#regeneration — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.laviezine.com/1634275/regeneration-is-the-new-sustainability-in-japan-tokyo-tatemono-unveils-new-living-lab/ Regeneration is the New Sustainability in Japan: Tokyo Tatemono Unveils New ‘Living Lab’ #Economy&Tech #Editor'sPick #environment #ESG #FutureFoodInstitute #howgood #innovation #regeneraction #regeneration #sustainability #SustainableFood #Tokyo #TokyoLivingLab #UrbanDesign

https://www.laviezine.com/1634275/regeneration-is-the-new-sustainability-in-japan-tokyo-tatemono-unveils-new-living-lab/ Regeneration is the New Sustainability in Japan: Tokyo Tatemono Unveils New ‘Living Lab’ #Economy&Tech #Editor'sPick #environment #ESG #FutureFoodInstitute #howgood #innovation #regeneraction #regeneration #sustainability #SustainableFood #Tokyo #TokyoLivingLab #UrbanDesign

Kahneman and Tversky researched the science of error and still made errors.


https://slate.com/technology/2016/12/kahneman-and-tversky-researched-the-science-of-error-and-still-made-errors.html

 #commons #uusitalous #p2p #neweconomy #regeneration #dework #cosmolocal

Kahneman and Tversky researche...

@pressenza.com
Music has always been a messenger and change agent.
Radical which is how jazz may be described, is becoming recognised as a needed new "normal".
#doughnuteconomy #cosmolocalism #regeneration #equality

Regen Melbourne

I can’t believe I have not written about Regen Melbourne before. I have been loosely involved with them from the beginning and the crafting of their original co-created vision statement, based on Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics model. I have also had the pleasure of being part of some of their workshops, and they have also been of great help and support with my own personal regeneration project.

Over the years, Regen Melbourne’s work has steadily evolved and now coalesces around three key Earthshots. An Earthshot is a declaration of intent to solve complex social and ecological challenges. Earthshots recognise that social and ecological regeneration are inseparable. They set an ambition of possibility, coherence of a collective response, and agitation of the conditions we operate within. Earthshots are whole-of-city in scope, long-term in commitment, and open to many entry points.

Each Earthshot has six key qualities.

Wildly Ambitious

Because the scale of the challenges demand it. We are all invested in the social and ecological future of this place.

Systems-oriented

Looking at the conditions we need not just outputs. Oriented towards multi-benefits not single solutions.

Whole-of-city

No one organisation can own the scope of the Earthshot. We are interconnected, so too must our response be.

Coherence, not consensus

There is no blueprint. Forward-leaning action looks like smart collaboration, not waiting for everyone to agree.

Long-term and open

Committed to building broad support over time. An Earthshot is a platform for entry points, not a closed project.

Of and for Melbourne

These Earthshots are in service to place. They build on what makes this city thrive and centre care for our future.

The current Earthshots they are focussing on are:

Swimmable Birrarung
A thriving and swimmable Birrarung, from source to sea
300,000 Streets
A city of participatory and truly liveable streets
Nourished Neighbourhoods
A network of resilient local food economies across our city

You can find a load more about all of this on their website but what caught my eye recently was this particular article, The Power of Participation: Strengthening the civic muscle of Greater Melbourne. [LINK] The author, Joel Backwell, covers a lot of ground in this post talking about Participatory Urbanism in Melbourne, from “what we are seeing” now, to “where to from here”. For anyone living in Melbourne it’s a great snapshot of some of the wonderful projects and orgs operating on the ground and the work they are doing. The article asks the big questions about participation as well as explaining its importance. Something I have done in previous posts: HERE and HERE

“What we are interested in is how all this participation comes together, in service of Greater Melbourne. How intentional must we be in directing this participation towards influencing and shaping power? Or is it enough to just create opportunities for people to come together to discuss what matters to them and their neighbourhoods, and then let a thousand flowers bloom? Can we expect that participation, in response to societal and environmental challenges, will organically scale up to political action? Or will it require organisations like Regen Melbourne to help join the dots, bring these spheres of activity together and build new spaces and institutions for collaboration and collective decision-making at a city scale?“

I’ll wrap this up here because I hope I’ve given enough reasons to go and read the post and check out more about what Regen Melbourne is doing in general on their website here: https://regen.melbourne They have their fingers in a lot of pies, so for anyone interested in Climate Change, Social Justice, or Regeneration, you will find loads of stuff to dive into: Climate Change Exchange – Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box – Connected Corridors – School Streets

Other links

You can follow The REGEN Gazette here: https://regen.melbourne/the-gazette
The People’s Plan for Footscray https://peoplesplanfootscray.net/
McKinnon and Foundations for Tomorrow https://foundationsfortomorrow.org
Doing Co: https://doingco.org/

“This cyclic concept of #history results in a strange mixture of resignation and hope. #Resignation - because the crisis of #civilization is inevitable. #Hope - because it is only one phase in the swinging of the #historical #pendulum and will be followed by a period of #regeneration.”

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3mucrapulcc2z

A volcano of their very own: Mount Elephant

Showers of fiery red, molten volcanic bombs streaking through the air, rivers of flowing lava across the land. This chaotic, noisy and spectacular scene is not Hawaii or Iceland today but Victoria, 180,000 years ago.

At 240 m above sea level the almost perfect cone of Mount Elephant, on Eastern Maar Country at Derrinallum, is one remnant of this explosive time in the state’s history. For millions of years molten rock erupted from over 400 fissures, rifts and cones across Western Victoria, many witnessed and recorded by First Peoples.

Huge volumes of lava flowed across the land. The rock, basalt, was used by settlers to build stone walls and houses, and was crushed for developing roads and farm tracks.

Twenty-five years ago, members of the communities surrounding Mount Elephant rallied to protect this extraordinary place.

“It has a lot of meaning to the community – it really came from the heart. At some of the meetings people were in tears,” says Lesley Brown, Treasurer of the Mount Elephant Committee of Management, volunteers who have been caring for the mountain since it became a Trust for Nature reserve.”

Originally from Melbourne, Lesley moved to Derrinallum to become a dairy farmer with her husband. When Mount Elephant came up for sale in 2000, the community held several meetings to discuss purchasing Mount Elephant. The desire to keep the mountain as part of the community and for recreation was overwhelming, and for Mount Elephant to be restored to its state before European colonisation.

Assisted by a then-Trustee and community member, Trust for Nature formed a partnership to raise $200,000 to purchase Mount Elephant and manage the reserve. Volunteers door-knocked in the local community, a media campaign was launched, and through this $100,000 was raised in five months by the community. Trust for Nature contributed to the balance.

“It was the right thing to do,” Lesley says. “The previous owners wanted it to go to the community. If we hadn’t bought it some other private owners would have.”

The answer involved artistic detective work, using the paintings and sketches of Austrian-born painter Eugene von Guerard. These show that the mountain was likely covered in a woodland of banksias, she oaks, Blackwoods and Manna Gums, with shrubby Sweet Bursaria, Tree Violet and native grasses growing amongst the trees. This is a rare habitat today in Victoria, and much of what remains is degraded. A management plan developed by the Centre for Environmental Management, University of Ballarat, documents the plants and animals that would have lived on Mount Elephant, and how to restore it.

Over the past 25 years volunteers have planted thousands of trees and grasses. Rabbits have been baited and warrens removed. Weeds have been sprayed. The changes have been remarkable: from hundreds and thousands of rabbits, there are now only a handful.

“When we first started there was nothing – it was brown and full of rabbit warrens. Now it’s green and there are lots of trees. People said, ‘You’ll never get rid of the rabbits, you’ll never get rid of the weeds’ – but we have,” says Lesley.

Wildlife is returning, including Wedge-tailed Eagles, wallabies, and kangaroos. This is posing an interesting dilemma: the kangaroos are eating freshly planted trees, which now need to be guarded and fenced. But both are signs that Mount Elephant’s recovery is well on the way.

Walking tracks have been installed, and a visitor center open on Sunday a ernoons, and at other times by request, provides information about this fascinating place and the work that goes into looking after it. Lesley is particularly energised by the people who visit Mount Elephant, including groups of students from local schools and the commitment of the Mount Elephant committee.

“How many people have the opportunity to do what we have done?” says Lesley. “We just get on with the job and then you look back and think ‘The trees are growing, we did that’. It’s a legacy to leave behind for the future, so that future generations can continue to enjoy this place.”

This article has been entirely reproduced from the original here: https://trustfornature.org.au/a-volcano-of-their-very-own-mount-elephant/
Check out the Trust For Nature website and see some of the other great work they are doing all over Australia.
And perhaps even consider signing up to help support their work.

• A volcano of their very own: Mount Elephant
• Unique conservation course for First Peoples celebrates 10 years 
• Celebrating the caretakers of Ralph Illidge Sanctuary
• Victorian landholders to lead massive conservation effort 
• Haven of abundance

Bacteria infecting the #intestine are recognized by epithelial and immune cells. This study shows that adult #Drosophila midgut intestinal stem cells recognize pathogenic bacteria via the PGRP proteins, promoting #regeneration.
https://plos.io/3SuoWnG

Climate-saving wonder – or €240m vanity bauble that ages like milk? The rocks set to hit Rotterdam docks
By Catherine Slessor

MVRDV – the firm behind Marble Arch Mound – says Rotterdam ROCKS! will inspire visitors to live sustainably. But in an era when the greenest building is the one that already exists, this tottering cairn looks set to misfire

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/25/rotterdam-rocks-mvrdv

#Architecture #Artanddesign #Culture #Netherlands #Climatecrisis #Regeneration #Environment #TheGuardian #CatherineSlessor

Climate-saving wonder – or €240m vanity bauble that ages like milk? The rocks set to hit Rotterdam docks https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/25/rotterdam-rocks-mvrdv #Architecture #ArtAndDesign #Culture #Netherlands #ClimateCrisis #Regeneration #Environment

The Reason Many People Don’t Volunteer (It’s Not Time)

Last week I was sat in a room filled with a load of really passionate people who had come together to discuss creating a Community Newspaper. The ideas were flowing. The questions were flying about and the enthusiasm was there. But when it came to the crunch; “Hands up who wants to be part of the initial steering committee?” all that momentum came crashing to a halt. The hands did not come up.

It’s easy to think “Nobody has the time” and that’s the problem, but there is a bigger issue that holds people back. People don’t like to let other people down. Not wanting to let people down is perhaps a bigger barrier to getting people to volunteer than time.

This morning I got a very similar response talking to a gentleman about a regeneration project in my local park. He was initially reluctant to sign up because he just didn’t know if he could commit the time needed to the project. When I explained that he wasn’t obligated to come to every event and he could pick the ones that suited him, he was happy to sign up.

This is not a new observation to anyone working in this field. It’s called “commitment anxiety” or “anticipatory guilt.”: the fear that saying yes means taking responsibility for others’ expectations. When people worry about letting down their neighbours, friends, or community members who are counting on them, the social cost of failing outweighs the benefit of contributing.

On top of this there are a few other dimensions to this problem.

Social Risk vs. Practical Constraint: The “no time” explanation is socially safer. It’s concrete and feels less personal. Admitting fear of disappointing others would mean admitting vulnerability. So “time” becomes the convenient public reason while the real barrier sits beneath the surface.

Diffused Responsibility Paradox: Ironically, the stronger the group enthusiasm, the harder it can be for individuals to commit. When everyone seems passionate and capable, each person may think “someone else will take this lead.” The momentum of collective excitement can actually suppress individual action because nobody wants to stand out or fail publicly. This feels very much like what I experienced in the Community Newspaper meeting.

Perfectionism in Community Projects: Community initiatives carry emotional weight beyond transactional tasks. People worry they’ll damage relationships if the project struggles, not just that a deadline might be missed. That stakes-raising makes the ask more daunting than a typical volunteer opportunity.

So, is there anything we can learn from this? Are there any tips or tricks to get people to volunteer that sidestep these issues?

Small, time-bound trial commitments: EG “It’s just for 6 weeks, then we reassess” This lowers the perceived risk and gives people a really clear escape route, after 6 weeks. And then they can say “I don’t have time…” Instead of “join the steering committee,” try “come to one planning session next Thursday.” Each micro-commitment builds identity alignment and people start seeing themselves as someone who shows up. Once that self-image forms, larger commitments feel like a natural extension rather than a leap.

Making roles modular rather than monolithic: Let’s people contribute pieces without owning outcomes. Let’s people decide what they do, and when, so they feel like they are in control. Instead of giving people a task, ask them “What do you want to do?” and invite them to commit on their own terms. Also in an established organisation you can create a Shadowing Option so people can understand the scope before committing, offering a “shadow” role first.

Explicitly naming the fear: “I know saying yes feels daunting right now but…” This can reduce its power. Make it clear that quitting in 12 weeks is better than contributing nothing at all. Normalise exit on-ramps. Make leaving frictionless and guilt-free from the outset. Something like: “Anyone who joins the steering committee can step back at any point, no explanation needed.” When people know the door swings open both ways, commitment feels less like a trap. The irony is that making it easy to leave often makes people stay longer.

So that’s it. I wish I had all that in my head last week! For my Regen project simply getting people onto a mailing list is the big thing. Allowing people to passively sit in the background as potential volunteers until the day comes when they are in a position to volunteer pays off.

RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@mustapipa/117137230074004940

If economics can be said to speak, it needs to shout LOUDLY about proper green regeneration (rather than plant-a-tree make-work): “Scientists found that natural #forest regeneration delivered substantial carbon and #biodiversity benefits and could be up to 96% cheaper than traditional tree-planting programs.” 🌳🪾🌲🌴🎄

Fabulous news - thanks so much for sharing! 😀🙏🏻

#regeneration #forestRegeneration #costBenefit #carbonSink #RoI

Astrozyten könnten sich nach Hirnverletzungen gezielt erneuern: Forschende der Universität Zürich beobachteten bei Mäusen, wie neue Zellkerne entlang regenerativer Astrozyten-Fortsätze in die geschädigte Region wandern. 🧠🔬 Fortschritt im Verständnis von Reparaturmechanismen—und potenziell neue Therapieansätze. #Neurowissenschaften #Hirnforschung #Regeneration #Medizin #NatureNeuroscience https://www.nau.ch/news/forschung/astrozyten-erneuern-geschadigtes-hirngewebe-67162323

Wow, at the beginning of Destiny of the Daleks Part 1, Romana is trying on different bodies for her #Regeneration. Though the brunette form she had in the previous episode is much more interesting 😺 So, yes, apparently I'm surveying all of the companions of #ClassicWho as part of my own cycle.

Hope for a wilder Britain with George Monbiot.
"For me, the driver has always been love. It's been a love of thriving nature, it's been a love of rich and interesting landscapes and it's been this despair at seeing so few of them in our own country."

Reading George Monbiot's book 'Feral' a decade ago opened Ben Goldsmith's eyes to the truly dire state of nature in #Britain, and to the notion that #rewilding.
#Nature #Regeneration
https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/rewilding-the-world-with-ben-goldsmith/ede9e000-c766-013b-f42e-0acc26574db2/hope-for-a-wilder-britain-with-george-monbiot/adcedc44-5aa9-4dfc-9ac3-c4758355ca0f

You can now access all replays of the International Festival Of Wild & Kind Ideas from May 2026 - hosted by #MoragGamble - in exchange for your email and an optional financial contribution:

https://permacultureeducationinstitute.org/festival-2026/

Soo many important & inspiring talks, people and ideas ✨🌱

#rewilding #permaculture #ecology #kindness #wilderness #future #regeneration #culture #humanity

Added a mini-gallery of our interdisciplinary work for water here: https://natasonni.me/vodama

#art #mastoart #science #water #nature #rewilding #river #sustainability #regeneration

Life on the 'worst street' in Anfield where people 'keep their blinds shut'
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/life-worst-street-anfield-people-34386070
People living next to empty land told the ECHO they are in "dire straits" #LFC #YNWA #LiverpoolCouncil #Regeneration #LiverpoolFC #Anfield

Sacred Sites As Refuges For Native Plant Diversity In An Urbanized Tropical Landscape [Madagascar]
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-026-00489-x <-- shared paper
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H/T @nicolas Salliou | Senior scientist at ETH Zürich
“When [the authors] investigated the potential for blue-green infrastructures for the capital of Madagascar,… a large team surveyed plant communities along a rural-urban gradient.
They found that 12 Malagasy "sacred" hill settlements, situated in the core of a pre-colonial kingdom, are particularly precious as they host a high diversity of native plants. A key insights when one considers that Madagascar is a unique hotspot for biodiversity and human cultures…”
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“In fragmented and intensively managed remnant urban green spaces, enabling natural regeneration is crucial to sustain ecosystem functioning and associated services. Natural regeneration therefore offers an important lens into ecological resilience in human-modified landscapes. Here [the authors] present one of the most comprehensive field-based assessments of urban plant diversity in the Afrotropics, comprising over 25,000 naturally regenerating woody plant individuals of 206 species (39% native) across 329 vegetation patches in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Landscape-level native species diversity declined with greater building complexity, density and socio-economic development, whereas exotic species showed no consistent associations with determinants of urban characteristics. Native species richness was highest in ‘sacred’ forest fragments, many of which contain historic remains dating back to pre-colonial times. Notably, seven of the ten most species-rich patches were located in such sites. [Their] findings highlight the potentially important role of these sites in sustaining native species diversity and indicate how socio-cultural factors can present both opportunities and barriers for tropical urban conservation and restoration...”
#sacredsites #antananarivo #madagascar #vegetation #nativeplant #urban #greenspace #tropical #hillsettlements #spatialanalysis #survey #ecosystem #biodiversity #ecology #regeneration #humanimpacts #GIS #spatial #mapping #afrotropics #forest #forestfragments #precolonial #sustainability #diversity #native #sociocultural #restoration

How Elephant and Castle risks becoming London’s gentrification ‘patient zero’
By Phillip Inman and Sarah Butler

New £500m town centre welcomes its first tenant this month, but displaced traders say promises that they could return have been broken

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/jul/20/elephant-and-castle-london-gentrification-patient-zero

#Gentrification #London #Hospitalityindustry #Retailindustry #Housing #Regeneration #Communities #Society #UKnews #Cities #Business #TheGuardian #PhillipInman #SarahButler

Severed #seacucumber appendages don't seem to die
Scientists have discovered bits of tissue removed from a species of sea cucumber called Psolus fabricii can keep on living indefinitely if they’re left in ordinary seawater.
While sea cucumbers can easily regrow these legs and arms, they don’t have whole-body #regeneration like flatworms and some starfish do. Their severed bits don’t grow into new sea cucumbers. But it turns out they don’t die, either.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/severed-sea-cucumber-appendages-dont-seem-to-die/

Do you think hemp could help solve some of today's challenges? 🤔🌿

From nutritious food and natural fibres to building materials, skincare, wellness products and healthier soils, hemp is one of nature's most versatile crops.

It won't solve everything on its own—but it's a powerful part of a more regenerative future.

What do you think?

#ClimateAction #OrganicHemp #Farmlife #Regeneration #LandJustice

#FollowTheMoney 🧵 98/n In my attempts to launch #RegenerativeAnthropology a bit, i am interacting with so many amazing, creative, brilliant people working in #Regeneration. It is nourishing, exciting, inspiring. But all of us, all of us, are scrambling around for sources of funding all the time. So little money in these spaces! This has made me think again about how money doesn’t go towards life, it goes towards death, dead things.
Or, to put it differently:

This morning, we had the privilege of educating young people on proper waste management and environmental responsibility. By empowering the next generation with sustainable habits, we are building cleaner communities and protecting our environment for the future. Every lesson shared today is a step toward lasting positive change.
#climate #environment #ecosystem #climatechange #nature #conservation #biodiversity #regeneration #ecology #afforestation #wastemanagement #sanitation #climatecrisis

We call them "invasive." Nature calls them survivors. Before we wage war on a plant, let's ask what pain the land is trying to reveal. A wounded Earth sends messengers, not monsters. Heal the soil, restore biodiversity, and life will find its balance again. Don't fight nature—listen to it. 🌍💚 #Regeneration #SoilHealth #Ecology #ClimateAction #Europe #Nature #Permaculture

We call them "invasive." Nature calls them survivors. Before we wage war on a plant, let's ask what pain the land is trying to reveal. A wounded Earth sends messengers, not monsters. Heal the soil, restore biodiversity, and life will find its balance again. Don't fight nature—listen to it. 🌍💚 #Regeneration #SoilHealth #Ecology #ClimateAction #Europe #Nature #Permaculture

‘The environmental movement needs many hands’: saving Australia’s biodiversity is getting personal

Powered by individual donations and bequests, the country now has one of the world’s largest networks of privately protected and managed land

by James Norman, Fri 17 Apr 2026

Excerpt: "Over three decades later, #BushHeritage today owns and protects 45 bought or gifted bush reserves around #Australia – covering more than 1.4m hectares of land and providing habitat for over 9,000 native species. Working with #FirstNations communities and farmers, it supports the management of an additional 20.5m hectares beyond what it owns directly.

" 'Some of Australia’s most threatened and fragile #ecosystems and #wildlife sit outside of the national reserve system,' says Rachel Lowry, Bush Heritage Australia’s chief executive officer.

" 'They’re found on private land or pastoral country, and they may have deep cultural and ecological values, but they’re not protected from threats such as #LandClearing, #mining or #InvasiveSpecies.'

"The organisation reports a rise in the number of personal bequests, from 2,500 in 2022 to more than 4,600 bequests last year. Lowry puts the increase down to a personal desire to have a meaningful impact on the worsening global climate and #biodiversity crisis.

"Bush Heritage’s model has inspired other groups around Australia to acquire and conserve lands and forests of significant ecological value. One such example is the #NorthEastTasmania #LandTrust (#NETLT), which secretary Dr Christine Hosking describes as 'a microcosm of Bush Heritage'.

"Formed in 2009, the organisation manages donated land through weed control and regeneration of the native environment.

" 'Currently, we have 10 acres [4 hectares] of endangered eucalyptus forest in #BinalongBay that adjoins the #BayOfFires #Conservation Area, and a smaller patch of coastal habitat for the endangered swift parrot,' she says."

#SolarPunkSunday #LandConservation #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateCrisis #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheForests #Regeneration #PreserveNature #Conservationists #IndigenousAustralians #TraditionalLandManagement

‘The environmental movement needs many hands’: saving Australia’s biodiversity is getting personal

Powered by individual donations and bequests, the country now has one of the world’s largest networks of privately protected and managed land

by James Norman, Fri 17 Apr 2026

Excerpt: "Over three decades later, #BushHeritage today owns and protects 45 bought or gifted bush reserves around #Australia – covering more than 1.4m hectares of land and providing habitat for over 9,000 native species. Working with #FirstNations communities and farmers, it supports the management of an additional 20.5m hectares beyond what it owns directly.

" 'Some of Australia’s most threatened and fragile #ecosystems and #wildlife sit outside of the national reserve system,' says Rachel Lowry, Bush Heritage Australia’s chief executive officer.

" 'They’re found on private land or pastoral country, and they may have deep cultural and ecological values, but they’re not protected from threats such as #LandClearing, #mining or #InvasiveSpecies.'

"The organisation reports a rise in the number of personal bequests, from 2,500 in 2022 to more than 4,600 bequests last year. Lowry puts the increase down to a personal desire to have a meaningful impact on the worsening global climate and #biodiversity crisis.

"Bush Heritage’s model has inspired other groups around Australia to acquire and conserve lands and forests of significant ecological value. One such example is the #NorthEastTasmania #LandTrust (#NETLT), which secretary Dr Christine Hosking describes as 'a microcosm of Bush Heritage'.

"Formed in 2009, the organisation manages donated land through weed control and regeneration of the native environment.

" 'Currently, we have 10 acres [4 hectares] of endangered eucalyptus forest in #BinalongBay that adjoins the #BayOfFires #Conservation Area, and a smaller patch of coastal habitat for the endangered swift parrot,' she says."

#SolarPunkSunday #LandConservation #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateCrisis #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheForests #Regeneration #PreserveNature #Conservationists #IndigenousAustralians #TraditionalLandManagement

‘The environmental movement needs many hands’: saving Australia’s biodiversity is getting personal

Powered by individual donations and bequests, the country now has one of the world’s largest networks of privately protected and managed land

by James Norman, Fri 17 Apr 2026

Excerpt: "Over three decades later, #BushHeritage today owns and protects 45 bought or gifted bush reserves around #Australia – covering more than 1.4m hectares of land and providing habitat for over 9,000 native species. Working with #FirstNations communities and farmers, it supports the management of an additional 20.5m hectares beyond what it owns directly.

" 'Some of Australia’s most threatened and fragile #ecosystems and #wildlife sit outside of the national reserve system,' says Rachel Lowry, Bush Heritage Australia’s chief executive officer.

" 'They’re found on private land or pastoral country, and they may have deep cultural and ecological values, but they’re not protected from threats such as #LandClearing, #mining or #InvasiveSpecies.'

"The organisation reports a rise in the number of personal bequests, from 2,500 in 2022 to more than 4,600 bequests last year. Lowry puts the increase down to a personal desire to have a meaningful impact on the worsening global climate and #biodiversity crisis.

"Bush Heritage’s model has inspired other groups around Australia to acquire and conserve lands and forests of significant ecological value. One such example is the #NorthEastTasmania #LandTrust (#NETLT), which secretary Dr Christine Hosking describes as 'a microcosm of Bush Heritage'.

"Formed in 2009, the organisation manages donated land through weed control and regeneration of the native environment.

" 'Currently, we have 10 acres [4 hectares] of endangered eucalyptus forest in #BinalongBay that adjoins the #BayOfFires #Conservation Area, and a smaller patch of coastal habitat for the endangered swift parrot,' she says."

#SolarPunkSunday #LandConservation #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateCrisis #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheForests #Regeneration #PreserveNature #Conservationists #IndigenousAustralians #TraditionalLandManagement

‘The environmental movement needs many hands’: saving Australia’s biodiversity is getting personal

Powered by individual donations and bequests, the country now has one of the world’s largest networks of privately protected and managed land

by James Norman, Fri 17 Apr 2026

Excerpt: "Over three decades later, #BushHeritage today owns and protects 45 bought or gifted bush reserves around #Australia – covering more than 1.4m hectares of land and providing habitat for over 9,000 native species. Working with #FirstNations communities and farmers, it supports the management of an additional 20.5m hectares beyond what it owns directly.

" 'Some of Australia’s most threatened and fragile #ecosystems and #wildlife sit outside of the national reserve system,' says Rachel Lowry, Bush Heritage Australia’s chief executive officer.

" 'They’re found on private land or pastoral country, and they may have deep cultural and ecological values, but they’re not protected from threats such as #LandClearing, #mining or #InvasiveSpecies.'

"The organisation reports a rise in the number of personal bequests, from 2,500 in 2022 to more than 4,600 bequests last year. Lowry puts the increase down to a personal desire to have a meaningful impact on the worsening global climate and #biodiversity crisis.

"Bush Heritage’s model has inspired other groups around Australia to acquire and conserve lands and forests of significant ecological value. One such example is the #NorthEastTasmania #LandTrust (#NETLT), which secretary Dr Christine Hosking describes as 'a microcosm of Bush Heritage'.

"Formed in 2009, the organisation manages donated land through weed control and regeneration of the native environment.

" 'Currently, we have 10 acres [4 hectares] of endangered eucalyptus forest in #BinalongBay that adjoins the #BayOfFires #Conservation Area, and a smaller patch of coastal habitat for the endangered swift parrot,' she says."

#SolarPunkSunday #LandConservation #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateCrisis #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheForests #Regeneration #PreserveNature #Conservationists #IndigenousAustralians #TraditionalLandManagement

‘The environmental movement needs many hands’: saving Australia’s biodiversity is getting personal

Powered by individual donations and bequests, the country now has one of the world’s largest networks of privately protected and managed land

by James Norman, Fri 17 Apr 2026

Excerpt: "Over three decades later, #BushHeritage today owns and protects 45 bought or gifted bush reserves around #Australia – covering more than 1.4m hectares of land and providing habitat for over 9,000 native species. Working with #FirstNations communities and farmers, it supports the management of an additional 20.5m hectares beyond what it owns directly.

" 'Some of Australia’s most threatened and fragile #ecosystems and #wildlife sit outside of the national reserve system,' says Rachel Lowry, Bush Heritage Australia’s chief executive officer.

" 'They’re found on private land or pastoral country, and they may have deep cultural and ecological values, but they’re not protected from threats such as #LandClearing, #mining or #InvasiveSpecies.'

"The organisation reports a rise in the number of personal bequests, from 2,500 in 2022 to more than 4,600 bequests last year. Lowry puts the increase down to a personal desire to have a meaningful impact on the worsening global climate and #biodiversity crisis.

"Bush Heritage’s model has inspired other groups around Australia to acquire and conserve lands and forests of significant ecological value. One such example is the #NorthEastTasmania #LandTrust (#NETLT), which secretary Dr Christine Hosking describes as 'a microcosm of Bush Heritage'.

"Formed in 2009, the organisation manages donated land through weed control and regeneration of the native environment.

" 'Currently, we have 10 acres [4 hectares] of endangered eucalyptus forest in #BinalongBay that adjoins the #BayOfFires #Conservation Area, and a smaller patch of coastal habitat for the endangered swift parrot,' she says."

#SolarPunkSunday #LandConservation #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateCrisis #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheForests #Regeneration #PreserveNature #Conservationists #IndigenousAustralians #TraditionalLandManagement

The journey to watch a Liverpool football club which never found its way home
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/journey-watch-liverpool-football-club-33547439
A football club in Liverpool was founded by a group of 'hopeless romantics' who shared a vision for a supporter-led club in the heart of the city #LFC #YNWA #LiverpoolCityCentre #GrassrootsFootball #LiverpoolCouncil #Regeneration #LiverpoolFC #Fazakerley #EvertonFC #RealLives #EdgeLane #Economy #Premium

Researchers have decoded the signaling pathway that inhibits #nerve #regeneration in #diabetes and have developed a therapeutic peptide that could transform the treatment—and possibly even the prevention—of diabetic nerve damage.
#Biomedical #Pharmaceutical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/bmed11272501.html

How Everton's new stadium will transform Merseyside town
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/how-evertons-new-stadium-transform-31548787
Everton's new stadium is scheduled to be open for the first game of the 2025/26 Premier League season #EFC #Toffees #BramleyMooreDock #SeftonCouncil #Regeneration #EvertonFC #Bootle

Everton's 'brilliant' new stadium praised in key visit
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/evertons-brilliant-new-stadium-praised-31355937
Everton will move into the stadium at the start of next season #EFC #Toffees #BramleyMooreDock #Regeneration #EvertonFC #Politics

Site investigation works to start on new city office development

Swansea Council say the works are due to start on Monday 17 March and could take over a week to complete.

The council say the work will help pave the way for a new Public Sector Hub scheme that’s aimed at helping boost city centre footfall.

The grassed area outside St David’s Church Hall will be fenced off while the works are ongoing and the council say that every effort will be made to minimise disruption.

The Public Sector Hub will include commercial floor space for shops and restaurants on the ground floor. Swansea Council and a range of other public sector partners will occupy office space above.

Made up of four floors above ground level and one floor below, the council say that hundreds of workers will be based at the Public Sector Hub.

The council and its regeneration partners Urban Splash will develop the proposed new building, with the council retaining ownership.

This would form part of the first phase of the overall site’s redevelopment being led by Urban Splash, who are continuing to work on plans for the rest of the site.

Cllr Rob Stewart, Swansea Council Leader, said: “We all want our city centre to succeed and to have more shops and other businesses, but we know more footfall is needed to support our existing traders and attract new investment.

“That’s not just the case in Swansea – it’s the same in many other city and town centres across the UK because of challenges like online shopping.

“Schemes like the Public Sector Hub will combine with many others to locate thousands more jobs in the city centre, which will help boost spending there and encourage more shops to open up.

“This scheme will also enable the redevelopment of the Civic Centre site on the seafront. Our regeneration partners Urban Splash are working on detailed proposals for that site, which will be announced as soon as they’re finalised.”

The council say it’s anticipated construction on the Public Sector Hub itself will start on site by the end of 2025.

(Lead image: Swansea Council)

#CllrRobStewart #construction #officeDevelopment #PublicSectorHub #regeneration #StDavidSShoppingCentre #Swansea #SwanseaCouncil #UrbanSplash