HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITEMAP HELP CONTACT   Friday 10 September 2010 Make EMN my HomePage    BIODIVERSITY STORIES [ 268 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] Biochar can offset 1.8b tonnes of carbon annually: study (Friday, 13 August 2010) Up to 12% of the world’s human-caused greenhouse emissions could be sustainably offset by producing biochar from plants and other organic material, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications. The research team calculated three different biochar scenarios through mathematical modeling, which looked at carbon content in the Earth’s biomass. Full Story... Environment institute calls on Gillard to deliver (Friday, 6 August 2010) Dear Prime Minister, The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) advocates that best environmental practice be delivered by competent and ethical environmental practitioners. The EIANZ also has a very strong and engaged interest in climate change, as well as Federal and State environmental legislation, policy and practice. An open letter from Bill Haylock. Full Story... EU foresees surge of trillion-dollar biodiversity business market (Friday, 16 July 2010) A new report funded by the European Commission (EC) makes a strong case for integrating biodiversity into private sector business plans and core activities around the globe. The report reveals considerable recent growth in eco-certified products and services, growing consumer concerns for sustainable production, and shows how biodiversity can provide a substantial business opportunity in a market that could be worth US$ 2-6 trillion by 2050 ($2.2-6.8tn). Full Story... New synthetic cell discovery to benefit biofuels sector (Monday, 24 May 2010) Scientist Craig Venter and a group of US-based genetic engineering specialists have created the first cell to be controlled by a synthetic genome, which Australian and international scientists believe will have a positive impact in the biofuels sector. The experts added that the breakthrough could produce new biomaterials, biosensors and drugs more cheaply, efficiently and in environmentally friendly ways. Full Story... Updating our ecosystem database (Friday, 30 April 2010) The national Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) has beeen launched at the University of Queensland in a bid to help iron out the problem in environmental management of having no standardisation in data monitoring and collection. Full Story... Scientists put $850m price tag on Great Barrier Reef (Friday, 23 April 2010) In the wake of the Chinese oil tanker Sheng Neng 1 running aground on the Great Barrier Reef, two Central Queensland (CQ) University industrial asset management specialists have called for a bond to be put ships operating in Queensland coastal waters. Full Story... Biodiversity loss will impact human health: Harvard expert (Wednesday, 14 April 2010) Human health will be a likely casualty in the fall-out from the “population-climate change bottleneck” gripping the planet, says a Harvard expert currently visiting Australia. “Signs of strain upon the Earth’s resources, including the emergence of new infectious diseases, are already apparent,” said Dr Aaron Bernstein from the Harvard Medical School’s Centre for Health and the Global Environment. Full Story... Open letter calls for Tasmania forestry reform (Wednesday, 17 March 2010) In the lead up to Tasmania’s elections an open letter signed by 28 academics and a retired Supreme Court of Tasmania judge has been sent to Tasmanian politicians detailing concerns about government's relationship with the timber industry. The letter in The Mercury online lists a series of reforms it says would ease conflicts of interest. Full Story... Australia taskforce wants Kimberley untouched (Tuesday, 9 February 2010) Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has announced $2.4 million of federal funding will be invested in two projects to increase understanding of northern Australia’s rivers and water resources, and guide land and water resource planning. The measures are part of the Federal Government’s response to the Final Report of the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce (NAWLT). Full Story... Dispersal study to protect biodiversity (Wednesday, 3 February 2010) One of the great unanswered questions in ecology for the past 80 years is how species-rich communities like reefs and rainforests maintain their diversity. Now Australian scientists have announced a finding that helps explain how these natural systems maintain the richness of their mix of species. Full Story... Sequestering carbon makes sense and cents (Tuesday, 24 November 2009) A proactive approach to biological carbon capture and storage (Bio-CCS) is a key measure in reducing Australia's greenhouse emissions of close to 600 million tonnes per year, says business think tank Environment Business Australia. It wants Bio CCS to be included in any emissions trading scheme (ETS). Full Story... World overstepping the line on bio-capacity resources (Tuesday, 24 November 2009) The Global Footprint Network (GFN) has calculated the ecological footprint of more than 100 countries and humanity as a whole for 2009, revealing a growing gap between the rate of human demand on ecological services and the rate at which those resources can be generated. So how many planets does it take to support us? Full Story... Protecting ecosystems could be worth trillions (Tuesday, 17 November 2009) A United Nations report estimates that investing billions today to protect threatened global ecosystems and biodiversity would be worth trillions of dollars in annual economic benefits in the future. It author argues that, "recognising and rewarding the value delivered to society by the natural environment must become a policy priority". Full Story... Terrestrial carbon storage will be vital for ETS: report (Wednesday, 21 October 2009) The nation's top climate scientists are calling on the Federal Government to include soil and vegetation in Australia's emissions trading scheme (ETS). Full Story... New CSIRO aquatic environment technology launched (Tuesday, 13 October 2009) A new $9.6 million multi-facility research collaboration cluster has been announced by CSIRO researchers to track the health of Australia’s marine and freshwater ecosystems. The cluster, ‘Sensor Systems for Analysis of Aquatic Environments’, will develop sensing technologies for the water resources. Full Story... Biotech to help exploit new foods and fuels (Monday, 12 October 2009) Attendees at the BioJapan 2009 World Business Forum have heard new innovations in biotechnology will address growing global demand for food and fibre while reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Full Story... Bio sequestration projects boosted by forestry sector (Tuesday, 6 October 2009) A group of forestry and soil companies have combined to create three bio-sequestration demonstration projects they say could cut the country's carbon emissions by a quarter by 2020. They aim to create some momentum for the broad suite of technologies to get the concept incorporated in emissions trading schemes. Full Story... Nanoparticles: the new environmental risk (Monday, 28 September 2009) An unforeseen danger has begun to emerge with the growing use of nanoparticles causing a new form of unregulated pollution that has the potential to harm the environment, Dr Tomas Vanek from the Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies in the Czech Republic warned the CleanUp 09 conference in Adelaide today. Full Story... Biotech to become a 21st century economy: Report (Monday, 21 September 2009) A new report released by the environment group WWF Denmark has calculated that industrial biotechnology has the potential to reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 2.5 billion tonnes per year and create a 21st century green economy. Full Story... Book review: Exploring complexity and context (Tuesday, 15 September 2009) If the climate science, the biodiversity impacts and the prospect of resource constraints are right, we face some thorny questions in the years ahead. How do we make the right decisions? And right for whom? A new book, Environmental decision-making has been published by The Federation Pressin an attempt to answer these questions. Full Story... Climate change poised to spark biodiversity crisis (Tuesday, 18 August 2009) Even “moderate climate change” will trigger almost certain extinction of native Australian flora and fauna, the country’s first national assessment of climate change and biodiversity has found. The report could also prompt an overhaul in conservation management, after warning climate change will force many species to abandon traditional habitats and appear in unfamiliar environments. Full Story... Australia’s ‘massive advantage’ in bio-sequestration (Monday, 3 August 2009) Soils, trees and the ocean slugged it out as the best methods of carbon bio-sequestration at an Environment Business Australia (EBA) conference in Sydney last week. The forum gave the stage to a scientist, soil carbon campaigner and even an owner of a major brown coal company who argued the mineral’s case for countering carbon and weaning Australia off its Arab oil addiction. Full Story... EPBC Act review highlights weaknesses (Tuesday, 30 June 2009) Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the Commonwealth’s key environmental protection law – the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act – following an independent review. It is considering adding new “triggers” to call in projects for federal review, while the Minerals Council has called for a major overhaul. Full Story... Aliens on the march killing biodiversity: CSIRO (Tuesday, 26 May 2009) Invasive alien species remain an “insidious” and under-recognised threat to biodiversity, unlike the more high profile threats posed by climate change to the ecosystem, according to national research organisation CSIRO. Globalisation has helped propagate the problem of invasive species and the impact of these on biodiversity could unravel the benefits of climate change mitigation and adaptation work. Full Story... Ecosystem group aims to illuminate government policy (Tuesday, 19 May 2009) The Federal Government has committed $55 million to a new research network of ecosystem scientists and government agencies that the University of Queensland said would be “in a nationally coordinated way for the first time”. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network will build and improve on ecosystem monitoring programs and link it to improving resource management. Full Story... Pest to peat: cane toad compost for canefields (Friday, 27 March 2009) Farmers and residents in North Queensland will be out for the hunt during the inaugural Toad Day Out this weekend to capture cane toads that plague the area. The toads will be “euthanised” and processed into compost at the SITA Environmental Solutions Advanced Waste Management facility in Cairns, mainly for use in canefields. Full Story... Conference to scrutinise decision-making on biodiversity (Wednesday, 11 March 2009) A conference of local and international scientists, conservationists and senior managers from government agencies will this week to study ways to improve management and measurement of biodiversity. The 2009 Fenner Conference will showcase examples of “environmental decision making”, including protecting biodiversity, managing invading species and restoring native landscapes. Full Story... Tools to calculate the value of trees (Monday, 16 February 2009) No surprise, trees are good for urban spaces. US forestry scientist Dr Greg McPherson says the benefits can now be quantified using tools to show the triple bottom line benefits of green spaces, helping draw bigger budgeting. New York, for example, quadrupled its tree management budget when it found every US$1 ($1.50) put in yielded U$5 in returns. Full Story... Conservation agencies “economical with the truth” (Wednesday, 14 January 2009) Biodiversity conservation is being hampered by weak performance measurement, according to research by the University of Queensland. Too often the gains are reported but not the losses, calling into question the veracity of state of the environment reports, among others. Full Story... Top prize for marine management expert (Wednesday, 12 November 2008) Dr Adam Smith took the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) environmental practitioner of the year award at its annual conference. The manager for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Environmental Impact Management division was recognised for engaging stakeholders to ensure the sustainable use of the heritage-listed area and for his writings on managing the marine environment. Full Story... 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