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I was cheeky; I was audacious; I “led with my chin”, 😉. The line up was settled, there were 14 speakers; a mixture of Government, Councils, Academia/Research & 5 Community Groups talking to their efforts & well deserved pride in their results. “Ask & ye shall receive” is a very, very old phrase… I asked, “is there room for one more, it’ll be worth your while”. I received an initial, “like your energy; we’ll see what we can do”. That transformed into, “we’ve made a slot, you’ve got 10 minutes; please be conscious that there’s a lot of speakers & we want to fit everything in”… Those that turn up, change history….is a phrase I’ve heard more than once. I turned up: it was SO well worth “the price of admission”, 👍🏻, Green Adelaide Chris Daniels. There were 15 speakers; I was the second last. I did a lot of listening, to a lot of varied subjects & angles. The common topic? Trees & the shade they provide. I took a very different approach in my presentation… I talked about “double shading”; seeding or planting native broadleaf groundcovers on street verges at the same time as planting the trees. I showed data of up to a 32 degree Celsius difference between bare & compacted street verges compared with the combination with a green “living” mulch of (mostly) low growing saltbush under established street trees. My take home message? Street trees take a very long time to provide their shade & affect temperatures on a substantial scale; a living green understorey/mulch can provide powerful temperature reductions within 6-12 months. Combine the two though; understory & street trees & you get the best temperature reductions. Take home message in one sentence? “Street trees good, double shading better”. PS for those of you who know me; I got my 10 minute slot across in 7 1/2 minutes….😂 Outrageous, 🌱. Gayle Dallaston Tim Pilbrow, PhD

I was cheeky; I was audacious; I “lead with my chin”, 😉. The line up was settled, there were 14 speakers; a mixture of Government, Councils, Academia/Research & 5 Community Groups talking to their efforts & well deserved pride in their results. “Ask & ye shall receive” is a very, very old phrase… I asked, “is there room for one more, it’ll be worth your while”. I received an initial, “like your energy; we’ll see what we can do”. That transformed into, “we’ve made a slot, you’ve got 10 minutes; please be conscious that there’s a lot of speakers & we want to fit everything in”… Those that turn up, change history….is a phrase I’ve heard more than once. I turned up: it was SO well worth “the price of admission”, 👍🏻, Green Adelaide Chris Daniels. There were 15 speakers; I was the second last. I did a lot of listening, to a lot of varied subjects & angles. The common topic? Trees & the shade they provide. I took a very different approach in my presentation… I talked about “double shading”; seeding or planting native broadleaf groundcovers on street verges at the same time as planting the trees. I showed data of up to a 32 degree Celsius difference between bare & compacted street verges compared with the combination with a green “living” mulch of (mostly) low growing saltbush under established street trees. My take home message? Street trees take a very long time to provide their shade & affect temperatures on a substantial scale; a living green understorey/mulch can provide powerful temperature reductions within 6-12 months. Combine the two though; understory & street trees & you get the best temperature reductions. Take home message in one sentence? “Stre

Today, we will introduce you to Bavaria, an other Fire-Prone Area 🌍 Bavaria, in Germany, is known for its stunning landscapes and rich biodiversity. However, due to its geographical features and climatic conditions nowadays, the region faces a new substantial challenge: wildfires. Therefore, we delve into the identification of risks and propose an innovative solution to mitigate fire hazards in Bavaria. Explore the Bavaria White Paper 📑 here

🌄 Wilderness refers to those parts of nature that have not been altered by humans and over which human influence is low. Wilderness includes wildlife, the unaltered abiotic environment, as well as a wilderness quality. The latter is best illustrated by that feeling you get when traveling alone in nature, that you are far removed from any trace of human presence; that it is just you and nature. 📝For more than 𝟏𝟐 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, we have been involved in 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. We have always tried to emphasize this experience in all our projects, understanding that wilderness is nature’s most valuable feature and that its protection and restoration is an important condition for sustainable socio-economic development. 🌎𝐀𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐚, 𝐔𝐒𝐀, 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟑𝟏 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐏𝐂 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭.🌎 👉 https://wild.org/wild12/

Thanks for the invite to the interactive Knowledge Workshop Kier Group! Interesting and informative speakers, fun activities, and good take on some hands-on building techniques! … I probably should apologise for being quite so competitive with the beanbags.. but when you knock the bottle down on your first lob…!! 😁👊🏆😂 And always good to catch up with industry friends and colleagues. #sustainability #knowledge #buildingconstruction

#SEAChanger Awards are now open. It gives the team of Sports Environment Alliance great pleasure to announce the launch of the 2024 SEAChanger Awards. The #SEAChanger Awards are open to all sporting organisations and are a perfect way to reflect on all amazing achievements of your sports club, venue, facility, organising body or even your individual effort... small or large, every project counts! This year, there are three award categories: 1. SEAChanger - SEA Member 2. SEAChanger - Non Member 3. SEAChanger – Individual Leadership Your application can be about large or small projects, approaches and activities but most importantly you will need to show how the work you are doing or your leadership is innovative, delivering best value, driving change, contributing to best practice and improving outcomes for your organisation/community and/or for the sporting ecosystem. Key selection criteria's include: ◆ INNOVATION: Is this a first of its kind action? Is what you are doing using cutting edge approaches or technology or out-of-the-box thinking? ◆ HIGH IMPACT: Did your initiative reduce natural resource use? Did your efforts result in biodiversity conservation and/or restoration? Did you significantly reduce your carbon footprint?  ◆ REACH OF IMPACT: How far did your efforts benefit? Did your initiative positively impact the greater community? ◆ MEDIA ENGAGEMENT: Did your work make the news? What channels noticed your efforts? How much coverage did your initiative attract? ◆ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Did you get your organisation and/or the greater community involved in what you are doing? Did you better engage and/or educate your community about the importance of our natural environment? To enter and to read more about the award categories and selection criteria please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/d3DwnWVG . . #SEA_theChange #noplanetnoplay #SEASummit24 #FriendsofSEA #oneplanetteam #NoPlanetNoPlay

👇Read here the summary of yesterday's talk, probably you can translate it to English! ✌️It was a success and everyone was positive about having more data-based talks in the island, to quantify what everyone feels and senses — 🌎☔💙 🙏 Thankful to have met a bunch of islanders environmentally engaged and biologist doing outstanding and altruistic work for the island. Many valuable connections and discussions about future actions and data exhibitions in the island! https://lnkd.in/dwywitPy

Celebrating 50 for 50 #13: Bayonne, NJ. Waves, rising tides, ship wakes, overtopping, and critical infrastructure. This project was nothing short of a challenge. Our team was called to tidal Bayonne Bay during a repair of a pipeline anomaly. This demanding site posed multiple threats, if not at least for human safety. It required an extraordinary understanding of water’s behavior: predicting the unpredictable, including the impact of environmental events and external movements such as ship wakes. The rising tides and waves posed increased hydrodynamic pressure on the solution, requiring the team to be on-site 24/7 for quality control, ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Thanks to their excellent understanding of water and how to control the compound- the project could successfully be completed on time.    Nearing the 50th anniversary of the novel invention Portadam®, the DNA of our water control technologies, we have commenced the series 50 for 50: Highlighting 50 of our most remarkable, memorable projects while saluting our team, their knowledge, and experience.

Curious about some of the devil ray species commonly found at landing sites in Sri Lanka? One goal of Blue Resources Trust (BRT), co-founded and directed by New England Aquarium MCAF Fellow Daniel Fernando, is to train community members how to identify endangered species at landing sites. Check out the post below to learn about the sicklefin devil ray, spinetail devil ray, and bentfin devil ray: https://lnkd.in/gsJ4C9NA

Unveiling the Hidden World of Botanical Wonders: Exploring the Diversity of Plant Life: The allure of the beach is irresistible—a captivating blend of soothing waves, warm sand, and the expansive ocean stretching out before you. Recently, I embarked on a transformative beach retreat, seeking solace in the beauty of nature and the depths of the ocean. In this personal blog post, I will delve into my profound experience […] https://lnkd.in/e3m2bw6e DigitalBusiness #DigitalBusinessAfrica