The mission of World Animal Day, held on 4 October each year, is: To celebrate animal life in all its forms To celebrate humankind’s relationship with the animal kingdom To acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play in our lives …
The new Glossy Black-Cockatoo Conservation Guidelines launched this week summarise the ecology, threats and appropriate research and management actions for addressing the conservation needs of this threatened species. The conservation guidelines have been developed by the Glossy Black-Cockatoo Conservancy. Formed …
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The Urban Bushland Council’s new website and logo were formally launched on 3 August 2011. The Urban Bushland Council is the peak community organisation for urban bushland recognition and protection in the greater Perth area and is an association of …
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The Local Government and Public Sector Building Maintenance and Management Conference 2011 will cover a wide range of topics including in the theme “Water and Energy Efficient Buildings: Towards More Sustainable Buildings”. To achieve more sustainable buildings it is now …
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) will take place in Brazil on 4-6 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the …
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In the lead-up to the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development you can participate in Rio+20 – Pictures of the World. Ensuring that our future needs can be met, and balancing our consumption with the environmental limits of the …
Cheonggyecheon is an 8.4 km long, modern public recreation space in downtown Seoul, South Korea. The massive urban renewal project is on the site of a stream that flowed before the rapid post-war economic development required it to be covered …
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The European Citizens Climate Cup (ECCC) is an energy saving competition between households throughout 10 European countries. From April 2011 to April 2012, households are invited to join the competition and use the online toolkit (ESA) to monitor their household …
In its 2010 election commitment the Australian Government indicated that the key aims for a National Food Plan were to integrate food policy by looking at the whole food supply chain, to protect Australia’s food security, and to develop a …
National Food Plan consultation – deadline for submissions extended to 2 September 2011 Read more »
The Australian Government is calling for applications for funding to support eligible stormwater harvesting and reuse projects under the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan: stormwater harvesting and reuse grants round. Projects are sought that capture, treat and use stormwater …