The World Urban Campaign is the advocacy and partnership platform for cities in the twenty first century. Its goal is to place the urban agenda at the highest level in development policies. It is coordinated by UN-Habitat.
The International Society of Biourbanism is a not-for-profit scientific network for high-quality research, theory making, education, and practice in urbanism and architecture. It supports the exchange and dissemination of knowledge about biourbanism as a new epistemological approach to cities and …
UrBioNet brings together researchers, practitioners, and students with an interest in biodiversity in cities. It provides a forum for discussion, data sharing, and collaboration on topics relevant to urban biodiversity research, management, design, and planning.
This new book provides a comprehensive review of the behavior, ecology and management of free-ranging domestic cats, whether they be owned, stray, or feral. It reviews management methods and their progress, and questions several widely accepted views of free-ranging cats.
Wetlands International has released two new publications on the value of mangroves: The role of mangroves in fisheries enhancement and Mangroves for Coastal Defence: Guidelines for coastal managers & policy makers.
Every three years since 1994, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) has conducted a survey to track trends in public environmental views, priorities, knowledge and actions. A 2014 independent evaluation assesses the impact and value of the research …
Evaluation of NSW Who Cares about the Environment? research Read more »
QuestaBird is a free Australian outdoor adventure game where players compete by photographing birds in the wild. Available from the App Store or Google Play.
The tourism industry is one of the least regulated economic sectors. However, tourists are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of their holidays. In this context, CSR processes play a significant role. This baseline study looks at biodiversity, tourism and …
Integration of biodiversity into CSR processes in tourism – Baseline Study Read more »
The Green Building Council of Australia has released the Green Star Design & As Built tool, which it says is the most significant update to Green Star since its launch. The new tool is designed to be cheaper and easier …
Green Building Council of Australia releases Green Star Design & As Built tool Read more »
Why, despite overwhelming scientific evidence, do we still ignore climate change? And what does it need for us to become fully convinced of what we already know? George Marshall proposes answers to these questions in his new book.