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Showing posts with label biodiversity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biodiversity. Show all posts
Sunday, November 3, 2024

Australia at Biological Diversity COP16 in Columbia

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UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 meets from October 20 - 27 in Cali, Columbia. This is a Live article actively updated du...
Friday, October 18, 2024

Inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit more financial greenwash than tackling decline in nature and biodiversity

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Australia committed two years ago in 2022 at the landmark Convention on Biodiversity COP15 meeting in Montreal to hold an inaugural Global N...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The Montreal Moment for Biodiversity: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted

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Final COP15 Decision Plenary at Montreal The  Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, due to the pandemic, has been four years in th...
Monday, December 19, 2022

Australia and the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15

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Tanya Plibersek in Plenary Photo: Nat Pelle (ACF) The United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15 / CP-MOP10 / NP-MOP4) is meeting in Mont...
Thursday, December 8, 2022

Minister outlines major update to Australian environmental laws and the EPBC Act by end of 2023

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Photo: Tanya Plibesek speech Australia: Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek announces formal response to the Independent Review of Australi...

"Time to forge a Peace Pact with Nature" says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at COP15 Biodiversity conference:

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Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General, again stepped up the rhetoric at the openning plenary of the Biodiversity conference in Montreal...
Friday, September 23, 2022

Australia commits to Global Nature Pledge to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 during UN General Assembly

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More than 93 countries have signed the Global Leaders Pledge for Nature for Sustainable Development to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. P...
Thursday, September 2, 2021

Global framework on Biodiversity - Australian statement on the Convention on Biodiversity 2030 target

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Australia's statement on the Convention on Biodiversity Plenary 24 Aug - Open-ended Working Group 3 on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Fra...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Literature Review: Synthetic Turf carbon footprint, environmental, health, microplastics and biodiversity impacts

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  Hosken Reserve: grass oval used for soccer training, informal reacreation, off-lead dog exercise (Photo by John Englart) Abstract:  T...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Annotated Bibliography: Synthetic Turf and Climate, health, biodiversity and microplastics pollution issues

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Increasing use of synthetic surfaces and synthetic turf is problematic for Several reasons.  Synthetic turf is: Derived from fossil fuel pe...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Great Forest National Park and Port Philip Bay: communicating conservation research at #vicbiocon17

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Sarah Rees and Sheree Maris gave two inspiring presentations on science communication in conservation and biodiversity in an afternoon ple...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Europe Diary: London Natural History Museum misses Anthropocene climate education opportunity

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Original article published at nofibs.com.au Like many visitors and tourists to London I took the opportunity to visit the London Natural ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Bumblebee populations in steep decline due to climate change in North America and Europe

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Bumblebee populations in North America and in Europe are in steep decline and shrinking their ranges due to human caused climate change say...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Whitehaven coal mine offsets not compatible with threatened ecosystems being destroyed

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The Whitehaven coal mine at Maule's Creek near Boggabri in north Western NSW involves the destruction of a substantial part of the Leard...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Climate Departure: Oceans already outside historical variability as cities and ecosystems follow

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Researchers from the University of Hawaii have estimated the year when we depart the climate variability we have historically known for cit...
Friday, August 23, 2013

If threatened species could vote...Wills candidates discuss biodiversity

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From my election 2013 series - see my Wills 2013 seat reports at Nofibs.com.au Leadbeaters Possum is on the endangered list, presently be...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Election 2013 called on Threatened Species Day – September 7

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From my election 2013 series - original at Fawkner.org The election has been called by Kevin Rudd at last for September 7th, one week befo...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Prime Minister Rudd axes Biodiversity Fund in carbon pricing shakeup

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Elimination of the $1 billion Biodiversity Fund is a major impact of Prime Minister Rudd's shake-up of Australia's carbon pricing po...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Climate change driving California native Freshwater fish species to extinction

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Eighty two percent of native freshwater fish species in California, including salmon, are likely to become extinct on present trends within ...
Sunday, June 9, 2013

Frogs, Salamanders, turtles declining rapidly in US due to climate change and habitat loss

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A recent study revealed amphibian declines are occurring much more rapidly and more widespread than expected in species populations across t...