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Tag: Community Engagement
Call for Green Army Projects and Service Providers
The Australian Government is seeking applications from community organisations for potential Green Army Projects. Projects involve teams of 10 engaged for a period of 20-26 weeks to deliver a suite of activities that support community environmental and heritage conservation outcomes …
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City of Sydney adopts first ever green roofs and walls policy for Australia
The City of Sydney has adopted the first ever green roofs and walls policy for Australia, which sets out a commitment to increase the number of high quality green roofs and walls in the City. It is accompanied by a …
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Draft NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for Major Projects
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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Exhibition of Master Plan concepts for Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney and Domain
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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ALERT – Alliance of Leading Environmental Researchers and Thinkers
ALERT is a unique kind of scientific organisation – one that helps world-class researchers have a concerted, highly credible voice on key environmental issues. It also helps journalists to connect with top scientists who can comment on environmental stories. ALERT …
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Sustainability labels on food products: Consumer motivation, understanding and use
The Sustainability labels on food products: Consumer motivation, understanding and use study investigates the relationship between consumer motivation, understanding and use of sustainability labels on food products (both environmental and ethical labels). The results imply that sustainability labels currently do …
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Why do we plant and remove urban trees?
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 …
Queensland Government flood mitigation initiatives
The Queensland Government is leading several flood mitigation initiatives to implement recommendations of the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry, and community input is being sought. The initiatives are the Wivenhoe and Somerset Dams Optimisation Study, North Pine Dam Optimisation Study …
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Mooney Valley Mayoral Urban Ecology Photo Competition
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.