environment Archives - Natura Pacific

VIDEO: Back from the Brink S02 E01 – Plunkett Mallee

Sunday, 28 April 2019 by Natura Pacific

Back from the Brink is bringing you a brand new season of discovery! In this new episode of Back from the Brink, the first of Season 2, we discover the secret life of the Plunkett Mallee tree (Eucalyptus curtisii). This is a story of how an army of volunteers, ecologists, developers, prisoners, teachers and students

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Tagged under: Borallan training and correctional centre, community, environment, Eucalyptus curtisii, Lendlease Communities, logan, Natura pacific, plant trees, Plunkett Mallee, rare plant, Tafe Queensland

Plastic in everyday life – Let’s reduce the use!

Friday, 26 April 2019 by Natura Pacific

So Much Plastic! We see it on our beaches, in our street gutters and storm drains, wedged in trees, behind bushes and even in the stomachs of dead animals, yet for some reason we still use massive amounts of single use plastic on a daily basis. Humanity has created over 8.3 billion tons of plastic

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Tagged under: environment, Natura pacific, oceans, plastic, reduce reuse recycle, sustainability

VIDEO: Back from the Brink – Part 11: Swamp Orchid

Friday, 05 October 2018 by Natura Pacific

This stunning native orchid was once found up and down Australia’s east coast. Today, as a result of poaching and habitat loss, it is extremely rare. Learn what is being done to help the ongoing survival of this unique and beautiful Australian plant. The ‘Back from the Brink’ series is the first of its kind

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Tagged under: beautiful, coast, conservation, endangered orchid, endangered plant, environment, flowers, orchid, queensland, swamp, swamp orchid

VIDEO: Back from the Brink – Part 10: The Koala

Thursday, 30 August 2018 by Natura Pacific

The iconic and lovable koala is a species in trouble! In this latest episode of Back from the Brink we were privileged to speak with Dr Steve Phillips who has spent most of his career learning about these incredible creatures and what we can do to help protect them. The ‘Back from the Brink’ series

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Tagged under: Back from the Brink, conservation, cuddly, environment, Koala, koala conservation, koala habitat, Natura pacific, nature, save the koala, sleepy, steve phillips

World Environment Day – What is it all about?

Friday, 30 June 2017 by Natura Pacific

Just a week or two ago, we celebrated World Environment Day. Now, you’ve probably heard about “Earth Day”, but not as many of us have heard of “World Environment Day”. Why is that so? While both days have a similar objective, to help raise awareness for us all to help protect the environment, The are

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Tagged under: AAEE, Australian Association for Environmental Education, Earth Day, eco-action, environment, Natura education, Natura pacific, silkwood school, world environment day

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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Tagged under: award winner, environment, environmental education, environmental initiatives, gold coast, Kieran Richardt, More Gold Coast, Natura pacific, small business, social enterprise, UN Environment Day Awards

GroNATIVE – A new app to improve Queensland’s biodiversity

Friday, 30 September 2016 by Natura Pacific

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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Tagged under: apps and conservation, apps to identify species, australian gardening, biodiversity, environment, gardening, gardening with natives, Greening Australia, GroNATIVE, native plants, Natura pacific, technology and conservation

VIDEO: Habitat for the future – a visit to the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre nursery

Friday, 09 September 2016 by Natura Pacific

Join Mark and Desiree as they show you the fantastic work that is being done at the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre growing native seedlings to restore our waterway habitat. The Connecting Community for Waterways project is undertaken as a service to the community, and focuses on students and community collecting native seeds to provide as a

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Tagged under: Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre, biodiversity, catchments, connecting community for waterways, environment, habitat, healthy waterways awards, native plants, native seed collection, native seedlings, Natura pacific, restoration, seed collection, SEQ Catchments, waterways

VIDEO: The GroNATIVE App development caught on film

Wednesday, 10 August 2016 by Natura Pacific

The GroNATIVE app is happening and we are so excited! Take a sneak peek into some recent filming of the app’s development conducted here at Natura Pacific. The app, which is being created in collaboration with Griffith University, promotes the use of native plants in our gardens in order to improve biodiversity, reduce garden weed

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Tagged under: apps, apps and conservation, apps to identify species, biodiversity, environment, field guide, gardening australia, gardening with natives, Greening Australia, GroNATIVE, native plants, Natura pacific, sustainability

VIDEO: Exploring Banksia heath in the Logan Shire

Friday, 29 July 2016 by Natura Pacific

Take a moment to experience the sights and sounds of some beautiful Banksia heath tucked away in the Logan Shire. While enjoying the beauty of amazing native landscapes such as this, our Natura Consulting team are also working hard to ensure that our valuable natural areas are being protected as they should. If you are

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Tagged under: environment, environmental impacts, environmental planning, Logan Shire, native plants, natura consulting, Natura pacific, SEQ Catchments