An Island of Discovery: Meet the Newly Found Species of Tree-Frogs
Friday, 12 May 2023
Five new species of tree-frog discovered in Papua New Guinea! Author: Nicholas Groenenberg Did you know that there are more than 7,500 identified frog species worldwide? So it seems unbelievable that yet another frog species, in fact, five new ones, have been discovered. Scientists from Griffith University and both Queensland and South Australian Museums have
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A review of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
The social, environmental and business benefits of going beyond compliance A review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), its ineffectiveness and the social and consumer demands for going above and beyond the Australian Government’s key environmental legislation. The current 10 year review of the EPBC Act is in its final
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Connecting people to nature – A challenge of the modern world
Monday, 07 August 2017
Humans have co-existed with other beings in the natural world for ages, but how would you define your connection with nature? Humans are born as a part of nature, and it explains why many of us tend to both crave and seek out ways of connecting with it. However, chances are for most of us,
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VIDEO: You can introduce this threatened species to your garden with GroNATIVE!
Friday, 24 February 2017
Growing native plants in your garden has the potential to not only create a beautiful environment but can also have so many benefits for your local biodiversity. In fact some of our beautiful native plants could use your help as some of them are not doing so well out there in the wild due to
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GroNATIVE app launched TODAY!
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Today saw the launch of the brand new GroNATIVE app designed for South East Queenslanders by Natura Pacific, Griffith University and the Queensland Government. The event was a great success with the Minister for Innovation the Honourable Ms Leeanne Enoch formally releasing the app to the public at Griffith University’s Red Zone at Southport. Natura
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Extinction is forever – and it is happening all around us
Wednesday, 07 December 2016
Is there anything scarier than the thought of being the last of your species? Many movies have been made about it; lone survivors in a wasteland, struggling to survive. Well, as fantastical as that sounds, it may not be such a farfetched notion as we would like to think. And of course there is the
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VIDEO: Our beautiful water birds – take a closer look
Friday, 28 October 2016
The Gold Coast is blessed with a huge network of of waterways and lake systems of both fresh and salt water, and even better, many are teeming with wildlife. In this video Rochelle shares an up close and personal glimpse of a few of our native water birds that are living in the freshwater lake
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VIDEO: Native beauty for your garden – GroNATIVE
Friday, 21 October 2016
The native beauty that Australia’s own plant life can offer often doesn’t receive the accolades it deserves! This is particularly the case when we look at what so many of us choose to plant in our gardens – because if we choose natives, we are are choosing to protect our precious biodiversity too! But very
VIDEO: Natura Pacific helping to inspire innovation and build partnerships
Friday, 14 October 2016
Natura Pacific are proud to be partnering with Griffith University in a project rich in innovation which will see technology playing a role to support improving the biodiversity of south east Queensland. This project received a valuable contribution of funding through the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Knowledge Transfer Partnerships program. This video, produced by the Queensland
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GroNATIVE – A new app to improve Queensland’s biodiversity
Friday, 30 September 2016
Beginning in 2016, Natura Pacific, partnering with Griffith University, was successfully awarded a grant to create a brand new app for south-east Queensland. As part of the Labor Government’s ‘Advance Queensland’ initiative, this project seeks to provide innovative and exciting new technology for people in south-east Queensland to bring back native vegetation. From private urban gardens
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