Natura Pacific recognised at the 2016 Queensland Premier’s Sustainability Awards
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
by Natura Pacific
A big thank you to Blank GC for recently sharing an article covering Natura Pacific’s recent recognition in the annual Queensland Premier’s Sustainability Awards for 2016. The team here at Natura were honoured to receive a ‘Highly Commended’ award in recognition of our achievements in sustainability and contributions to the community and the environment. Take
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VIDEO: Native stingless bees – Rescue and recovery (Part 4)
Monday, 09 January 2017
by Natura Pacific
In this video (part 4 of 5 videos) we watch as Mark and Kieran work together to cut the tree that contains a native bee hive so that it can be safely and carefully relocated away from the clearing works that would have otherwise have seen this hive destroyed. In this case the skilled work
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Natura Pacific in 2016 – A small team doing BIG things
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
by Natura Pacific
2016 has been a big year for the team here at Natura Pacific, and apart from the variety of wonderful projects, partners and collaborators we have been involved with, some of the highlights have included the recognition of the work we do through several prestigious awards. The Waterways Field Guide Project was a joint initiative
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VIDEO: Native stingless bees – Rescue and recovery (Part 3)
Monday, 12 December 2016
by Natura Pacific
In this third video of the series, Kieran shows how the native beehive is prepared in the field for translocation away from its current site, which is due to be cleared for development. In this way the bees, and any other fauna located in this area will be carefully relocated to another location prior to
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VIDEO: Native stingless bees – Rescue and recovery (Part 2)
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
by Natura Pacific
Welcome back to our video series all about the translocation of a hive of native stingless bees. This is part 2 of a five part series (click on these links to see Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5). In this video Kieran runs through what equipment he is preparing for the rescue and
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Getting amongst it – Natura attend some inspiring events
Friday, 18 November 2016
by Natura Pacific
The Natura Pacific team have had a busy couple of months and have been lucky enough to have been invited to be a part of several events, some local and some further afield. Here is a quick run down of what happened at the 2016 Gold Coast Landcare Forum, the 2016 Banksia Awards Finalists’ Announcement
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VIDEO: Native stingless bees – Rescue and recovery (Part 1)
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
by Natura Pacific
Did you know that Australia has it’s very own native bees? They are much smaller and harder to spot than the traditional honey bees that have been introduced here, nor do they deliver the sometimes nasty sting that their Europen cousins do. In fact our native bees are a critically important part of the ecological
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Natura Pacific features in ‘More Gold Coast’
Friday, 04 November 2016
by Natura Pacific
The work of Natura Pacific appeared recently in a feature article published by ‘More Gold Coast’. This article was a wonderful reflection of the achievements and initiatives that our small Gold Coast business has accomplished over the last 10 years as a result of the passion and enthusiasm of our small but dedicated team. Click here
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VIDEO: Koala habitat surveys – A close encounter
Thursday, 20 October 2016
by Natura Pacific
Our Natura Consulting field team spend a lot of time doing work focused on locating and monitoring koala habitat, so it is a memorable day when they get to encounter a koala using the habitat they are so familiar with. One of our consultants, Mick recently had this pleasure and was keen to share the
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Sustainability Education – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
by Natura Pacific
In 2013, Natura Pacific worked with the AusCongo Network in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, central Africa, to bring about online environmental workshops to help the community with their farming. This program used Skype video-conferencing to schedule 1-2 hours per week in environmental education for rural farmers and interest community stakeholders. The program covered
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