This Cosmos Online feature reveals that Australia’s seed banks are hitting the dust, one by one, which may be violating an international treaty and could damage Australian agriculture down the track. Read more in Cosmos Online – Crisis in Australia’s …
Biodiversity and food security and the crisis in Australia’s seed banks Read more »
The September 2010 issue of the Applied Environmental Decision Analysis (AEDA) research hub Decision Point magazine is all about accounts – environmental accounts, biodiversity accounts and accounting for black swans. Whatever you think of accounts, there’s sure to be some …
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and the National Environmental Law Association of Australia (NELA) National Conference will be a unique opportunity to hear challenging presentations on the politics of preserving the world’s biodiversity for future generations. An exciting …
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? Then this Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) workshop is relevant to you! The workshop …
ANPC Workshop – Translocation of Threatened Plants, Pottsville NSW 5 November 2010 Read more »
The aims of this Conference – to be held in the International Year of Biodiversity, and on the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) – are to challenge ecologists, and to inspire them. A …
The August 2010 issue of Decision Point is now available at www.aeda.edu.au/news where you’ll find the following stories: Watch or search? How do you best protect islands from pest invasion – see page 3 In search of generality: Ten guiding …
Join the Biodiversity in the City discovery trail and take part in an exploration of the living world right in the heart of the Sydney on Sunday 15 and 22 August. To find out more visit Biodiversity in the City …
Biodiversity in the City – Sydney Sunday 15 and 22 August Read more »
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from …
New report – Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Business Read more »
The call for abstracts and workshop expressions of interest for the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) 8th National Conference has been extended to 15 August 2010. With the theme “Planning conservation to achieving restoration”, the Australian Network for Plant …
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges region is one of Australia’s 15 National Biodiversity Hotspots (along with Kangaroo Island). It contains nationally significant vegetation communities and over 90 fauna species and nearly 300 flora species, many listed as threatened at …