A newly published article in Conservation Biology, Continental-Scale Governance Failure Will Hasten Loss of Australia’s Biodiversity, expresses concern about the recent spate of substantial policy, legislative and management changes being made by three of six Australian state governments for exploitative …
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Graffiti, revered by some and loathed by others, provides insights into societal attitudes and perceptions. What can graffiti tell us about perceptions and views on nature in cities? This is explored in a photo essay from the city of Cape …
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As we begin to address global challenges such as climate change, peak oil and over-population it is becoming apparent that we must re-orientate our society towards lower energy availability. This means that in the future, we will need to live …
Local government needs to do more with less. The only way to pull this off is by working very differently with public services, communities and users to achieve better outcomes. And yet the radical innovation this implies often excites opposition …
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The Green Building Council Australia (GBCA) Green Star – Performance rating tool assesses the operational performance of buildings allowing owners and managers to identify opportunities for improvement and make informed decisions about how to generate greater efficiencies and reduce the …
The new book The Design Charrette – Ways to Envision Sustainable Futures was written to support community involvement in the design process, to help prevent negative outcomes that can result from a top-down design approach. The book includes sections on …
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In the Global Forest Change study, Earth observation satellite data were used to map global forest loss (2.3 million square kilometers) and gain (0.8 million square kilometers) from 2000 to 2012 at a spatial resolution of 30 meters. Read the …
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The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has unveiled the beta version of “NOAA View”, an online educational tool that gives educators and the public interactive access to NOAA environmental data, enabling unique views of the world’s oceans, land, …
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Urban Observatory is a live museum where you’ll have access to rich datasets for cities around the world that let you simultaneously view answers to the most important questions impacting today’s global cities. Compare and contrast visualized information for a …
Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe festive season, and the very best for the new year ahead. Please think about not only the environmental impacts of your celebrations, gifts and travels, but also the benefits you could …