Articles
Biodiversity
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Courting Conservation: The Legal Battle for a Liveable Planet
New legal moves offer hope for positive environmental actions. Taking the government to court over climate inaction is no small feat. However, every act for the environment is capable of sparking meaningful change. While setbacks occur, especially within a complex legal framework, these bold acts are encouraging others to become advocates for the environment. July […]
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The Bee Team
Think about this for a moment: one out of every three mouthfuls of the food you eat depends on pollinators. Without bees, birds, flies – yes certain flies – and other amazing creatures, many of the vegetables and fruits you love would cease to exist. And let’s not forget coffee, chocolate, medicines, fabrics and other […]
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All About Australian Brush Turkeys
With their black feathers, bright head colours and large size, the brush turkey can make an impressive sight. And it can also be a bit of a nuisance, especially for people planting gardens. That’s because the males rake up enormous leafy mounds for the females to lay their eggs and your garden could be providing […]
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Cooling down the neighbourhood
Countering climate change is often perceived as the holy grail of environmental aspirations. While PlantingSeeds’ programs focus on urban regeneration – planting, habitats and citizen science included – we also address climate change by teaching about it and countering the urban heat island effect. We were fortunate enough to receive permission from @NASA Kids to […]
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Bee’ing grateful for winter pollinators
While we feel the urge to hibernate or at least retreat inside when the temperatures drop, there are many native pollinators that continue their work in the cooler months to ensure plants, including food plants, are germinated and flourish. Research has found that the native stingless Tetragonula carbonaria bee instinctively knows that 18ºC is the […]
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Why iNaturalist and the B&B National School BioBlitz is a natural!
The online site iNaturalist (https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/) could possibly be the most notable enabler of citizen science at present. And with the current age of technology we live in, the contributions from citizens are vast and various. The iNaturalist site allows a community of observers, identifiers and taxonomy curators to record an encounter with an organism at […]