biodiversity

Paul Thompson, plantsman, gardener and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
Culture

Nurturing the land: Paul Thompson

By — January 24, 2020

Forest, river and bridge in Melbourne, Australia.
Environment

Biodiversity and our brains: How ecology and mental health go together in our cities

By , — January 17, 2020

The endangered southern brown bandicoot is doing well in urban wildlife corridors created by infrastructure provision in Melbourne's suburbs. Photo: John O'Neill
Cities

Endangered bandicoots survive and thrive in urban sprawl

By — January 9, 2020

A dead branch of a Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum) plays pitstop for assorted bird life. Photo: Rexness
Environment

What good is a dead tree?

By — January 9, 2020

With the help of experts, communities in the suburbs, towns and and cities of Australia are taking control of their own neighborhoods to plan for climate change. Photo: Tom Rumble
Politics

From placemaking to place survival: Experts and the new community activism

By — December 12, 2019

National Indigenous Fire Workshop. Cape York 2014 at Steve Irwin Wildfire Reserve, hosted by Taepithiggi people, Mapoon Land and Sea Rangers.
Culture

Cultural burning can be a vital fire management tool

By — November 13, 2019

Urban light pollution can disrupt critical behaviours in wildlife, stalling the recovery of threatened species and interfering with ecosystem resilience. Photo: Michael
Environment

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.
Environment

Biodiversity loss: the canary in the coalmine

By — October 29, 2019

Winner of The Future Park design competition – The Gap by Marti Fooks, Claire Winsor, Suhas Vasudeva and Jacqueline Heggli.
Public domain

The Power of Parks

By — October 17, 2019

Wathuwardi (Kaurna branch huts) in the natureplay space engage children in the cultural and environmental richness of Felixstowe Reserve. Photo: Same River
Public domain

From dust bowl to thriving wetland: Felixstowe Reserve

By — October 10, 2019

Tim Flannery at the 2014 People's Climate March. September 2019: "[I] look back on my 20 years of climate activism as a colossal failure." Photo:Peter Campbell
Politics

Foreground Weekly Review: emergency response

By — September 19, 2019

The leaves of sorghum (pictured) can be toxic to cattle; the level of toxicity is linked to climate change in its environment.
Environment

Root problem: Climate change is putting food security at risk

By — September 19, 2019