Agriculture & environment

Toxic cemeteries are contributing to early deaths but examining the history of burial practices can teach us to live better. Photo: Eddie Howell
Agriculture & environment

Rethinking the landscape of death

by —February 7, 2019

Just 40 minutes from a city of 5 million people, the Western Treatment Plant provides a constructed wetland for over 100 bird species.
Agriculture & environment

In Australia, a sewage facility is now one of the world’s greatest bird habitats

by —January 30, 2019

The many abandoned mines throughout Australia offer challenges to reimagining future landscape use.
Agriculture & environment

Afterlife of the mine: lessons in how towns remake challenging sites

by , , —January 10, 2019

Copenhagen residents enjoy the Islands Brygge Harbour Bath, designed by BIG and JDS Architects.
Agriculture & environment

Take ten: Foreground’s most read stories in 2018

by —December 19, 2018

Litter traps on the Yarra River capture tonnes of waste from entering the nearby bay.
Agriculture & environment

Treating the toxic city

by —December 13, 2018

Foreshore Park artists impression Image: The Walker Group
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground five: Our most-read stories for November 2018

by —December 10, 2018

Toondah Harbour artists impression Image: The Walker Group
Agriculture & environment

Hostile pave-over: development threatens fragile eco-systems along Queensland’s coast

by —November 15, 2018

Tropical zones have a relationship to water quite unlike temperate zones Image: Jonas Weckschmied
Agriculture & environment

Water and the tropics

by —November 7, 2018

Bird feeding has brought humans and non-humans together for millenia. Image: Marcus Ward
Agriculture & environment

Healthy cities are more-than-human

by —October 25, 2018

Sheep on a drought affected paddock. Image: Bidgee
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground five: September’s most-read stories

by —October 4, 2018

Port Vila seafront balances tourism benefits with access to the foreshore for local residents. Image: Andrew R MacKenzie
Agriculture & environment

Pacific place-making, where tourism benefits meet civic values

by —October 4, 2018

Drought on the Hay Plain, NSW. Image: Tim J Keegan
Agriculture & environment

Water, water everywhere: A conversation with Charles Massy

by —September 27, 2018