Adelaide becomes a National park city

The international National Park City Foundation has awarded Adelaide National Park City status, making Adelaide the first in Australia and second in the world (after London). The Adelaide National Park City movement aims to be a place where people and nature are better connected. Adelaide National Park City area covers all of Greater Adelaide, extending across the northern plains, eastern hills, southern vales and out into the marine environment. All about London National Park City….     LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

Facts about …. Insects

https://youtu.be/y3mW82UnwCo Insects don’t have bones or a backbone like us. … All insects have three parts: the head, the thorax, which is the middle part, and the abdomen, or end part. Insects have two antennae. … Spiders are not insects. … All insects hatch from eggs. … All insects go through the same life cycle. Some insects groups   Australia : Australian Entomological Society United Kingdom : Buglife Insect Week – Insect Week 2022 dates announced The Royal Entomological Society is...

Great wildlife magazines

    1. Forest & Bird 2.  Asian Geographic 3. Geographical UK  4. TRAFFIC wildlife network 5. National Geographic 6. BBC Wildlife Magazine 7. Green Teacher 8. Australian Geographic 9. Environmental Education Journal  10. Wildlife Australia magazine         LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

World Book Day

Books are everything  “Some people like to read the biographies of the most influential people in history, like Martin Luther King or Mahatma Ghandi. Some people like novels that send chills down their spines, from goth horror novels like Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” to Stephen King’s epistolary novel, “Carrie”. Some prefer the classics, like “Pride and Prejudice” or the “Old Man and the Sea”. But regardless of the kind of books you like the most, the indisputable truth is that the...

Celebrating Seaweek – connecting with our Seas

NZAEE Seaweek – Kaupapa Moana – is New Zealand’s annual national week celebrating the sea.   Sat. 5 March – Sun. 13 March 2022   Started by the Marine Education Society of Australasia (now part of NZAEE), Seaweek was first held in New Zealand in 1992. Since then, Seaweek has been directed by NZAEE members and volunteers with support from a wide range of individuals, groups, and organisations. And more recently, starting in 2019, Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (MERC) has been at the helm managing and...

Earth futures festival

An international film and video festival showcasing the role of geoscience in our sustainable future. Earth Futures Festival connects geoscience and the arts raising international awareness of the role Earth Science plays in building our sustainable future. LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

Rabbit plague and how to handle

Rabbits are an enormous problem for Australian ecosystems – they’re a major threat to 322 species of plants and animals already at risk of extinction. This is more than double the number of species threatened by cats and foxes. The Conversation investigation To keep rabbit numbers down, many land managers roll out rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus, a powerful biocontrol. Land managers play a crucial role in conserving the environment and managing pest species – their involvement is essential to the...

Covid : Cows, not wildlife, the problem

A new IUCN report by the Species Survival Commission finds that contact with and trade of domesticated animals and their products are by far the most frequent source of recurring human illness. While less evidence exists tracing zoonotic disease cases to direct interactions with wildlife, risks linked to poorly regulated trade remain a concern. The new report – Situation analysis on the roles and risks of wildlife in the emergence of human infectious diseases – was published by the International...

Threatened wetlands in Paraguay’s Lake Ypacaraí raise legal questions

Wetlands surrounding the protected Lake Ypacaraí in Paraguay are being filled in to allow for the construction of housing and tourism projects. In addition to providing habitats for countless species of flora and fauna, the wetlands act as a filter for freshwater and help control flooding and erosion. The projects were approved by the Ministry of Environment, sparking outcry from congressmen who want to know if protected area laws are being ignored in favor of urban development. Urban development projects...

BirdLife working with Belarusian partner APB

Belarus is now one of the world’s leaders in peatlands restoration, and work on ecological rehabilitation of peatlands continues. And APB has worked hand-in-hand with the government to support that work. The numbers speak for themselves – more than 17,200 hectares of drained peatlands have been re-wetted. APB funded work to increase the area of the priceless Almany Mires Nature Reserve, an Important Bird and Biodiversity area (IBA), by 10,000 hectares, bringing it to a total of almost 104,000 hectares,...

What’s in a name …

It is our good fortune and legacy to have both Māori and scientific names to describe the natural world around us. By Ann Graeme    In our native forest grows a moss, the largest moss  in the world. Most pākehā simply call it the “giant moss”. That is not very original. Scientists have named it Dawsonia superba. “Superb” is quite eloquent for a scientific name, and  “Dawson” is a tribute to Dawson Turner, a distinguished British botanist and moss expert. That is mildly interesting. Māori...

Earth Hour a month away….Saturday, 26 March

  Every year, millions of people across the planet turn off the lights between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm on the last Saturday in March, this annual tradition is known as ‘Earth Hour’. The goal of this activity is to spread awareness about sustainability and climate change. This Earth Hour, we’re calling on people from all nations to sign up and join a worldwide community of millions supporting stronger action on climate change.  Everyone has the power to Shape Our...