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Op-ed: Food security matters now more than ever

In this op-ed piece, ACT Minister for the Environment, Rebecca Vassarotti invites Canberrans to have their say on the Food and Fibre Strategy for the ACT, which looks at how to nurture a thriving, sustainable agriculture sector to bolster local food security.

Rapid response team tackles invasive species

Canberra’s environment is under threat from climate change and invasive species, but a newly established team will protect the environment.

UN says pollution more deadly than COVID

Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a UN environmental report published says, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals.

Jess Fordyce: My Favourite Things

2021 ACT Young Environmentalist of the Year Jess Fordyce is a 23-year-old waste advocate from the Bush Capital.

Gang-gang going, but not gone in the ACT

The gang-gang cockatoo is the ACT’s animal emblem, but bird numbers have fallen. The ACT is co-ordinating national recovery efforts.

Environment becomes human right in Australian first

The ACT will become the first Australian jurisdiction to recognise a healthy environment as a human right.

Jo Clay MLA: Our right to a healthy environment

In this op-ed piece, ACT Greens Member for Ginninderra, Jo Clay, argues the ACT Human Rights Act must recognise the right to a healthy environment.

World Wetlands Day: Canberrans take a walk on the wild side

Today is World Wetlands Day and a group of Canberrans celebrated with a guided walk through Jerrabomberra Wetlands as part of Landcare ACT's Wellbeing through Nature program.

Federal government allocates $50m to help protect koalas

The federal government will spend an extra $50 million over the next four years to pull east coast koalas back from the brink.

Orcas seen killing world’s largest mammal

Killer whales are hunting down and killing blue whales, the largest mammal to have ever lived on earth, Australian researchers have discovered.

Outback ‘full of life’ after rain

In the city, pigeons can be dismissed as "rats of the sky". In outback Australia, they're a rare and beautiful sight.

5 easy tips to be greener in 2022

Most of the time, small changes in your household can make a big difference, so here's 5 easy tips on how to be a little more green in 2022.

Local farmer John Ive leading environmental revolution

For over 40 years, local farmer John Ive has usually risen by 5am – sun or no sun- and is rarely back to the house until late in the afternoon. “I was up...

Local farmer named environmentalist of the year

Forty years of good land management on his property has earned farmer John Ive the title of 2021 ACT Environmentalist of the Year.

GreenLaw founder Annika Reynolds’ ‘has hope for the future’

Founding GreenLaw while still at ANU, Annika Reynolds is focused on empowering the next generation to be integral within climate action.

ACT attitudes towards EV ownership

Most ACT residents say that with climate change, moving towards EV's is important, a survey has found a lot of people see it as "unimportant".

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