Flying is an example of greenhouse gas emissions activity that will not achieve net zero by 2050. It’s emissions are likely to increase over the next 20 years. Terrestial CO2 abatement is not a long-term solution as the farm land it takes place on is needed for food production and to support the planet’s ecosystem functions.
Read MoreA comparison of two councils climate emergency plans one with emission reduction targets, the other without them.
Read MoreBy Patrick Francis In October 2023 the Macedon Ranges Shire Council requested submissions about its Draft Climate Emergency Plan 2023
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If re-written with a vision to embrace solutions to lower greenhouse gas emissions, abate carbon dioxide, use nature to address the Climate and Biodiversity emergencies, and encourage local food production, the Romsey Structure Plan would provide a blue print for sustainable development within town boundaries across the shire and give resident families the life styles they move to the shire to experience.
Read MoreWildlife rescues and road kills increasing as vehicle drivers maximum speed limit remains unaltered in wildlife hot spots.
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Natural Capital improvement on farms has been recognised as an important component of management by the NSW government.
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This FAO report provides an important scientific account of the role of soil biota in the soil food web and carbon flow between the atmosphere, plants and soil.
Read MoreVictoria’s state government departments responsible for maximum speed limits on minor rural roads and safety and welfare of wildlife do not recognize vehicles travelling to fast to avoid collisions with wildlife on minor rural roads, are the cause of an increasing number of wildlife road kills and injuries.
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The Australian sheep meat industry has already achieved a status of green house gas stabilisation.
Read MoreThe European Commission is about to settle on a new policy on methane which could have profound implications for ruminant livestock agriculture.
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Ruminant livestock industries are under pressure to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and strategies exist to help do this.
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There is a tendency to treat agriculture and forestry separately when addressing natural-resource concerns, but agroforestry offers a set of conservation and production technologies that can help to integrate forestry and agriculture efforts beyond carbon cycles, such as water quality and biological diversity.
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Many people are unaware that poison 1080 is the most environmentally sensitive and target-specific poison available to protect Australia’s vulnerable wildlife and ecosystems from feral animals, because it occurs naturally in over 30 species of native plants.
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By Patrick Francis Coinciding with the COP 21 Climate Change conference in Paris has been an increase in the number
Read MoreBy Patrick Francis The key objectives of any credible farm environmental management program should include recording, monitoring and evaluating trends
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Devastating at the time, the major floods of 2011 have since brought a vital benefit by recharging Australia’s depleted reserves
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The results of over-reliance on glyphosate in genetically modified (GM) crops in the US has driven home the unavoidable truth
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At the recent United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 2nd Scientific Conference in Germany scientists from around the world
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The number of initiatives that protect and restore forests, wetlands, and other water-rich ecosystems has nearly doubled in just
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By Patrick Francis One of the inconsistencies often found in the federal government’s policy development associated with agriculture, food processing
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Spring is the season when many landcare orientated farmers and land owners in parts of the Port Phillip and Westernport catchment area are reminded how little their voluntary efforts to provide ecosystems services are valued.
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