ecology, sustainability, environmental education and exchange
We’re happy to be supporting the University of Southern Cross’ NOBURN Citizen Science project.
NOBURN is the first of its kind citizen science project involving Australian communities in data collection and predictive modelling of bushfires, garnering interest in the science behind bushfires and creating awareness of the fire-susceptibility of our forests.
To find out more about the project and how you can participate — check out Dr. Sam’s video… we hope join us in supporting the project.
Small changes alone won’t stop climate change, but your actions are still worthwhile and there has never been a better time than NOW!
While each of us have a minimal impact to the overall state of our Earth — if all of us make simple steps towards a lower carbon footprint we can collectively make a BIG difference.
Check out this insightful article from the Washington Post for ideas then get underway!
For many commercial and recreational fishers, marine protected areas (where fishing is excluded) are viewed with scepticism.
Critics have questioned the legitimacy of what is referred to as the spillover effect — where excluding fishing is hypothesised to produce ecological and/or commercial fishing benefits beyond the boundaries of the protected area.
But research published today in Science suggests fishing exclusion zones can benefit both fishers and the marine environment, and that fish yields for some species can be boosted up to several hundred kilometres away from the protected habitat.