The National Parks Association of New South Wales in partnership with BirdLife Australia’s Birds in Backyards Program and The University of Sydney invite participation in the citizen science initiative: Bathing Birds, exploring which birds are using bird baths and how …
Strategic approaches to biodiversity conservation can mitigate the cumulative impacts of development on biodiversity. For two perspectives on strategic approaches see Strategic approaches to planning for conservation and development on page 12 of the latest issue of Decision Point magazine, and …
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The City of Sydney commissioned the Urban Ecology Strategic Action Plan as one of many initiatives aimed at achieving the Sustainable Sydney 2030 vision of a green, global and connected city. The plan is based on a survey of the …
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The Draft NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for Major Projects aims to clarify, standardise and improve biodiversity offsetting for major project approvals. The policy will apply to state significant development and state significant infrastructure under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act …
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The first Master Plan in the almost 200 year history of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney and Domain has been released for community feedback. The draft Master Plan proposes more than 25 key proposals and ideas. You are invited to …
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Integrating biodiversity into local plans and actions offers many opportunities for local sustainable development. The main goal of the EU Local Skills for Biodiversity Project is to improve the knowledge, skills and competences of local staff to integrate conservation and …
In the article The natural secrets of urban well being, ecologist Ian Lunt explores research around the relationship between exposure to the natural world and human well-being. Previous Urban Environment News articles on this topic can be found here.
Most urban trees are in private gardens, not public spaces, and gardening is a personal, individualistic pastime, not a collective enterprise. If the seeds of the urban forest are sown in a million home gardens, then we need to know …
To celebrate Moonee Valley’s diverse urban ecology, the City of Moonee Valley is running the Mayoral Urban Ecology Photo Competition. Entries must be received no later than 5pm Monday, 16 June 2014.
Urban heating further increases extreme summer temperatures. The urban heat island effect is explored in the video Melbourne an ‘urban heat island’. In recognition of the climate buffer and other benefits of urban trees, the City of Melbourne is implementing an …