What would it mean to live in cities designed to foster feelings of connectedness to the ocean? In his new book Blue Urbanism, author Timothy Beatley argues that, given all we’ve gained from the sea, city policies, plans, and daily urban …
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Householder’s Options to Protect the Environment Inc. (HOPE) has published the “Low Carbon Living starts at home” and “Householders Guide to Sustainable Living” booklets which are available for free download.
Decision Point #79 is a special issue focusing on a range of research collaborations between ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED) / National Environmental Research Program (NERP) researchers and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Decision Point presents articles, …
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The C20 (Civil Society) Summit in the lead-up to G20 addressed a range of issues including climate change and renewable energy investment, food and resource security, and infrastructure. You can read the final C20 Summit Communique.
The Ramsar Convention strongly encourages the establishment of education centres at Ramsar Sites and other wetlands. A handbook has been produced to provide advice on the design and management of such centres.
New environmental application, Habitat the Game, sends kids on real-life missions to save virtual endangered species and reduce their carbon footprint. Read the media release and download the free app (available for iOS, Android and tablet devices).
Ten years ago today, on 30 May 2004, Urban Environment News began life as the Australian Urban NRM Network with the support of the former Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority. The Australian Urban NRM Network was established in recognition of the need …
CORENA is a not-for-profit funding mechanism set up by and for citizens who want to ‘do something’ about climate change. It enables the public to chip in to collectively fund practical renewable energy projects. CORENA gives interest-free loans to community organisations …
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The Change Agency’s popular and extensive online collection of resources for activists and organisers has been sorted and catalogued with improved search functionality.
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 …