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New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... New Forests has completed investing and closing in three funds in Australia and New Zealand and Asia and engaged in conservation and community engagement activities across its assets, the company reported in its 2013 sustainability report. New Forests ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... the State government and the Local Government Association of South Australia, said Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister Ian Hunter. The draft bill looks "very promising" said Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. "The ...

Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... CBD to engage with the financial sector in order to help address the critically important issues of biodiversity conservation and its sustainable use," said Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD executive secretary. "We are delighted to declare them a ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Bush Heritage Australia and the Tasmanian Land Conservancy have launched a $3.3 million conservation fund that aims to conserve biodiversity in the Tasmanian Midlands. Beaufront, one of the 10 properties that has joined the Midlands Conservation Fund. ...

Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Merton, is located in Northeast Victoria, and the other, Whirrakee Wedderburn, is located near the Mt Korong Nature Conservation Reserve, just east of Wedderburn in the Victorian Central Goldfields. Both projects are now eligible Kyoto offset projects. ...

GBCA: Green Star buildings more efficient, less wasteful

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... buildings also use 51% less potable water than average buildings and deliver significant payoffs in cost savings, habitat conservation, reduce pressure on infrastructure as well, GBA noted. Green-Star certified buildings also have reduced waste. The ...

Biologists develop essential variables to track biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... protected area systems. We need to be monitoring the performance of our protected areas as an essential part of our conservation efforts. This scheme is also useful for informing the development of monitoring protected areas." The proposed variables ...

RIAA hires Simon O'Connor as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Australasia (RIAA) has hired Simon O'Connor as its new chief executive. O'Connor comes to RIAA from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), where he was leading economic advisor. While at ACF, he played a critical role in leading the debate on ...

ANZ, GPT Group named 2012 DJSI supersector leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... literacy in underserved communities in the Pacific." Meanwhile, DJSI highlighted GPT Group's commitment to environmental conservation and its "effective integration of sustainability measures across its extensive portfolio," according to DJSI's report. ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... remains. If as last resort you're going to carry out biodiversity offsetting, you can't go ahead with an offsetting conservation project anywhere," van der Lugt said. This is where use of relevant scientific expertise and local knowledge becomes critical. ...