The Ideas for Sustainability blog is written by Professor Joern Fischer and his collaborators. They use it to share exciting new ideas with the world, and to reflect on issues of sustainability and global change. Their aim is to engage …
“There’s an activist in all of us and you don’t have to shout to be heard”. This is Satish Kumar’s call to action for each and every single one of you to discover your own inner activist. Join the online …
A project between NASA, the US Geological Survey (USGS), TIME, Google, and the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University has compiled images of Earth taken from space into an interactive time-lapse experience, revealing a comprehensive picture of our changing planet …
Timelapse: A fascinating but frightening look at global landscape change Read more »
Living Smart is an award-winning program that helps you live a more sustainable lifestyle. Knowledge, skills and practical tools are obtained over 6–8 weeks for you to take action in your own home and community to improve both your quality of life and reduce your environmental impact. Topics include simple living, …
Living Smart program – Creating Sustainable Communities Read more »
The new Look Learn Act campaign is highlighting the impacts of weeds on everyone in northern NSW through TV and radio advertising and social media, and encouraging people to identify and report new weed infestations through the innovative website www.looklearnact.com. …
Planet earth is struggling to maintain the balance of LIFE for all of the species that call it home. In Australia the fragile landscape is under constant pressure from an ever-growing and consuming, modern way of life. Landcarers everywhere are …
This year Sydney Water celebrates its history, people and contributions to Sydney since 1888. In 1888, Sydney did not have adequate water and sewerage services and was at the mercy of limited water supply, droughts and sanitation problems causing serious …
Very little of Australia is free from fires. Weather systems work differently across Australia’s temperate and tropical regions meaning that Australia’s bushfire seasons vary across the continent.
Australian cities and towns are constantly evolving to suit the living requirements of an ever growing population. Australia’s current population of more than 22 million in 2011 has grown significantly from approximately 15 million in 1981 with the majority of …
Australian Urban Expansion Satellite Image Gallery Read more »
What if the world’s population of around 7 billion were just a village of 100 people? A series of posters titled If The World Were A Village Of 100 People illustrates global statistics in a thought-provoking way, including food, water, …