People interested to discover more about the natural wonders of Sydney’s Kurnell Peninsula are invited to attend the free launch of the new book Kurnell Peninsula – a guide to the plants, animals, ecology and landscapes on Thursday 12 May …
World Migratory Bird Day was initiated in 2006 and is a global awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats. On the second weekend each May, people around the world take action and organise …
The theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) in 2011 is Forest Biodiversity. In 2011, IDB is part of the International Year of Forests. Designation of IDB 2011 on the theme of forests provides Parties to the Convention …
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Have you been involved in, or would you like to be involved in, the planning, approval or implementation of a translocation project for threatened flora? The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) Translocation of Threatened Plants workshop on 26-27 May …
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The Griffith University Environmental Futures Centre Fact Sheet Biodiversity and urban design: birds, ‘burbs and Brisbane’s bushland provides information on Brisbane’s significance as a “hotspot” for bird biodiversity, the impacts of urbanisation, and approaches to sustain the city’s bushland-dependent bird …
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The Sydney Metropolitan CMA 2011 Community Forum will focus on biodiversity and the science of what we do. The Forum will be facilitated by ABC TV Science Presenter Bernie Hobbs. Professor Andrew Beattie from Macquarie University will give a fascinating …
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The Environmental weeds of Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges garden escapee weeds brochure has been developed to raise greater awareness of common (and sometime popular) garden plants that have a strong ability to escape and become environmental weeds.
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Life in the Suburbs project commenced in 2002 with the Lower Sullivans Creek Catchment Ecological Survey, Australia’s first comprehensive ecological survey of an urban study site. To increase community awareness of urban biodiversity, funding was …
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Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has extended the due date for a decision on whether to add the koala to the list of nationally threatened species. Mr Burke said he had extended the decision until October to take into account …
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The Cumberland Plain in western Sydney is Australia ‘s fastest growing and most populous region. Many of its unique natural attributes need special effort to maintain their values and ensure their protection. Just 13% of western Sydney ‘s native vegetation …