biodiversity

Tenterfield. The author's friend’s farm burning in 2019. Photo: John Mongard
Environment

Two degrees: global warming up close and personal

By — June 13, 2019

Recent protests around the world reflect rising popular concern about climate change.
Environment

2 Degrees: climate countdown

By — June 12, 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.
Politics

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.
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.
Environment

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

By — May 9, 2019

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

The sexy gum: a love story

By — April 24, 2019

Trees play a key role in the religious and cultural observances of peoples around the world. The tree is central to Easter as well as Christmas. Photo: Joshua Earle
Culture

Into the woods: an Easter meditation on trees

By — April 15, 2019

Long Island garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, features planted indigenous vegetation of the Lower Yarra River. Photo: Molonglo
Culture

It’s okay to garden if you listen to the landscape

By — April 5, 2019

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

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in March

By — April 4, 2019

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

Healthy cities are more-than-human

By — October 25, 2018

Bird-friendly habitats are increasingly hard to come by in our cities. Image: Eduardo Fonseca
Cities

Foreground reads: Our picks from around the web for June

By — June 13, 2018

A new vision for Point Grey, Lorne
Public domain

Bush Projects to bring a little bit of wild back to Lorne foreshore

By — May 17, 2018