The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) is seeking articles for the June–August 2013 issue of Australasian Plant Conservation (APC), the bulletin of the ANPC. The issue will be on the theme ‘Fire and threatened biodiversity’. If you are intending …
Every year across Australia tens of thousands of people give up their time to battle weeds, feral animals and other invasive threats to the environment, very often without payment. The Invasive Species Council wants to build a picture of the …
Survey: Who’s tackling invasive species in Australia? Read more »
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, …
Citizen engagement has become increasingly important in recent years, but we have barely scraped the surface of what innovative public engagement can do for public services, communities and citizens. Part of what is holding us back is outdated myths about …
Resource: ‘From Fairy Tale to Reality: Dispelling the Myths around Citizen Engagement’ Read more »
The Recognition of the Rights of Volunteers Report is based on the views of the 3,000 volunteers who were consulted during October and November 2012 and contains six key principles. The report finds that if adopted, the principles will help …
NSW Volunteering report: ‘Recognition of the Rights of Volunteers’ Read more »
Asia’s cities have been the drivers of the economy and have lifted millions out of poverty. However, the environmental consequences of this rapid development are apparent, and the citizens of Asia’s urban areas are increasingly insistent that something should be …
The OECD working paper Financing Green Urban Infrastructure presents an overview of practices and challenges related to financing green sustainable cities. Cities are essential actors in stimulating green infrastructure, and urban finance is one of the promising ways in which …
OECD ‘Financing Green Urban Infrastructure’ working paper Read more »
Commuters are turning back to trains, trams and buses in record numbers, with new analysis by RMIT University researchers revealing the last five years have seen the biggest jump in public transport usage across Australia in 35 years. The report, …
The latest issue of Decision Point magazine features science on how we can accommodate biodiversity in and around our cities and suburbs. Articles include how we can grow Australian cities to minimize their biodiversity impacts, development in the urban fringe …
Decision Point #68, Accommodating biodiversity in and around our cities and suburbs Read more »