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B&B Highway
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Indigenous Sovereignty in Native Australian Agriculture
Most of us can name one edible native Australian plant – the macadamia. But did you know that the macadamia has several Indigenous Australian native names, including Boombera, Jindilli (or Jindill), Kindal Kindal, Bauple (or Bopple), Gyndl, and Gumbar? What is not always obvious to consumers of native foods – aka ‘bush tucker’ or ‘bush foods’ […]
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The soil soul cycle
According to The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, just one teaspoon of soil contains approximately one billion individual microorganisms. This is equivalent to one eighth of the planet’s entire human population. Leading researchers indicate that these microorganisms are having significant impacts on our health and wellbeing. In a global assessment published by the Food […]
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Let's Split
One of the most awe-inspiring activities we do at PlantingSeeds is to split native bee Tetragonula carbonaria (Tc) hives every 18 months to two years. This is to provide hives of this extraordinary bee to schools on the B&B Highway – a way of paying it forward. We have been fortunate this year to have […]
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Countering the Urban Heat Island Effect: How plantings bring down the temperature
The recently published National Climate Risk Assessment delivers confronting predictions of Australia’s environmental future. The report highlights the far-reaching risks that climate change poses to Australia’s future, with specific attention on urban environments, the escalating threats from heatwaves, sea levels rising accompanied by coastal flooding, and increasing weather variability. These impacts are expected to place […]
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Climate Change Report: Pollinators in the Spotlight
Australia’s first climate risk assessment has emphasized the urgent need for action on climate change. The 2025 National Climate Risk Assessment review finds 1.5 million Australians are at risk from sea level rise by 2050. The National Climate Risk Assessment modelled impacts under three scenarios: 1.5C of warming, 2C of warming and 3C of warming. […]
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State of the Environment: Latest Report - Focus on the impacts of land clearing
EXPLAINER Biodiversity levels in New South Wales are declining rapidly, according to a report submitted to the State Parliament on the 26th of June 2025. The report indicates that land clearing is one of the major threats to our native landscape. The State of the Environment Report (‘SoE Report’), prepared by the New South Wales […]