team of professional editors works with more than 3,600 registered academics and researchers from 240 institutions. …
International Volunteer Day (IVD) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985. IVD is now celebrated worldwide with thousands of volunteers involved in celebrations, conferences, exhibitions, morning teas and ceremonies aimed at highlighting the role of volunteers in …
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International Mountain Day is an opportunity to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build partnerships that will bring positive change to the world’s mountains and highlands.
Commissioned by the world’s most vulnerable countries, the Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition released on 26 September reveals that climate change has already held back global development, and inaction is a leading global cause of death. The report website includes …
An new critique of climate change adaptation response strategies from the Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast argues that ‘manipulation’ needs to be considered and addressed in adaptation responses. This is because in many cases societies actually manipulate …
Can climate change adaptation actually be manipulation, and what are the risks of that? Read more »
In the article Plan to drill 150 gas wells across water catchment The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the NSW government is considering a plan that would lead to hundreds of coal seam gas wells being drilled in near-pristine bushland …
More than 150 coal seam gas wells proposed for Sydney’s drinking water catchment Read more »
Canberra has set an Australian benchmark for low-cost large-scale solar generation with the announcement of the largest solar power facility to be built in Australia to date. When completed in 2014 it will produce enough renewable energy each year to …
Australia’s largest solar power facility for Canberra Read more »