Within the major Australian cities – where the majority of people live – the immediacy and potentially catastrophic nature of climate risk (i.e. storm surge, fire, drought) pose considerable challenges to contemporary models of governance. In response to climate change …
Nominations are now sought for the Annual NSW Coastal Management Awards, running in conjunction with the NSW Coastal Conference being held in Batemans Bay 10-12 November 2010. The Annual NSW Coastal Management Awards are presented to publicly recognise and acknowledge …
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Sydney’s Nature Carers (SNaC) is a network of people who take an active interest in the natural environment within the Sydney metropolitan region. The network allows on-ground environmental groups and interested community members to share ideas and knowledge, and discuss …
In recent years, knowledge-based urban development (KBUD) has introduced as a new strategic development approach for the regeneration of industrial cities. Improving urban amenity and ecosystem services by creating sustainable urban environments is one of the fundamental components for KBUD. …
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In The Coming Famine, Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of an impending planetary crisis – a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century – which, he argues, would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb’s comprehensive …
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This Cosmos Online feature reveals that Australia’s seed banks are hitting the dust, one by one, which may be violating an international treaty and could damage Australian agriculture down the track. Read more in Cosmos Online – Crisis in Australia’s …
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The world’s rivers, the single largest renewable water resource for humans and a crucible of aquatic biodiversity, are in a crisis of ominous proportions, according to a new global analysis. The report, published 30 September in the journal Nature, is …
WWF’s Conservation Science Program is currently developing a new and innovative global hydrological database, termed HydroSHEDS. For many parts of the world these data and the tools built to use them will open up a range of previously inaccessible analyses …
The September 2010 issue of the Applied Environmental Decision Analysis (AEDA) research hub Decision Point magazine is all about accounts – environmental accounts, biodiversity accounts and accounting for black swans. Whatever you think of accounts, there’s sure to be some …
This free, easy-to-use self-assessment online tool can help your department or agency to understand your current environmental performance and work out your next steps for action. To find out more visit the 5 Star Sustainability website.