Only 52 per cent of Australia’s forests and woodlands remain intact. Deforestation continues at a globally significant rate. In the time it takes to read this sentence, 20 Australian native trees will have been cut down or damaged— that’s almost two trees lost every second, 93 lost each minute, 50 million lost every year.
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Get some spring in your step
Spring is now less than a month away so now is a great time to buy some native or provenance plants and give your garden a spring burst. The time for growth is Spring and planting beautiful healthy natives give rewarding results for our gardens and the environment. The Central […]
No such thing as too much football
It is a feel good thing, the keys to the city and we’ve produced some very nice framed keys to the city so we will make it a public event to coincide with the launch of the Mariners’ A-league women’s team.
Joyful celebration of earth and water
At turns delicate and dramatic, it unites the taiko drums of Taikoz, the shakuhachi flute from Riley Lee, cello and classical Indian vocals with Lingalayam’s contrasting Bharatha Natyam and Kuchipudi dance styles.
Restoring Emigrant Creek to Create a Haven for Native Fish and Wildlife
This project really highlights the diversity of restoration needed in our creeks to restore the complexities of habitat required for local fish and wildlife.
Universal charging for ebikes could be worth $1.35 billion
The future of urban transportation is not in massive cars or sprawling highways. It’s in efficient, green, and user-friendly solutions like e-bikes, e-scooters, and the infrastructure that supports them. With OneDock, microFleet is not just imagining this future, we’re building it.
Living on borrowed time: Earth Overshoot Day on 2 August
The current world population is 8.1 billion and growing by well over 70 million a year. This is simply not sustainable. It is reflected in the catastrophic state of our climate. Records are breaking everywhere with the hottest July for over 120,000 years, declining sea-ice, high sea-surface temperatures and freshwater pouring into the North Atlantic, threatening to shut off the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) that will have far-reaching effects around the globe.
La Trobe University launches Green Bond
“Investors in our green bond will have the opportunity to be part of a sustainable investment portfolio that aligns with their own environmental and social values.”
‘No doubt’ coral reefs are in danger
The government can act now to stop new polluting projects going ahead by reforming our outdated environmental laws this term of Parliament. Coal and gas companies are hell bent on continuing to wreck our climate and destroy the places we love. The government has the power to put a stop to this.
It’s a big week for habitat activism
The community is getting active to stop logging in Ourimbah State Forest. How can you get involved?
