New era in land management and conservation (NSW Office of Environment and...
(Source: NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) bac17f5b-929e-4c30-b207-79f78e2b00fd.pdf Troy Grant Deputy Premier Mark Speakman Minister for the Environment Niall Blair Minister for Primary...
View ArticleCall for inquiry after Nationals MP urged land-clearing investigation be dropped
The ABC reports a New South Wales agency dropped an investigation after Nationals MP Kevin Humphries said it was ‘too explosive and not warranted’...
View ArticleHalting biodiversity loss – legislation fails to deliver for NSW (UNSW - The...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) NSW's new biodiversity legislation will achieve the opposite of what it is trying to do and will accelerate extinction of native flora and fauna...
View ArticlePlanned laws undermine native vegetation and biodiversity (University of...
(Source: University of Western Sydney) The following opinion piece, by Dr Neil Perry, was first published in The Conversation (opens in new window) website. While everyone's eyes were turned to the...
View ArticleNSW Farmers member quits executive in dispute over land clearing
Joshua Gilbert says he was told he would be publicly attacked if he spoke out against the association’s policy on clearing of native vegetation...
View ArticleFarmers able to clear land more easily as new laws pass in NSW
Conservation groups warn watered down native vegetation rules threaten wildlife and will increase greenhouse gas emissions...
View ArticleNSW State Election 2015: Native vegetation 'to get the chop' as Baird rolls...
The spotted-tailed quoll is listed as vulnerable in NSW. Photo: Jamie Wicks The NSW Liberals have been accused of caving into their Nationals coalition partners with their plans to scrap acts...
View ArticleNSW farmers stepping up tree felling even before land-clearing laws loosened
The state's farmers have lopped paddock trees at an accelerating rate in the past 18 months even before a new land-clearing law eases controls further, government data shows. The new figures, which...
View ArticleLand managers regenerate the landscape in the mid Riverina
10 May 2017 Land managers in the mid Riverina are changing the landscape through voluntary management agreements which will see more than 520 hectares regenerated over the next 10 years. Working with...
View ArticleWhy Environmental Problems Will Stop Tracking with GDP
I hate to say I told you so, and could be too dead to do so, so I'll tell you in advance: One decade soon, environmental problems will stop tracking with GDP. But the reasons? Well, they probably...
View ArticleResearchers Use 'Seafloor Gardens' to Switch on Light Bulb (Ames Research...
(Source: Ames Research Center) This photo simulation shows a laboratory-created "chemical garden," which is a chimney-like structure found at bubbling vents on the seafloor. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech...
View ArticleStudent brings environmental change to US Embassy (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) environmental student has taken sustainability initiatives learned in Albury-Wodonga to the United States Embassy in Canberra. Mr...
View ArticleEcological restoration must be a priority for the planet
Most of us know what it’s like to find a baffling gap between what appears on a map and what the map is supposed to portray. This can be downright scary when our safety depends on the map’s accuracy....
View ArticlePress Releases: Our Ocean 2016 Commitments (US Department of State)
(Source: US Department of State) Participants in the third Our Ocean conference, held September 15-16 in Washington, D.C., announced over 136 new initiatives on marine conservation and protection...
View ArticleKick off Sunshine Week with a Celebration of FOIA Professionals (US...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Wednesday, February 11, 2015 "Did you ever get to see an elephant in the wild before they became extinct?" By John Cruden, Catherine Novelli and Dan Ashe "Did you...
View ArticleEcological 'Pawprint' of Domestic Dogs Is Greater Than Previously Thought
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Humans and their canine companions share many close bonds. Wolves (Canis lupus) were the first animal domesticated by people, some time between...
View ArticlePolitics for the planet: why nature and wildlife need their own UN seats...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) The world has global authorities for trade and security, but not for threats to the environment. It's time the natural world got its own seat at the...
View ArticleBeyond Gang Green: The Changing Face of Environmentalism
David Brower & Martin Litton, Photo: John Loeffler On May 3, 1969, after hours of bitter debate, the Sierra Club fired David Brower. The organization’s first paid staffer, Brower had transformed...
View ArticleHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE...
8 March 2017 The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with John Knox, the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, and Hilal Elver, the...
View ArticleUnderstanding animal coexistence with a little dung and a lot of DNA...
(Source: Princeton University) Posted October 26, 2015; 12:00 p.m. by Morgan Kelly, Office of Communications Princeton University researchers deployed a new tool to help solve an old ecological puzzle:...
View Article