Sundry – External
Preamble:The following Feature Articles were kindly provided by various agencies in the environment sector.
Contents
- The TPNW One Year After Entry Into Force
- Finding Balance in the Garden with BAMBI, by Steve Cupitt - CRE
- The living culture whose time has come (CSIRO Ecos article, 2008)
- UNAA Qld - Ode to SDG Unsung Heroes
- Australian Pest Animal Strategy 2017-2027
- Australian Weeds Strategy 2017-2027
- Overview of First Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
- Urban_Design_for_Pandemics_by_Donnell_Davis.pdf
- A_Concise_Guide_to_Monoculture_and_Ocean_Dead_Zones.pdf by Yvette Taylor
- A_Concise_Guide_to_Cooperative_Ecology_and_Biodiversity.pdf by Yvette Taylor
- The_Failures_of_GMOs_Australia_as_a_case_study__John_Paull__2019_.pdf by John Paull, 2019
- Sustainable-Living-in-the Inner-City-An-inspirational-Case-Study-and-Toolkit.pdf by Roman Spur, Feb. 2016
- Saving_Eden-A_critical_essay_on_Judith_Wright_s_A_Coral_Battleground-by_Amelia_Carlson__2015__01.pdf
- Dirty Power Report by Greenpeace, May 2019
- Climate Reality Check Report 2020
- Sustainable Living in the Inner City - An inspirational Case Study and Toolkit.
- Indigenous Land Management by Fiona McGill
- Waste Opportunities: article from Food and Drink Magazine, April 2020
- Cities of the Future: article from National Geographic, April 2019
- Living Justly: Reflecting on the Spirituality of Laudato Si
- The International Pollutant Network (IPEN) | by Seemab Asif
- Lazy Persons Guide to UN SDGs
- Smart Approved Watermark
- Forever Chemicals - Health and Environmental Risks
- Wild Mountains Trust
- Avian ecological succession in the Amazon | by Rutt et al
- THE FAILURES OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS | John Paull
- MRA Consulting Group – Press Release State of Waste 2019 | Mike Ritchie
- The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia | (WMRR)
- Weather vs Climate fact sheet | The Climate Reality Project
- Mackay Conservation Group (MCG)t | (MCG)
- 12 Tips for a Thriving Edible Garden by Morag Gamble |by Morag Gamble
- Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia’s extinction crisis? | Brendan Wintle et al.
- ‘This is Not Normal’: Climate change and escalating bushfire risk | Climate Council
- From the CRIRO Home Energy Saving Handbook | CSIRO
- Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework | Nathan J. Bennett
- Reflections - World Cities Summit 2018 Commemorative Book | World Cities Summit
- Supporting Australia in a Changing Climate (infographic) | National Landcare Network
- Landcare Communities - Australia's Future | Landcare Australia
- IPBES May 2019 Media Release | IPBES
- A summary of useful website links | CSIRO
- The thin green line | The Ecological Citizen
- Caring for Toowoomba's Bushland Parks | Friends of the Escarpment Parks Toowoomba Inc. (FEP)
- How land clearing harms our health | Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA)
- Environmental Biosecurity: Best Practice | Invasive Species Council (ISC)
- Creating liveable cities in Australia | Centre for Urban Research (RMIT)
- Freshwater Microfauna | Dr Robert Walsh
- 2020 Global Plan: Goals & Outcomes | IPEN
- Climate-Smart Healthcare | World Bank Group
- Ecological consequences of land clearing and policy reform in Queensland | Pacific Conservation Biology
- EXPANSION OF THE TROPICS | Dan Bielich, B.Sc.
- 1. The catastrophic, unprecedented fire conditions currently affecting NSW and Queensland have been aggravated by climate change. Bushfire risk was exacerbated by record breaking drought, very dry fuels and soils, and record-breaking heat.
- 2. Bushfire conditions are now more dangerous than in the past. The risks to people and property have increased and fire seasons have lengthened. It is becoming more dangerous to fight fires in Australia.
- 3. The fire season has lengthened so substantially that it has already reduced opportunities for fuel reduction burning. This means it is harder to prepare for worsening conditions.
- 4. The costs of fighting fires are increasing. Australia relies on resource sharing arrangements between countries and states and territories within Australia. As seasons overlap and fires become more destructive, governments will be increasingly constrained in their ability to share resources and the costs of tackling fires will increase.
- 5. The government must develop an urgent plan to (1) prepare Australian communities, health and emergency services for escalating fire danger; and (2) rapidly phase out the burning of coal oil and gas which is driving more dangerous fires.
23/01 2022
The TPNW One Year After Entry Into Force (ICAN, January 2022)
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The_TPNW_One_Year_After_Entry_Into_Force__ICAN__January_2022_.pdf |
11/11 2021
Finding Balance in the Garden with BAMBI, by Steve Cupitt - CRE
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Finding_Balance_in_the_Garden_with_BAMBI__by_Steve_Cupitt_-_CRE__11_Nov_2021.pptx |
15/11 2021
The living culture whose time has come (CSIRO Ecos article, 2008)
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The_living_culture_whose_time_has_come__CSIRO_Ecos_article__2008_.pdf |
26/08 2021
UNAA Qld - Ode to SDG Unsung Heroes
26/08 2021
Australian Weeds Strategy 2017-2027
26/08 2021
Australian Pest Animal Strategy 2017-2027
30/06 2021
Overview of First Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
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Overview_information_on_upcoming_1st_Meeting_of_State_Parties_to_TPNW.pdf |
25/03 2021
Urban Design for Pandemics
09/03 2021
A Concise Guide to Cooperative Ecology and Biodiversity
09/03 2021
A Concise Guide to Monoculture and Ocean Dean Zones
26/02 2021
The Failures of GMO's - Australia as a case study (John Paull, 2019)
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The_Failures_of_GMOs_Australia_as_a_case_study__John_Paull__2019_.pdf |
06/02 2021
Sustainable Living in the Inner City
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Sustainable-Living-in-the-Inner-City-An-inspirational-Case-Study-and-Toolkit.pdf |
Saving Eden
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Saving_Eden-A_critical_essay_on_Judith_Wright_s_A_Coral_Battleground-by_Amelia_Carlson_2015.pdf |
10/11 2020
Dirty Power Report by Greenpeace, May 2019
10/11 2020
Climate Reality Check Report 2020
10/11 2020
Sustainable Living in the Innter City - An Inspirational Case Study and Toolkit
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Sustainable-Living-in-the-Inner-City-An-inspirational-Case-Study-and-Toolkit.pdf |
10/06 2020
Indigenous Land Management by Fiona McGill
10/06 2020
Waste Opportunities - article by Mark Barthel from Food and Drink Magazine, April 2020
10/06 2020
Cities of the Future: National Geographic, April 2019
31/05 2020
Living Justly: Reflecting on the Spirituality of Laudato Si
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Living_Justly_Reflecting_on_the_Spirituality_of_Laudato_Si.pdf |
31/05 2020
Lazy Persons guide to UN SDGs
31/05 2020
Smart Approved Water Mark
31/05 2020
Forever Chemicals: Health and Environmental Risks, Planet Ark February 2020
31/05 2020
Wild Mountains Trust
31/05 2020
The International Pollutant Network (IPEN)
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The_International_Pollutant_Network__IPEN___by_Seemab_Asif.pdf |
02/02 2020
Avian ecological succession in the Amazon, by Rutt et al. 2019
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Avian_ecological_succession_in_the_Amazon__by_Rutt_et_al._2019.pdf |
02/02 2020
The Failures of Genetically Modified Organisms, John Paull
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THE_FAILURES_OF_GENETICALLY_MODIFIED_ORGANISMS__John_Paull.pdf |
20/01 2020
MRA Consulting Group – Press Release
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Article_-__Feature__-_State_of_Waste_2019__by_Mike_Ritchie.pdf |
20/01 2020
The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR
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WMRR_submission_to_National_Waste_and_Recycling_Taskforce__Dec_2019.pdf |
20/01 2020
Weather vs Climate fact sheet
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Climate_101_Weather_vs_ClimateFactSheet_TheClimateRealityProjectJan2020_.pdf Weather vs Climate fact sheet(The Climate Reality Project, Jan2020) |
20/12 2019
Mackay Conservation Group (MCG)
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Articles_from_Mackay_Conservation_Group__MCG___December_2019.pdf A series of short articles from Mackay Conservation Group (MCG) gives us some ‘on the |
20/12 2019
12 Tips for a Thriving Edible Garden by Morag Gamble
Spending to Save
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Spending-to-save-What-will-it-cost-to-halt-Australia_s-extinction-crisis.pdf |
02/12 2019
‘This is Not Normal’:
Climate change and escalating bushfire risk
1. Key Findings
‘This is Not Normal’: Climate change and escalating bushfire risk | Climate Council
Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework
There has been increasing attention to and investment in local environmental stewardship in conservation and environmental management policies and programs globally. Yet environmental stewardship has not received adequate conceptual attention. Establishing a clear definition and comprehensive analytical framework could strengthen our ability to understand the factors that lead to the success or failure of environmental stewardship in different contexts and how to most effectively support and enable local efforts.
Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework | Nathan J. Bennett (author)
Reflections - World Cities Summit 2018 Commemorative Book
The biennial World Cities Summit (WCS) is an exclusive platform for government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions and forge new partnerships. Jointly organised by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), key highlights of the Summit include the WCS Mayors Forum, the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize and the WCS Young Leaders Symposium.
Reflections - World Cities Summit 2018 Commemorative Book | World Cities Summit
Supporting Australia in a Changing Climate
The National Landcare Network (NLN) is the representative body for Landcare groups across Australia and works to provide a voice for Landcare at the national level.
Supporting Australia in a Changing Climate (infographic) | National Landcare Network
Landcare Communities - Australia's Future
Landcare Australia is a not-for-profit organisation with a vision of all Australians actively caring for the land and water that sustain us. For almost 30 years, the organisation has worked collaboratively with federal, state and local governments, corporate partners, sponsors, and individuals to build capacity for the Landcare community to better manage Australia’s crucial land and water assets. Landcare Australia delivers hundreds of projects annually through the volunteer efforts of local community groups, Indigenous groups, and the more than 5,400 Landcare and Coastcare groups that make up the Landcare movement.
Landcare Communities - Australia's Future | Landcare Australia
IPBES May 2019 Media Release
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body, established by member States in 2012. The objective of IPBES is to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development.
List of website contacts from CSIRO
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List_of_website_contacts_from_CSIRO_s_Home_Energy_Saving_Handbook_2009.pdf |
The thin green line
The Ecological Citizen is an independent, peer-reviewed, free-to-access journal that provides a forum for inspiring and mobilizing discussion with an Earth-centred perspective.
The thin green line | The Ecological Citizen
Caring for Toowoomba's Bushland Parks
Friends of the Escarpment Parks (Toowoomba) Inc. is a non-profit community volunteer group interested in the management, maintenance, and development and public use of Toowoomba's bushland and escarpment parks. The group works closely with the Parks and Recreation Branch of the Toowoomba Regional Council, assisting with many aspects of the management of these areas as well as promoting public awareness and use of the unique asset to the community which these parks represent.
Friends of the Escarpment Parks - History & Information
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How land clearing harms our health
Representing the culmination of five years of research, this report examines seven domains of a city’s liveability that also promote the health and wellbeing of Australians – walkability, public transport, public open spaces, housing affordability, employment and the food and alcohol environments.
DEA Land Clearing Fact Sheet 2019 | Doctors for the Environment Australia
Environmental Biosecurity: Best Practice Guide
New types of foreign pests and weeds are getting into Australia every year. More than 50 invaders never seen before in Australia and harmful to the environment have been detected since 2000.
Each new infestation that reaches our shores increases the cost of looking after the country’s bushlands, seas and wildlife.
Every failure to eradicate an infestation risks environmental problems of epidemic proportions.
That is why we have produced a best-practice environmental guide for Australian policy makers. It shows how we can create a biosecurity system that’s properly aimed at delivering real environmental protection on behalf of all Australia
Environmental Biosecurity: Best Practice Guide | Invasive Species Council (ISC)
Creating liveable cities in Australia
Representing the culmination of five years of research, this report examines seven domains of a city’s liveability that also promote the health and wellbeing of Australians – walkability, public transport, public open spaces, housing affordability, employment and the food and alcohol environments.
Centre for Urban Research (RMIT), Creating liveable cities in Australia
Freshwater Aquatic Microfauna
Freshwater Aquatic Microfauna
Report | Freshwater Aquatic Microfauna: | Dr Robert Walsh
Aquatic Microfauna within Australian Inland Waters
Article | Aquatic Microfauna within Australian Inland Waters | Dr Robert Walsh
IPEN 2020 Global Plan: Goals & Outcomes
The IPEN 2020 Global Plan identifies clear programmatic goals in its key areas of work and the concrete outcomes IPEN hopes to achieve by 2020 to advance those goals.
Ecological consequences of land clearing and policy reform in Queensland
'Ecological consequences of land clearing and policy reform in Queensland' - CSIRO Publishing | Pacific Conservation Biology
Land clearing has increased in Queensland since a shift in policy in 2013, threatening biodiversity, impairing the functioning of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems (particularly the Great Barrier Reef), and contributing to climate change. We review these impacts, provide an overview of the policy background, and suggest options for policy reform.
Climate-Smart Healthcare: Low-Carbon and Resilience Strategies for the Health Sector
Abstract
Climate change is damaging human health now and is projected to have a greater impact in the future. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing the worst effects as they are most vulnerable to climate shifts and least able to adapt given weak health systems and poor infrastructure. Low-carbon approach can provide effective, cheaper care while at the same time being climate smart. Low-carbon healthcare can advance institutional strategies toward low-carbon development and health-strengthening imperatives and inspire other development institutions and investors working in this space. Low-carbon healthcare provides an approach for designing, building, operating, and investing in health systems and facilities that generate minimal amounts of greenhouse gases. It puts health systems on a climate-smart development path, aligning health development and delivery with global climate goals. This approach saves money by reducing energy and resource costs. It can improve the quality of care in a diversity of settings. By prompting ministries of health to tackle climate change mitigation and foster low-carbon healthcare, the development community can help governments strengthen local capacity and support better community health.
Climate-Smart Healthcare: Low-Carbon and Resilience Strategies for the Health Sector | © 2017 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.
EXPANSION OF THE TROPICS
'Expansion of the Tropics' - Article by Dan Bielich14/4 2017
Clean Coal Fact Sheet by the Climate Council
There is no such thing as “clean” coal.
Clean Coal Fact Sheet by the Climate Council27/3 2017
The Case for Chemical Transparency
Customers and business leaders are driving the trend to full chemical ingredient disclosure
The Case for Chemical Transparency fact sheetUN SDGs Presentation
A 10-step guide to going off grid from your utility
RenewEconomy
Last year, a CSIRO study confirmed that up to one-third of all consumers may wish to quit the grid altogether if presented with the right technology, and they get tired of the way they are treated by the grid-based utilities. …
A 10-step guide to going off grid from your utility
21/06 2016
ALEA Presentation for HOPE, 20 May 2016 (Toowoomba, Qld)
Earth laws, Earth democracy and the Rights of Nature
28/09 2015
Looking at Australia's climate movement communications
Looking at Australia's Climate Movement Communications
Where There's HOPE
Where There's Hope: HOPE and environmentalism: how and why we should protect the environment By ShannonMichael
28/07 2015
State of the Park
An excellent article from National Parks Association of Qld: State of the Park
18/05 2015
Building Biology
Building Biology - Making Better Choices for a Healthier Environment
19/02 2014
Earth Charter
09/03 2015
Friends of South-East Queensland (FoSEQ)
The Earth Charter - A framework for value-based planning
03/07 2015
International Year of Soils
Soil and Food Security by Shannon Michael
The Essentials of Good Soil and What You Need to Remedy Problems by Jerry Colby-Williams
The Soil Solution by Graeme Sait
To Save the Planet, We Must Save the Soil by Major General The Honourable Michael Jeffery
Just Permaculture Your Life by Christopher Kelly-Bisson
