ICON Science Research Group, RMIT University | Part of @ARC_CEED @TSR_Hub @CAULHub @RMIT_CUR | Led by Sarah Bekessy @sbekessy

Joined June 2014
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Many cities fail the 3-30-300 benchmark for urban nature. The ‘3’ is often met and the ‘300’ is patchy due to poor tree canopy coverage. Cities need better planting conditions and governance to support tree growth @_ficus @TerrEcolGroup @geoconR @sbekessy nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Overseas, the ‘3-30-300' city planning rule is increasingly seen as critical to human health and wellbeing. But new research from @RMIT has found Sydney and Melbourne are failing when it comes to one key component - tree cover. au.news.yahoo.com/two-aussie…
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New paper from ICON Science @RMIT_CUR @HughStanford1 @HollyKirk @GeorgiaGarrard @HurleyJoe
📢Our OA research shows informal green spaces (IGS) are an integral part of the #urbanNature landscape, contributing as much as formal green spaces to species richness!🌿 Using crowdsourced data we assessed how different #greenspace supports birds & plants link.springer.com/article/10…
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Replying to @mb_dahlstrom
@mb_dahlstrom you’ve nailed this article - such an important message about caring for nature in our scramble to build more houses @ICON_Science @Biodivcouncil @RMIT_CUR
Melbourne has a bold new suite of housing reforms, and while they appear to have been created with good intentions, a leading urban planning expert has spotted a "big" omission. “None of them are actually good for nature." - @sbekessy au.news.yahoo.com/big-error-…
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Businesses need to jump into nature reporting - yes, it's complex, but there are simple approaches and datasets available so there's no excuse (& the planet can't wait) @Biodivcouncil @ICON_Science @RMIT_CUR @BrenWintle @EconOConnor theconversation.com/yes-natu… via @ConversationEDU
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Here at the global nature positive summit in Sydney - excited about our Built Environment session coming up soon - hoping for some tangible ways forward for the development industry to embrace nature positive @ICON_Science @RMIT_CUR @Biodivcouncil
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The environment matters. Email the PM and tell him that it is time to work with the Senate crossbench to get a strong EPA. pm.gov.au/contact This is the week that negotiations and decisions are being made. Like and share if you want to see a strong EPA with teeth!
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MAGPIES, EAGLES, OWLS & TAWNYS POISONED - BUNNINGS, STOP SELLING SGAR RODENTICIDES! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/8Qw7M89Pyt via @ChangeAUS
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One day (soon?) 'everyday nature' will be a basic human right. Read our new paper for the latest on how to rethink design of cities to build everyday nature into the urban fabric conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.c… @Biodivcouncil @RMIT_CUR @GeorgiaGarrard @RewildingOZ @livingbuilding
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📢 Our new OA research shows spatially targeting new green spaces to connect bigger patches of habitat can maximise investment for #urbanbiodiversity @_ficus explains it nicely! vimeo.com/941090209 🌱🗺️🐝🐦🦗 Paper with @sbekessy @GeorgiaGarrard here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Our cities’ secret gardens: we connect with nature in neglected green spaces just as much as in parks, explain @HughStanford1 and @HollyKirk Read here: theaustraliatoday.com.au/our… @DrAmitSarwal @Pallavi_Aus @rishi_suri @RMIT @JacintaAllanMP @opdwivedi82
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Great to see some movement with NSW's nature laws, but does this really go far enough when it comes to habitat destruction?
NSW biodiversity conservation laws are getting an overhaul. New commitments by @PennySharpemlc @ChrisMinnsMP address many major issues enabling ongoing nature loss in NSW, such as the biodiversity offsets scheme - but there are still significant gaps, such as inadequate action to address land clearing. Learn more: biodiversitycouncil.org.au/n…
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Research from ICON scientists @HughStanford1 @HollyKirk @RMIT_CUR in the @ConversationEDU today! #urbanNature #natureConnection #citizenscience
Check out this summary of our recent work on the value of informal green space for human-nature interaction! 🌱🕵️‍♀️🍃🚶‍♀️💚 theconversation.com/our-citi…
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This paper describes transdisciplinary collaboration between @DEECA_Vic @ICON_Science @BehaviourWorksA @RMIT_CUR #ARIscience pertaining to the Victorians Value Nature framework ari.vic.gov.au/research/peop…
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📢 OA #urbanNature research by @HughStanford1 hot off the press! With @HurleyJoe @GeorgiaGarrard we use #citsci data to explore where people are connecting with nature in informal green spaces across Melbourne - it's surprisingly often! Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.…
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