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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. ...

QIC selects Molpus Woodlands Group for timber mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... satisfying investment criteria, QIC also selected Molpus because of the group's commitment to value creation through conservation and sustainable working forest practices and because of its activities in adding value and additional income through activities ...

GRI releases guidance for reporting on ecosystem services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... animals, soil and water. The guidance was developed in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and consultancy CREM. The new publication suggests indicators to assess and report their ...

R. M. Williams Agricultural Holdings to fund NT property conservation with carbon rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... (RMWAH) has purchased a AU$13m pastoral property in the Northern Territory with the goal of funding the restoration and conservation of land through the sale of carbon rights and bio-diversity values. Bacon Range, Henbury Parks Australia. Photo credit ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... environmental and social performance. The environmental questions sought information on issues like waste, water and energy conservation, with a deeper exploration of the information than the first survey in 2009. This year, the survey also for the first ...