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A 150 year old White Oak collapses on the lawn of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, a victim of climate change stresses. Photo courtesy RBG
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How the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is saving flora from climate disasters

By — February 19, 2020

Australia's extreme weather and climate change responses were omnipresent at the World Urban Forum. Image: Brian McMahon.
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All eyes on Australia as World Urban Forum urges climate action

By — February 13, 2020

Forest, river and bridge in Melbourne, Australia.
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Biodiversity and our brains: How ecology and mental health go together in our cities

By , — January 17, 2020

A dead branch of a Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum) plays pitstop for assorted bird life. Photo: Rexness
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What good is a dead tree?

By — January 9, 2020

The remnants of Mount Kilimanjaro's fabled fields of snow and ice, as seen from space in 2012. Image: NASA Earth Observatory
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How to design with nature now?

By — November 27, 2019

Professor David Bowman, pyrogeographer.
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Pyrogeographer David Bowman on the art and science of living with fire

By — November 14, 2019

Urban light pollution can disrupt critical behaviours in wildlife, stalling the recovery of threatened species and interfering with ecosystem resilience. Photo: Michael
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Seeing the light: new moves to tackle night sky pollution

By — October 30, 2019

Biodiversity loss is the canary in the coalmine of landscape systems health. With one million species currently under threat of extinction globally, what can be done? Photo: Andreas P.
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Biodiversity loss: the canary in the coalmine

By — October 29, 2019

The leaves of sorghum (pictured) can be toxic to cattle; the level of toxicity is linked to climate change in its environment.
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Root problem: Climate change is putting food security at risk

By — September 19, 2019

An experiment in West Australian shrublands mimics climate change to assess soil impacts. Photo: Joe Fontaine
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Climate change impacts on soil wreak unseen devastation

By , , , — August 22, 2019

Dove Lake in Tasmania, Australia's fastest-growing state for nature-based tourism. An AILA award-winning report on visitor impacts by Inspiring Place landscape architects helped protect the site from inappropriate development. Photo: Inspiring Place
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Landscape architects are vital guides to Australia’s tourism growth

By — July 25, 2019

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The farmers fighting climate change

By — July 22, 2019