The Hunter and Central Coast Regional Environmental Management Strategy (HCCREMS) team and the councils of the region invite you to participate in the Alternative Futures Conference. Convened over three days in Newcastle NSW, the conference will deliver an exciting multidisciplinary event addressing sustainability, climate and risk, land use planning, biodiversity conservation, liveable communities and urban design.
The United Nations proclaimed 22 May The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity 2012 is “Marine Biodiversity”.
Brisbane’s The Hut Environmental & Community Association Inc (THECA) is hosting its 11th Bushcare Forum on 26 May 2012 with the theme “Connections: Spatial, Social and Temporal Links for Biodiversity”. The forum will explore the significance of connection issues in restoring and managing biodiversity for the long-term future and sustainability of the South East Queensland region.
The Australian Government is developing a strategy to restore and manage ecological connections in the Australian landscape. The National Wildlife Corridors Plan Advisory Group has prepared a Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan. The Advisory Group is seeking public comments and consulting with key stakeholders before preparing a final plan for consideration by the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Have your say – comments close 20 April 2012.
The Australian Government has transferred heritage-listed bushland at Malabar Headland in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, honouring a commitment made by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Member for Kingsford Smith Peter Garrett in August 2010 to create a 70-hectare coastal National Park – see media release.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced Council’s Creek Rangers are celebrating an exciting discovery this month, with a platypus spotted swimming through a south Brisbane urban waterway – see media release.
In Decision Point issue 56, Environmental Decisions Group (EDG) scientists examine the evidence on what saved houses in the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria. Does prescribed burning save homes and lives? And should this be a general prescription for how we manage landscapes? In issue 56 you’ll find the following stories:
The Australian journal Ecological Management & Restoration is now publishing project summaries of any interesting ecosystem rehabilitation or restoration project in Australia that is already showing good or promising results. If you are struggling with a restoration problem, are after some fresh ideas, or want to keep abreast of what others are undertaking, this could be a good resource. Submissions of short summaries (or groups of linked summaries) of 300-700 words are invited.