Huhtamaki Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with environmental waste partner, SITA. The agreement will support Bioware, a range of renewable plant resource-based food packaging products made from biodegradable and compostable materials, launched by global packaging company Huhtamaki.

The realities and exciting opportunities around trading in a sustainable New Zealand were on the agenda as the government engaged with business and industry, according to Environment Minister David Benson-Pope.

Australia’s sea levels will rise by several metres by the end of the century due to rapidly increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, according to research from a group of international scientists.

An international research team, including three CSIRO scientists, has thrown new light on the way that carbon dioxide produced by industrial activities in the Northern Hemisphere is absorbed by vegetation across the globe, particularly in tropical regions.

A western Sydney council and a State government department have joined forces to use recycled garden waste to help transform a former landfill into parkland. They are holding an open day next week to explain to other councils and land managers how it’s done.

The Ensus Group has announced that it has secured investment for the ‘world-scale green fuels’ facility, which plans an annual production capacity of 400 million L.

Our understanding of our planet's structure, climate and the impact of climate change through global warming is to be dramatically increased by a new space mission.

Soil is the backbone of every farm, and a national conference early next month will get down and dirty on this vital agricultural resource.

An Australian in-depth symposium ‘Anticipating climate change risks, costs and opportunities for infrastructure: A conference for asset owners and investors’ will be held at the University of Melbourne on 21 June 2007.

The launch of Pacific Blue NZ’s Carbon Offset scheme for customers is yet another step in the nation’s drive towards carbon neutrality, according to government Ministers David Benson-Pope and David Parker.

Endress+Hauser has moved to a new office in the Omnico Business Centre in Notting Hill, providing them with a platform from which to service a growing Victorian client base.

With the launch of the Banksia Environmental Foundation’s People’s Choice Award, Australians were given the power to decide who has delivered the best environmental project in the country.

The largest Chinese trade fair for the Water Industry, the Water China/PVP China, in Canton (Guangzhou), will be held 4-7 March 2008.

A report from ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability – Oceania (ICLEI Oceania) and the Building Commission highlights nine key pathways for local government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable buildings.

The Banksia Environmental Foundation has announced its Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year finalists for the annual Banksia Awards 2007.