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This election, what are Labor and the Coalition offering on the energy transition, climate adaptation and emissions?
Composite image, Xiangli Li, Shirley Jayne Photography and geckoz/ShutterstockAustralia’s 2022 federal election was seen as the climate election. But this time round, climate policy has so far taken a back seat as the major parties focus on cost-of-living issues....
Tiny town swamped as flood waters the size of NSW inundate western Queensland
Entire population of Thargomindah forced to flee homes as levee breaks and record water levels of 1974 flood eclipsedElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAt first, the levee bank...
Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago
jittawit21, ShutterstockPicture this: you’re lounging on a beautiful beach, soaking up the sun and listening to the soothing sound of the waves. You run your hands through the warm sand, only to find a cigarette butt. Gross, right? This disturbing scene is typical of...
Plastic pollution on Australian coastlines drops 39 per cent in a decade
The new study by the CSIRO found polystyrene and cigarette butts are some of the most commonly found items in the environment.
Plea for federal funds to grow community trust in renewable zones
Locals in renewable energy hotspots say they have been forced to create their own information groups to address concerns about the rapid energy transition and want the government to pitch in.
Vandalism of ancient Indigenous cave art prompts $400k protection plan
After trespassers vandalised Koonalda Cave on the Nullarbor Plain a round-the-clock surveillance system was installed to help protect the nationally significant heritage site.
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Bio- | diversity | biodiversity | biosphere …. definitions
bio- ba?.??-/ prefix bio …The combining form bio– is used as a prefix meaning ‘life’. 1. The form bio– comes from Greek bíos, meaning ‘life’. It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology diversity d???v??s?ti,d??v??s?ti/ noun 1. the state of being...
Biodiversity: Nature by another Name
The variety of life, the communities they form, and habitats in which they live make up the fabric of life—biodiversity.
To Which We Belong – A film by Pamela Tanner Boll
To Which We Belong is a documentary that highlights farmers and ranchers leavingbehind conventional practices that are no longer profitable or sustainable.With quiet courage, they are improving the health of our soil and sea to save their livelihoods — and our planet....
‘If you don’t have biodiversity, you don’t have a planet’
IUCB World Conservation Congress
Agrees to expand universal access to green spaces and enhance urban biodiversity in 100 cities, representing around 100 million citizens by 2025
Supports the ‘Great Blue Wall Initiative’, the first regionally connected network for a regenerative blue economy to benefit 70 million people, and conserve and restore marine biodiversity
France commits to achieve 30% of protected areas nationally by 2022, and 5% of its Mediterranean maritime area under strong protection by 2027
Australia faces environmental crisis
Since the year 2000, more than 7.7 million hectares of threatened species habitat have been destroyed
Farmers leading the change: regenerating soil and soul
When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
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Biodiversity: Nature by another Name
The variety of life, the communities they form, and habitats in which they live make up the fabric of life—biodiversity.
The Black Cockatoo
https://vimeo.com/543383292 They slice the upper eddies in threes Skimming as high as your eye can see Those triads of nature’s engineering Unchallenged, aloft, domineering. Their piercing, haunting, hunting cry Clearing the sky...
From little things big things grow – our family and other animals!
Imagine this – Mum, Dad and five kids (ages 6, 9, 15, 17 and 19), sell their place in Nambucca Heads on NSW’s mid north coast and arrive at their new home – 100 acres of trees and grass - with one feature, a windmill! No electricity, no water, no house, not even a...
From fire to farm .. from drought to life .. one man’s story
What does a man, who grew up on a huge tobacco farm in Zimbabwe, developed 140,000 acres of African wildlife business for tourists, and helped manage cattle stations in Central Queensland, do? Become a regenerative agriculturalist, educator and environmentalist,...
Let’s Save Australia – theBEATS Anthem
We share the earth, we need your voice
Sing out Australia, Shout out Australia
Let’s save Australia, Save our Australia
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Biodiversity: Nature by another Name
The variety of life, the communities they form, and habitats in which they live make up the fabric of life—biodiversity.
Injured Wildlife Contact Details
If you find injured or sick wildlife, be sure to call your local wildlife rescue organisation. Do not handle them before you call, as experts can tell you if it is safe for you to touch them and if it is how you can help them. To search online for a wildlife rescue...
BEATS Nature Quiz
Have a bit of fun and take the quiz to find out if you are Pals with Nature, A Budding Ecologist, a Fearful Feline or more…
Farmers leading the change: regenerating soil and soul
When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
‘Changing Paradigms – The Power of Regenerative Agriculture’ a clip from the veterans and courses to follow
“The word ‘regeneration’ is all about renewal, leading to greater health in a system.” Charlie Massy
Biodiversity – a simple idea that pays
Goondicum Station rated a lower credit risk, attracting a lower interest rate from NAB.