Natura Pacific in Chile!
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Natura Pacific participated in the Exponor conference held in Antofagasta, Chile, on May 2015. Exponor is an international mining industry exposition and a conference held every two years that is focused on the presentation and exchange of information and expertise from companies in the industry. Companies ranged from material suppliers to waste management experts. Exponor brought together
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An Underwater Treasure: Seagrass Health and Abundance on the Gold Coast
Friday, 01 May 2015
The Seagrass Health and Abundance Study was undertaken by Natura Pacific in 2012 to develop a Seagrass Monitoring Program for the Gold Coast. The aim of the project was to develop cost effective methods for monitoring seagrass habitats as well as improve the understanding of how these habitats functioned and what may be threatening their
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Gold Coast Hidden Gem: The Guanaba Indigenous Protected Area
Friday, 13 March 2015
As discussed in a previous article, one of our Natura team was lucky enough to attend a native seed collection workshop which was run by SEQ Catchments working in cooperation with Greening Australia. This workshop was held on-site at the Guanaba Indigenous Protected Area (GIPA) and was hosted by the Ngarang-Wal Gold Coast Aboriginal Association
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Searching for the Source: Native Seed Collection
Wednesday, 04 March 2015
Recently one of our team had the opportunity to share in a day-long workshop on the art of native seed collection. This workshop was one of a series being provided to the community by SEQ Catchments working in cooperation with Greening Australia. A huge added benefit of the day was the opportunity to listen and
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Clearing Native Plants in Qld: New Framework means ‘Proceed with Caution’
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
The legislation governing the protection of Queensland’s native plants has been extensively reviewed with a view to coming up with a simplified and more effective means of addressing the impact of high risk activities as it relates to the conservation of our state’s native flora. The review aimed to comprehensively address those activities that pose
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Industry News: New Environmental Offset Framework in Queensland
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
On the 1st of July last year (2014) the Queensland government introduced a new environmental offset framework which delivers a more streamlined approach to how environmental offsets can be delivered. So how does this affect you as a developer? We have some handy hints to help you negotiate your way through and achieve the best outcome.
- Published in Consulting
Protecting Native Vegetation in Queensland’s Wild West
Wednesday, 04 February 2015
Our team here at Natura Consulting works hard to help preserve Queensland’s precious ecosystems. We are contracted by a number of organisations to help minimise environmental impacts. Recently this has seen us travel to the wild west of the state with intentions of protecting native vegetation. The Southern Brigalow Belt, which is one of Queensland’s
- Published in Consulting, GroNative
