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Urban Forests, Wildlife and Biodiversity Webpage


This Webpage has been created to give a strong voice to all the people who are speaking for remnant canopy trees, biodiversity and the neighbourhood character of their area and, are not being heard, or their views valued. It is also to educate others as to how they can help the environment in their area.

Tree loss is only part of the on-going, incremental loss of remnant indigenous vegetation in urban areas. The concentration on trees in this Group is not intended to imply that trees are more important than other indigenous plants. Trees are emphasised because, in some urban areas, they are the only remnants of original bush land vegetation and their future survival is very important.



Save Knoxfield, Victoria 3180 - help stop Climate Change

Save Knoxfield Blog

Save Knoxfield and its remnant canopy trees

Climate Emergency Network

Social Network Urban Forests Victoria

Trees

Tree expert Dr Greg Moore

Gardening Australia - Dr Greg Moore on the importance of mature Trees

The benefits of trees

The value of an old growth tree for its hollow bearing characteristics

The Essentials of Tree Pruning by Dr Greg Moore

Greenfleet


Victoria

EPBC Act review - submissions due 19 December 2008

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts has commissioned an independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which is required to be reviewed every 10 years. This is the first review of the EPBC Act since its commencement on 16 July 2000. The review will assess the operation of the EPBC Act and the extent to which its objects have been achieved.

Community participation in the review is encouraged through public consultation sessions and opportunity to make submissions.

Public submissions are due 19 December 2008. Further information is available on the review Website, including how to make a submission, terms of reference and the discussion paper.

The Review

The Discussion Paper

Urban Forests Wildlife Victoria Group

Knox Environment Society

The Sustainable Living Festival Victoria

Gardens for Wildlife

Slow Food Victoria

Environment Defenders Office Victoria

Victoria Naturally Alliance

Victoria's Biodiversity White/Green Paper due in 2009

Victorian National Parks Association

Save our Suburbs (Victoria)

Locals into Victoria's Environment

New South Wales

If a tree falls in Woollahra; Urban forest in NSW

Australia

Survey Results of what people think

Who on Earth Cares by Cate Blanchett - a means of sending a letter to your local member

The Alternative Technology Association

The World

United Nations Environment Program - Biodiversity

United Nations System Wide Earth Watch - Forest loss

The girl (Severn Suzuki) who silenced the World at the United Nations 1992

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Updated 4 December 2008