The Hawkesbury Nepean River Recovery Program (HNRRP) aims to help improve the health of the river system by reducing the amount of nutrients entering the river system and making more water available for environmental flows. The March 2011 issue of …
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The Cumberland Plain in western Sydney is Australia ‘s fastest growing and most populous region. Many of its unique natural attributes need special effort to maintain their values and ensure their protection. Just 13% of western Sydney ‘s native vegetation …
EfS Hub professional learning workshop for Sydney back by popular demand! The NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW (DECCW) invites you to a free special three hour workshop on Friday 25 March to discover how the Education …
Extra EfS Hub professional learning workshop for Sydney, 25 March Read more »
More than 60 Beijing residents have auditioned for a chance to rebuild their homes as models for low-carbon living. Organised by environmental NGO Friends of Nature, the green rebuilding project will see 25 families given up to 10,000 yuan and …
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From the suggestions of participants in the Sydney Metro Catchment Management Authority (CMA) 2009 Community Forum, the CMA has recently produced the excellent resource 101 Secrets for a Successful Environmental Volunteer Group. For any additional information please contact Helen Kemp, …
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Each year, the Marine Education Society of Australia (MESA) runs Seaweek to promote educational issues of relevance to the marine environment. In 2011, the theme is ‘Spotlight on Marine Science’. This theme profiles marine science endeavours exploring the earth’s least …
Seaweek 2011: Spotlight on Marine Science, 6-12 March Read more »
The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. World Water Day 2011 has the theme Water for cities: responding to …
World Water Day 2011: Water for Cities, 22 March Read more »
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become …
This Australian River Restoration Centre (ARRC) forum provides participants with the opportunity to actively participate in workshops addressing key aspects of water knowledge: Climate change, water impacts and adaptation Water planning and markets Indigenous knowledge and cultural flows Science communication …
Sharing Water Knowledge Forum, 29-30 March, Albury Read more »
Every year, from Perth to Penrith, hundreds of thousands of Australians get stuck in and Clean Up their local environment by collecting and removing rubbish on Clean Up Australia Day. Be part of the largest community involvement event in Australia. …