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| The Planning Institute of Australia | |
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The Planning Institute of Australia is the peak body representing professions involved in planning Australia’s cities, towns, regions and places. The Institute brings together professionals and organisations with a shared interest in 'the community, and the education, research and practices relating to the planned use of land, its associated systems, and of the natural and built environmental, social and economic impacts and implications of the use of land'. | |
| Environmental Reporting Tool | |
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This is a service provided by the Australian Government that allows the user to find out what evironmental assets of national significance are in a certain area. This includes identification of threatened species, important wetlands, heritage sites, pollutant emissions and more. | |
| Landscape Logic - e-newsletter | Landscape Logic is a research hub under the Commonwealth Environmental Research Facilities scheme, managed by the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. It is a partnership between six regional organisations, five research institutions and state land management agencies in Tasmania and Victoria. The aim of Landscape Logic is to improve the way decisions are made about land use and the resulting effects on water and vegetation. Landscape Logic is focusing on two major knowledge gaps in the current regional investment process. 1. Finding better ways to organise existing knowledge and assumptions about links between land management actions and environmental outcomes. 2. Improving our understanding of these links through historical studies of the effects of past private and public investment on environmental condition in two areas – water quality and native vegetation condition. Subscribe to the newsletter to keep up to date with activities of the hub. |
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International Cities, Town Centres & Communities Society Conference
The theme of the conference is: "Creating A Gold Medal Community".
World Sustainable Building Conference (SB08)
SB08 Melbourne will continue a traditional focus on technical developments and case studies. CSIRO (Australia's national research organisation), leading universities and research groups in Australia and from around the world, are all expected to release new research.
How well the research community interacts with industry and government has a significant impact on the speed of technology transfer and adoption of sustainable development concepts and technologies. A high level of engagement will guarantee that communities can enjoy liveable, viable and connected built environments through generations.
SB08 has a multifaceted program that builds strong and effective linkages across stakeholder groups to advance sustainability knowledge and practice through market and industry transformation. Site visits of leading-edge Australian commercial, residential and industrial developments are planned.
Going Green Expo
Going Green Expo is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest products, services and new technologies available for every Australian industry and household to reduce environmental impact, greenhouse emissions, climate change and contribute to a healthier planet.
IAIA (International Association for Impact Assessment) 28th Annual Meeting
The conference theme is: The Art and Science of Impact Assessment and the program aims to highlight how the various instruments of impact assessment can assist developers, industry, decision-makers, development cooperation providers, and the public to integrate environmental, social, and other concerns in the fields of: • Climate change • Energy issues • Water • Resource development • Tourism • Land use planning, transportation, landscape and aesthetics • Coastal zone planning and management • Development cooperation • Poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals • Environmental impact of trade agreements • Environmental practice in Australia and New Zealand.
National Tree Day
National Tree Day, proudly sponsored by Toyota and the AMP Foundation, is Australia's biggest community tree-planting event. Since Tree Day started in 1996 more than 1.5 million volunteers have planted over 11.5 million native trees and shrubs!
10th International Congress of Ecology (INTECOL)
INTECOL's theme is: Ecology in a Changing Climate. Two Hemispheres - One Globe. The Congress will be hosted by the Ecological Society of Australia in partnership with the New Zealand Ecological Society. This is the first time that an International Congress of Ecology will have been held in the southern Hemisphere. Ecologists from around the world will explore how global climate change has impacted, and will further impact, ecosystems and their vital services to human communities. They will explore unique features of ecosystems in the southern and northern hemispheres but look for common elements in a search for solutions to this looming problem. Symposia will represent all scales of ecology from individual organisms to landscapes, and report on a diversity of ecosystems from marine to freshwater aquatic systems and terrestrial ecosystems from arid to rainforest and from polar to tropical. The meeting will bring expert ecological commentary on a range of vital processes including land and water use, sea level change, restoration of ecosystems, biotic invasions, changing water patterns, urban ecology and fire ecology. It will include discussions on long term monitoring of ecosystems, on incorporating ecological knowledge into policy, on integrating indigenous knowledge into conventional science, and on communicating ecological information to a broader community.
Enviro 08: Australasia's Environmental & Sustainability Conference & Exhibition
Enviro 08 is the premier national conference in Australia dealing with Environmental and Sustainability issues. It is a major initiative of the Australian Water Association and the Waste Management Association of Australia designed specifically by industry for industry.
Since its inception in 2000, Enviro has been a platform for promoting change through ideas, the sharing of knowledge, information and practical resources to better equip those facing the challenges of climate change in all its manifestations.
There is no doubt that our leaders in government, industry and business together with water, waste, energy and sustainability practitioners are facing major challenges in their response to climate change and global warming.
