In March 2011 President Obama and President Rousseff announced the creation of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability (JIUS), an innovative public-private partnership for catalyzing investment in sustainable urban infrastructure and expanding markets for clean technology, products and services. …
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Conservation Volunteers Australia has grown from small beginnings in 1982. In 2012, Conservation Volunteers celebrates 30 years of community conservation programs covering all States and Territories of Australia. From urban to remote, coast to desert, city to outback – volunteer …
Articles are being sought for the September – November 2012 issue of Australasian Plant Conservation (APC), the bulletin of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC). The issue will be on the theme ‘Landscape Restoration’. General articles not on the theme …
The Environmental Decisions Group (EDG) and Decision Point magazine are all about smart science for wise decisions – issue 61 of Decision Point magazine is now available.
Participants are encouraged to submit their photos of water – the good, bad and the ugly – in western Sydney for the Water in the Landscape Photo Competition. The photo competition is open to any photo that captures water in …
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Friends of the Earth (FoE) has released a new report investigating risks associated with pesticides in Melbourne’s drinking water. The report focuses on Sugarloaf Reservoir, Melbourne’s only reservoir that is supplied from the Yarra River, downstream of one of Australia’s …
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The NSW government has launched an interactive online map that lists the stormwater harvesting and water recycling projects across Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Illawarra. With more than 340 projects on the map so far, projects can be searched by …
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Winners of the 2012 Healthy Waterways Awards were announced on Thursday 28 June. The devastating 2011 floods in Queensland, combined with extensive urban development and a growing population, have significantly impacted waterway health in South East Queensland. The annual Healthy …
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The Queensland Conservation Grow Local initiative aims to protect and promote population health across South East Queensland, meet consumer demand for fresh, locally-produced, environmentally-sustainable food, protect soil, air, water and land health in South East Queensland, improve food security (profitability …
On Sunday September 9th in Landcare Week, at over 100 city and country locations across Australia, everyone is invited to gather and do their bit for our remaining bushland. Bushcare’s Major Day Out is a day specifically designed to give …
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