What happens when you consider multiple threats on our declining biodiversity together? New research is suggesting the devil is in the synergy. Biodiversity is being crucified by habitat loss and there are dire predictions of the impacts from climate change. …
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“But what can one person do?”, perhaps said with a worried look or a small apologetic smile, is a fairly common reaction to warnings about climate change. The One Person Can project began as one person’s attempt to change that. …
Held each year at 8:30pm on the last Saturday in March, Earth Hour is a WWF initiative which symbolises the collective power of individuals, businesses and governments to reduce our environmental impact on this one and only planet we call …
In November 2011 the Australian Government announced funding of almost $148 million for world-class collaborative research and innovation under the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) program. The funding includes $30 million for the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities and $28 million …
Bushland and Urban Biodiversity Management in a Changing Climate is the final report of the investigation that looked into the current understanding of the impacts of climate change on local governments ability to manage their biodiversity and bushland assets. The …
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The Science Alert article Urban estuaries 100-fold weaker as ‘Blue Carbon sinks reports that Australian scientists have found a 100-fold weakening in the ability of coastal ecosystems to sequester carbon since the time of European settlement. Collecting soil cores from …
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The Australian Government has opened the first grant application round of the Biodiversity Fund, with applications closing 5pm AEDT Tuesday 31 January 2012. The Biodiversity Fund is a key element of the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future Land Sector Package …
Decision Point is a downloadable monthly magazine from the Centre of Excellence Environmental Decisions (CEED). The November issue contains a timely story on good decision making under climate change. It’s one of the first studies of its kind that undertakes …
The European Citizens Climate Cup (ECCC) is an energy saving competition between households throughout 10 European countries. From April 2011 to April 2012, households are invited to join the competition and use the online toolkit (ESA) to monitor their household …
The Water Resources and Freshwater Biodiversity adaptation network brings together Australia’s top water scientists with interests and skills in water resources and freshwater biodiversity, and the implications of climate change. There is an urgent need to understand the risks to …
Water Resources and Freshwater Biodiversity Climate Change Adaptation Network Read more »