Climate chnge – Protected Area Solutions

Free e-book on Protected Area Governance and Management

May 19, 2015

Climate chnge, conservation issues, culture, endangered species, health, interpretation, management effectiveness, people, recreation, reserve types, World Heritage Sites

Fiona, MArc and some 200 other authors have combined to contribute to an ebook on protected area management. It is free to download – see the ANU website to download Protected Area Governance and Management presents a compendium of original text, case studies and examples from across the world, by drawing on the literature, and on the knowledge and experience of those involved in protected areas. The book synthesises current knowledge and cutting-edge thinking from the diverse branches of practice and…

Stampeding Black Elephants – NYTimes.com

November 26, 2014

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Climate chnge, conservation issues, endangered species

It was great to hear Thomas Friedman talking at the World Parks Congress last week. If only we had some more press recognising the importance of keeping – and expanding – our protected areas! Read his article

Cows win in beef over carbon farm venture at Henbury Station – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation

March 24, 2014

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Climate chnge, conservation issues, reserve types

This property was purchased with National Reserve System funding – will they pay it back? One risk in putting effort and funding into private protected areas!

Great Barrier Reef’s condition declined from moderate to poor in 2011 | Environment | guardian.co.uk

July 11, 2013

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Climate chnge, conservation issues, management effectiveness, World Heritage Sites

Great Barrier Reef’s condition declined from moderate to poor in 2011 | Environment | guardian.co.uk. Series of reports blames extreme weather conditions and high rainfall for reef’s poor health Great Barrier Reef’s condition declined from moderate to poor in 2011 Series of reports blames extreme weather conditions and high rainfall for reef’s poor health Oliver Laughland, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 10 July 2013 18.02 AEST Extreme weather conditions have been largely blamed for the Great Barrier Reef’s poor health in 2011. Photograph:…

Fire, carbon and Indigenous livelihoods in the Top End Alan Andersen – See more at: http://www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC13150#sthash.3VSoTQjZ.dpuf

July 11, 2013

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Climate chnge, conservation issues

ECOS Magazine – Towards A Sustainable Future. For hundreds of thousands of years, dry-season burning has shaped the ecology of the Northern Territory’s Top End. Now, through its role in carbon abatement, controlled burning is playing an important role in the region’s economy, especially in remote Aboriginal communities. – See more at: http://www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC13150#sthash.3VSoTQjZ.dpuf For hundreds of thousands of years, dry-season burning has shaped the ecology of the Northern Territory’s Top End. Now, through its role in carbon abatement, controlled burning…

Updating the state of Australia’s climate

June 19, 2013

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Climate chnge, conservation issues

by Leslie Hughes http://theconversation.com/updating-the-state-of-australias-climate-15233 Two years ago the Climate Commission released its first major report, The Critical Decade: Climate Science Risks and Responses. The report synthesised the most recent climate change science. The phrase, “The Critical Decade”, has become the defining mantra for the Climate Commission: the climate needs significant Australian and global action this decade. Two years on, and one quarter of the way through the decade, we have systematically updated the report. One quarter of the way through…