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In Australia, the unpleasant truth – rarely admitted – is that in many instances, the answer to the headline’s question is “no”.
Carbon credits counted in government projections can, quite literally, go up in smoke and blow out the emissions side of the CO2 ledger.
Comments closedBecause river reds occur in some of the driest and harshest parts of the Australian mainland, you might think they are very efficient users of water. However, nothing could be further from the truth.
Comments closedIndonesian artist Mulyana’s “coral islands” are equal parts celebration and warning.
They are on the walls and floors of The Goods Shed – FORM’s Exhibition Space, adjacent to Claremont Railway Station – until 3 pm on Sunday June 9.
Comments closedThey are very close, as the proverbial crow flies – if the proverbial crow chose to cross New Zealand’s Southern Alps.
Equally beautiful, but quite unlike: the stark contrast between coastal side and inland side is reminiscent of Patagonia.
One CommentWhat will happen is the system will crash faster than we realise. Yes, it will reassemble and there will be forests, but they won’t look anything like what we have now. We are going to see this transformation before our eyes…
Comments closedArguably – metaphorically – when it is Australia’s Murray-Darling, as recently described:
the canary, and the coalmine, for the world when it comes to water stress.
Comments closedAccording to an alarming recent article in the Australian edition of The Guardian, Australia is “losing the fight” against invasive species.
It quotes scientists who claim that the “invaders” pose a greater threat to Australia’s native species than does climate change.
(so, you may ask, “why on earth does the image atop this Pelican Yoga post depict an Australian native species which is clearly flourishing?”)
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