by Briana Marino | May 1, 2024 | Community, Environment
You might not realise it, but biodiversity plays a huge role in our everyday lives. The diversity within species, between species, and between ecosystems across the world is incredibly important (IPBES, 2019). Biodiversity underpins many aspects of our lives,...
by Briana Marino—Environmental Scientist (Graduate) | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Environment, First Nations
While the weather generally starts to cool down in Perth during March, the Western and Central deserts remain hot, and it is time for Mulyamiji March. Mulyamiji is the Manyjilyjarra name for the Great Desert Skink (Liopholis Kintore); it is a reptile native to the...
by Aimee Smithers - Environmental Specialist (Graduate) | Apr 28, 2023 | Environment
The WA Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) was established to protect the environment from pollution and environmental harm through environmental protection policies and regulations that control land use and development throughout Western Australia (EPA,...
by Tamara Waddell | Mar 27, 2023 | Environment
Western Australia is renowned for its rich and diverse biodiversity, which holds significant cultural, environmental, and economic importance. It is home to an incredible number of endemic plants and animals – meaning many of the plants and animals occurring in WA...
by Beverley Davis - Environmental Specialist (Graduate) | Feb 23, 2023 | Environment
As climate change starts to create a more visible impact across the planet, Australia is committed to looking at ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the country. In support of Australia’s COP 27 commitments, the Federal Government has proposed that by 2050,...
