Landcare Australia is working on a program of activities to celebrate 25 years of Landcare since it was launched as a national initiative. They are calling on those Landcarers who have been involved for 25 years of more to be …
The new Greater Sydney Landcare Network aims to forge better links between Landcare, Bushcare, bush regeneration contractors and others in the NRM space in Greater Sydney. Greater Sydney Local Land Services is supporting the start up of the Network, and …
Redlands2030.net is an independent community network for residents of Redlands City in South East Queensland to remain informed and to discuss the future for the Redlands. The network advocates for community-based planning where there is community involvement through genuine consultation …
There once was a creek that began in the hills of Rainworth (Brisbane, Australia) and flowed through what is now Rosalie Village, where it mingled with a large swamp before winding its way through Milton to the Brisbane River. Though …
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Trees are planted in urban areas because of the many benefits they bring, such as buffers against climate extremes. However, some species can produce compounds that contribute ozone to the local atmosphere, as revealed in a news article and research paper …
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There are 35 biodiversity hotspots across the planet, each having both exceptional biodiversity and acute land-cover disturbance. A new paper finds that most hotspots have much less intact vegetation than previously estimated, with half now having less than a tenth of …
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The journal Nature reports that the first project in a series of ambitious Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global biodiversity assessments is being initiated. It will assess the health of bees and other pollinators. Governments established IPBES …
The NSW Minister for the Environment has released the terms of reference for a comprehensive review of the legislative framework for threatened species and native vegetation management in New South Wales.
The Bureau of Meteorology has released its National Water Account 2013 Summary, a comprehensive record of water resources for the 2012-13 year. Drier conditions in 2012-13 contributed to reduced inflows to storages and higher water use across much of Australia.
In his new book Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change, Mark Diesendorf argues that we now have the technologies needed to transform our fossil-fuel based energy systems into an ecologically sustainable one, based on the efficient use of renewable energy, …