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Cuts to global bluefin tuna catch announced

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

The worldwide fishing quota of Southern bluefin tuna has been cut by 20 per cent, following difficult negotiations at last week's meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna in South Korea.

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New national organic standard announced

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

A uniform, national approach to organic and biodynamic standards for farmers and producers has been announced, and is hoped to offer a new level of certainty and assurance for eco-minded shoppers.

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Australia's water supplies: what's going on?

Monday, 12 October 2009

Bickering between state governments has left Australian water supplies in a perilous state, according to a new report by the National Water Commission.

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Nature makes people more caring

Friday, 2 October 2009

The importance of green spaces has been highlighted in a new study that finds communing with nature makes us better people.

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World first: all known species documented by Aussie researchers

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

The only report in the world to document the planet's known plant and animal species - all 1,899,587 of them - has been compiled by Australian researchers.

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Google Earth brings climate into focus

Monday, 28 September 2009

Google has added a new focus on climate change to its Google Earth program, to help raise environmental awareness in the lead up to December's climate talks in Copenhagen.

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Eco-friendly race car: 'WorldFirst' of many?

Monday, 28 September 2009

With WorldFirst's eco-friendly race car set to debut on the 17th October, is the racing industry on the cusp of a green revolution?

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Young Australians want stronger action on climate change

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

A large-scale voting campaign has revealed Australian youths want the government to take stronger action on climate change through emissions targets.

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Climate mitigation needn't stifle development

Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Countries can develop while curtailing climate change if they are 'climate-smart', the World Bank has said in a major new report.

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Australian wines a carbon neutral world first

Monday, 21 September 2009

An Australian wine company claims to have become the first in the world to produce an entirely carbon neutral range of wines.

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