The aims of this Birds Australia workshop in western Sydney on 8 February 2011 are: To engage in dialogue with the development industry and encourage some cross-sectoral collaboration about biodiversity issues To raise knowledge about urban biodiversity and residential development …

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The Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition Forest booklet is designed to assist land managers, owners and occupiers as well as environmental assessment officers and consultants to identify, assess and manage the Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition …

Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition Forest (Sydney region): A guide to identifying and protecting the nationally threatened ecological community Read more »

Australasian Plant Conservation (APC) is the quarterly bulletin of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc. (ANPC). In APC issue 19(4), March-May 2011, ANPC aims to look at plant conservation activities on land owned and/or managed by Aboriginal / Indigenous …

Call for articles for Australasian Plant Conservation (APC) March-May 2011, Plant conservation on Aboriginal / Indigenous lands Read more »

The Parliament of Australia Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications is conducting an inquiry into the status, health and sustainability of Australia’s koala population for report by 1 June 2011. The Committee is seeking written submissions from interested individuals …

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A new partnership has been struck between SEQ Catchments, the natural resource management body for South East Queensland and the South East Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium (SEQFBC), providing new and enhanced opportunities for ongoing engagement with private landholders, public …

New Life Breathed into Fire Management for Biodiversity in South East Queensland Read more »

A draft NSW Biodiversity Strategy 2010-2015 is now on public exhibition. The draft Strategy identifies state-scale investment priorities for 15 broad terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in New South Wales. Submissions close 5pm on Friday 21 January 2011. Submissions will then …

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The Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, represented by Ministers from all state and territory governments and the Australian Government, has endorsed for public release Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010-2030. The Strategy is a significant national policy document that will guide …

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Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature – a synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB is the last of four reports produced by The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) over …

New report: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) – Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature Read more »