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Aboriculture Australia

By Aboriculture Australia – 2010

Arboriculture Australia™ is the peak national body for professional tree workers, arborists, tree...

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Arboriculture Australia™ is the peak national body for professional tree workers, arborists, tree managers, urban forestry workers and utility vegetation managers across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Adelaide Design Manual – Greening

By City of Adelaide – 2021

The Greening section of the Adelaide Design Manual outlines the principles associated with greening...

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The Greening section of the Adelaide Design Manual outlines the principles associated with greening the city streets and the approaches such as Living Architecture, Green Streets, Water Sensitive Urban Design, Urban Forests and Urban Food which contribute to the city’s environmental and lifestyle benefits such as shelter and cooling.

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Adelaide Garden Guide for New Homes

By Green Adelaide, State Planning Commission, Clover Green Space – 2021

The guide provides small garden designs and planting ideas to help make it easy to implement the...

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The guide provides small garden designs and planting ideas to help make it easy to implement the Planning and Design Code’s mandatory tree planting and soft landscaping requirements for new homes and major renovations in metropolitan Adelaide. It aims to inspire people who are building new homes or extensions to add more greenery and improve the liveability of Adelaide’s neighbourhoods.

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AILA Green Infrastructure Position Statement

By Australian Institute of Landscape Architects – 2020

AILA’s position statements articulate and clarify AILA’s position on a number of relevant and...

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AILA’s position statements articulate and clarify AILA’s position on a number of relevant and topical issues and have been developed to help communicate these to the public, the media and our members alike.

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Australian Urban Forestry Network

By Australian Urban Forestry Network – 2021

The Urban Forest Community of Practice is an informal network of interested and passionate...

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The Urban Forest Community of Practice is an informal network of interested and passionate individuals either working in or wanting to learn more about the discipline of urban forestry in Australia.

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Biodiversity Response Planning

By Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action – 2021

A long term, area-based planning approach to biodiversity conservation is rolling out across...

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A long term, area-based planning approach to biodiversity conservation is rolling out across Victoria. It is designed to strengthen alignment, engagement and participation between government, Traditional Owners, non-government agencies (NGOs) and the community. Here you will find fact sheets, an interactive statewide map, and FAQs.

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Birdata

By Birdlife Australia – 2021

A platform for collaboratively and scientifically colelcting data to gain insight and protect...

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A platform for collaboratively and scientifically colelcting data to gain insight and protect Australia's birds.

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Blue + Green = Liveability

By Water Services Association of Australia – 2019

The paper talks to the value of water to livable communities. It builds the case for investing in...

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The paper talks to the value of water to livable communities. It builds the case for investing in water-enabled green and blue infrastructure and quantifies the public health benefits that can be generated.

Victoria Urban greening benefits
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Burnley Green Roof Plant Guide

By University of Melbourne – 2023

This guide provides proven plant palettes for flourishing Australian green roofs. Based on over...

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This guide provides proven plant palettes for flourishing Australian green roofs. Based on over 15-years’ of research and plant trials at the University of Melbourne’s Burnley campus, the guide outlines plant combinations that can be used on a range of different green roof types to maximise the benefits of urban greening.

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Choosing Actions for Nature – Strategic Management Prospects

By Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action – 2020

The Strategic Management Prospects (SMP) tool was developed to give Victoria a long-term, strategic...

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The Strategic Management Prospects (SMP) tool was developed to give Victoria a long-term, strategic approach to identifying cost-effective management actions that deliver an improved outlook for as many species as possible. Strategic Management Prospects integrates and simultaneously compares information on biodiversity values, threats, and effectiveness of management actions and indicative costs of management actions for biodiversity across Victoria. Strategic Management Prospects is one tool that will help inform metropolitan habitat connectivity and corridor mapping and modelling.

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Cities for People and Nature

By Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub – 2020

The Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub has released a free e-book, Cities for People and Nature. The...

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The Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub has released a free e-book, Cities for People and Nature. The e-book showcases the hub’s findings following six years of research. It follows five key themes: cities are Indigenous places, air quality, urban greening, urban biodiversity and future cities. It also explores the impact that the Hub’s research has made on the sustainability and liveability of our urban environments. Readers can interact with the multimedia elements, including video and audio, and find links to useful resources, such as apps, factsheets, reports and more.

Victoria Reporting, Measurement & Tracking Urban greening benefits
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Cities With Nature

By Cities With Nature – 2020

Cities With Nature is a unique initiative that recognises and enhances the value of nature in and...

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Cities With Nature is a unique initiative that recognises and enhances the value of nature in and around cities across the world. It provides a shared platform for cities and their partners to engage and connect, working with shared commitment towards a more sustainable urban world.

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