by Briana Diopenes | Oct 27, 2021 | Environment
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) is the water resource management agency for the state of Western Australia. Water resources are currently managed under six separate acts (DWER, 2017c): Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984;Rights in Water and...
by Alice Hopson – Environmental Specialist | Sep 17, 2021 | Environment
It was a long time ago when I first visited Kakadu, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed; fresh out of my first three years at University. I was full to the brim with giddy, somewhat misplaced yet enthusiastic conservationism boiling in my blood. I wanted to save everything...
by Sophie Monaco – Senior Environmental Specialist | Sep 10, 2021 | Environment
Compliance refers to the action of adhering to an official requirement (Merriam-Webster, 2021). When discussing environmental compliance, this refers to adhering to legislation, regulations or requirements which specifically relate to environmental factors. This...
by Rafael Louzeiro – GIS/Environmental Specialist | Aug 26, 2021 | Environment
Since the industrial revolution, there has been a demand for plastic products and packaging across the world. This is mainly due to the properties of plastics because they are easy to transport, extremely durable, can be resistant to chemical products and act as...
by Briana Diopenes – Graduate Environmental Specialist | Aug 13, 2021 | Environment
Pollution is the release of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (heat, sound, or radioactivity) into the environment at a rate faster than it can be dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or stored into some harmless form (Nathanson, 2021)....
by Samantha Mickan – Environmental Advisor | May 27, 2021 | Environment
What is Biosecurity? As defined by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), biosecurity is the management of the risk of animal and plant pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading to protect our economy,...
