Agriculture & environment

Recent protests around the world reflect rising popular concern about climate change.
Agriculture & environment

2 Degrees: climate countdown

by —June 12, 2019

Fragrant purple chocolate lily amongst other indigenous wildflower species will be grown by FV for seeding projects.
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for May

by —June 7, 2019

Still from an animated time lapse of sea surface salinity and soil moisture from NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite: April 2015 to February 2019.
Agriculture & environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in May

by —May 29, 2019

The detailed and evocative mappings of the WaterLore exhibition identify rich 'hotspots' for potential human intervention along iconic waterways.
Agriculture & environment

WaterLore: what might drylands teach us about living with less water?

by —May 28, 2019

Rows of native Silky Blue Grass - Dichanthium sericeum - to be harvested for seed at Flora Victoria's seed production site north-west of Melbourne.
Agriculture & environment

‘Wild’ grasses are in vogue as priceless native grasslands disappear

by —May 9, 2019

Industry standard "pines in lines" reforestation in the U.S. is causing problems. Photo: Josh Withers - Warburton, Australia
Agriculture & environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in April

by —May 2, 2019

Dr Michael Whitehead thinks that Eucalyptus Salubris should be known as the Sexy Gum. Photo: Keren Gila CC BY-SA 4.0
Agriculture & environment

The sexy gum: a love story

by —April 24, 2019

2019 is the international year of indigenous languages. A favourite story this month suggests we learn the original names of Australian trees.
Agriculture & environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in March

by —April 4, 2019

Joost with one of many experiments and collaborators. Testing non-toxic straw bale insulation with the CSIRO. Photo: courtesy of Joost Bakker
Agriculture & environment

Fertile ground for change: Joost Bakker tackles the toxic city

by —March 7, 2019

The 'upside-down' Yarra River / Birrarung flows through a city of 5 million people. New efforts aim to clean up its reputation along with its water.
Agriculture & environment

Detoxing the river: toward a swimmable Yarra

by —March 1, 2019

Visible emissions are just one part of the rapid increase in toxic global air pollution. Photo: Veeterzy
Agriculture & environment

Air pollution: the single greatest health risk of our century

by —February 26, 2019

Dark skies are vital to our wellbeing but they are increasingly rare. Photo: of Duane Hamacher, Wild Researchers UNSW by Tamara Dean
Agriculture & environment

Killing us softly: the perils of light pollution

by —February 21, 2019