The Animal Communicator, Anna Breytenbach What if you could talk to animals and have them talk back to you? Anna Breytenbach has dedicated her life to what she calls interspecies communication. She sends detailed messages to animals through pictures and …
Climate Change and the South West of Western Australia
At a time when the NSW government has introduced its controversial Land Management Act which makes it easier for landowners to remove trees, a gently reminder re the consequences of this decision comes from Western Australia. There the woodlands have …
Australian Agriculture and its future
Anika Molesworth is a young 28 year old from Broken Hill who in 2015 was selected as the Australian Young Farmer of the Year. Anika is currently completing her PhD. Her pet interests concern equity for farmers in Australia and …
A Farmer Case Study – Sam Johnson, Young, NSW
Location: Between Boorowa and Young on the South West Slopes of NSW Size: 1500 Ha Soils: Alluvial on the flats and light sodic clay subsoils with low pH on the slopes. Traditionally runs 4-5 dse/ha. Enterprises: 210 Angus cows; 30 …
Good News …
Now to the good news: Across the world we are seeing farmers and communities resisting the corporate takeover of seeds, soils, water and food. And we are also witnessing inspiring stories about the successes of agroecology: a model of agriculture …
What is nature worth to humans?
This is a useful question the answer of which could alter the way we manage the environment. The following report by Balakrishna Pisupati, Coordinator, Biodiversity, UNEPDELC (27th July 2016) provides some hints as to the answer. If there is one …
Thoughts on climate change & the greening of the economy
The green economy is being put forth as a model to solve ecological and economic crises. But can it really? Thomas Fatheuer, Lili Fuhr and Barbara Unmüßig of the Heinrich Böll Foundation set out to explore the basic assumptions, hypotheses …
Clueless and careless about the environment
by Richard Kingsford There is a yawning gap between scientific understanding of our environment and public policy, and it is not just confined to climate change, where long-term benefits of effective policy are a casualty to debate about short-term costs. …