• I will protect you and teach you ….and I will Jail you and Feed you :- koala information and LINKS to policy, development issues, legislation and programs NE NSW and SE QLD. Including ideas  about Koala habitat and Koala Corridors.
• “b is for biodiversity” a short poem about biodiversity by al  at bluecray
• Draft National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy 2009-2014 – submissions close COB 5th August 2009
• *****URBAN TASKFORCE ********** helping to steer  URBAN development in Australia – and thus continuing the fragmentation of biodiverse areas in the coastal developments of NE NSW and SE QLD at the expense of future generations’ well being. (09.10.2009)
• Negotiating Diversity – A Field Guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity –  and REFERENCES .

• WWF Biodiversity Support Program
• Biodiversity and protected areas
• Biological Inventories of the World’s Protected Areas
• Australian State of the environment reporting themes – Biodiversity
• Species Profile and Threats Database : –  SPRAT – Australian species and ecological communities listed under  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. species /community descriptions, population and distribution, habitat, movements, feeding, reproduction and taxonomic comments are included by searching this page.
• Australian National Botanic Gardens – Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research – Education, Horticulture, Biodiversity,herbarium, databases, photographs –

• Biodiversity Conservation in Regional Planning – Australian Government
• Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts – Biodiversity LINKS
• Australian Wildlife Conservancy
• The Centre for Innovative Conservation Strategies – Biodiversity Research, Human Impacts, Global challenges, Finding Solutions
• Forest Protection Portal Ecological Science Based Forest Preservation & Conservation Advocacy
• Publications Output from Deakin University : Andrew F. Bennett – School of Life and Environmental Sciences – a good resource list for Ecological, Environmental and Biodiversity Science Information
• Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia – Schools Projects
• Flora of Mt Warning SEARCH at bluecray Advocacy Links Customised Search

• National Toxics Network:
• Ecospherics Ethics :- “An anthology of ecological, philosophical, spiritual, economic and cultural articles, editorials and reviews exploring the values of the planetary Ecosphere, its ecosystems, communities and wild species – as the natural and time-tested source of a new and compelling “Earth Ethic” for humanity.” plenty of food for thought on this website!! includes articles such as:-” The Roles of Biodiversity in Creating and Maintaining the Ecosphere” by Ted Mosquin .
• Animal Law Centre :- nice animal advocacy site – giving an overview of Animal Law in Australia – references and links to Australian and State legislation. Includes animal law and the Australian Constitution, enforcements and threatened species laws in Australian States

NEW SOUTH WALES

• “A preliminary investigation of the distribution of koalas and their potential habitat in the Tweed Shire, and implications for management”  by Judy Faulks . Find article at – Australian Zoologist, June 1991 Vol. 27(1 & 2)
• Biodiversity Conservation in Regional Planning – Australian Government
• Northern Rivers Natural Resource Management Region – Australian Government
• Biodiversity Assessment – Natural Values – NE NSW – North NSW Coast
• Northern Rivers – Catchment Management Authority
• Current Biosphere Information in the Mt Warning Caldera Region – Wollumbin Biosphere Reserve Project – a regional initiative by the Caldera Environment Centre and The Sustainability Research Institute, with support from regional environmental groups, local NE NSW Councils & Australian Government. More information on the Wollumbin Biosphere Reserve at bigvolcano.com.au .
• The Big Scrub Environment Centre – this site has a DIRECTORY for Environmental Organisations in the Northern Rivers (NE NSW) area. They have information about BIODIVERSITY and what you can do in your local area to help maintain and increase biodiversity.
• NSW Threatened Species, Populations & Ecological Communities
• Northern Rivers, NSW Catchment Management Authority Region – Recovery Strategies & Threat Abatement Strategies
• Tweed Shire Council Flora and Fauna Management : Includes PDF’s on Vegetation Management Strategy ; Vegetation Types and Communities ; Camphor Laurel Abundance ; Koala Sitings ; Soil Landscapes, Steep Land and Drainage Lines ; Ecological Values and Rehabilitation Priorities
• Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia – Schools Projects
• DECC Biodiversity Banking Scheme
• DECC Biometric: Terrestrial Biodiversity Tool for the NSW Property Vegetation Planning System .
• Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW
• Great Eastern Ranges Initiative Vision – NSW Government
• Guidance on Biodiversity Certification of Environmental Planning Instruments – NSW Government
• Catchments of the Northern Rivers – NSW Government Catchment Management Authority
• NSW Botanic Gardens Trust – PlantNET Version2.0.
• Native Vegetation Reforms in NSW –  September 2004
• Private Land Conservation including BIOBANKING explained- EDO NSW Fact Sheet

QUEENSLAND

• Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Conservation & Biodiversity
• Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Wildlife & Threatened Species
• Regional Nature Conservation Strategy for SE Queensland 2003-2008 – QLD Government EPA
• Koala plan – EPA-QPWS look for it here?
• Len Webb Ecological Images Collection
• The Biodiversity of Mt Tambourine -video by Peter Kuttner
• Logan & Albert Conservation Association
• South East Qld Forest Agreement info from Australian Rainforest Conservation Society–
• Sustainability Portal : Qld Biodiversity

• SGAP SEED BANK information about the Society for Growing Australian Plants Seed Banks

biodiversity education

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Home page —
• UNESCO, People Biodiversity and Ecology
• Tim Flannery on Biodiversity –  Copenhagen Climate Council at bluecray Environmental Search
• Australian Birdfair
• Biodiversity Support Program

• Australian Science Teachers Association – ASTA – promoting Science teaching, this site has educational resources for Science learning for all ages, including a “2010 Resource WEB.pdf”  that is a resource book of ideas for teachers – Australian Biodiversity – 2010.

• Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Agricultural Development – Finance & Development – March 1998
• Overstory Online #14 Getting Started_ Diversity of Species
• People & Ecosystems _ World Resources Institute
• State of the environment reporting themes Biodiversity
• The Nature Conservancy – Protecting Nature, Preserving Life
• The Overstory #21–Agroforestry and Biological Diversity
• The Overstory #90 – Biodiversity and Protected Areas
• The Overstory–Conditions for Use
• Mt Warning Caldera Region   :  Biodiversity Conservation in Regional Planning – Australian Government
• Arboreality … Tree blog
• Reality Sandwich – Biosphere article by Morgan Maher
• Grazing and Fire and Biodiversity – A review of the effects of grazing and associated fire on biodiversity : an Australian perspective to inform and guide resource management and research in Queensland forests / by Michelle Ensbey, Michael Mathieson and Geoffrey C. Smith at National Library of Australia
• Consequences of broadscale timber plantations for biodiversity in cleared rainforest landscapes of eastern Australia –    Google generated HTML document – Griffith University
• Biodiversity Significance Data set info SE QLD from ASDD
• A Nature Conservation Plan for Queensland 2008 – Qld Conservation Council
• Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Methodology 2002 Qld EPA
• Weed Identification – IBRA – SE Qld
• Weed Identification – IBRA – NSW North Coast
• Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC)
• Greening Australia Publications Library & Technical Resources -including SEARCH of Florabank – if you are searching for NATIVE SEED
• Australian Forests -” The National Forestry Education and Awareness Network reports to the Federal Government and consists of the State- based forest educators involved in the development and delivery of teaching and learning programs and resources for teachers and students. ”  Australian Forests, sustainability, industries, management, education
• Australian National Herbarium – if you follow this link, you can easily access the following websites:-
  • Australian National Botanic Gardens
  • Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research
  • Australian Plant Image Index
  • IBIS – Integrated Botanical Information system (including Australia’s Plant Name index)
  • Australian Biological Resource Study
  • Australian Systematic Botany Society
  • CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
  • Environment Australia – homepage
  • Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria
  • Taxonomy Research & Information Network
• In memory of Ric Nattrass : – Ric Nattrass spent a lifetime inspiring and working with people to create a better world. His understanding of nature, wildlife and the wonder of biodiversity has inspired generations of Australians. His service to humanity, nature,  and the world’s well being, through his work, will be greatly missed by all of those, whose hearts he touched with his light and wisdom. Some more links for Ric can be found here:-

Wildlife Preservation Society of  Queensland – search results Ric Nattrass

bluecray ENVIRONMENT search results for Ric Nattrass

• Who was Lloyd Bird ? find out more about this most amazing botanist, whose work with flora of the SE Region of Queensland led to new plant species being discovered, conservation programs being implemented, developments incorporating wildlife and native vegetation corridors and much much more. Sadly, Lloyd passed away in the beginning of September 2009, but his work will inspire and guide others for generations to come.
• Len Webb was one of the worlds most inspiring Scientists working for rainforest ecology and Conservation in the past 100 years: Environmental Search Engine results for this National treasure, who passed away sadly at the end of 2008. A biography outlining some of his many achievements is on a number of websites. Here is a link to his biography at CHAH.
• “A Balance of Faeries” a story about how little things can add up to big things

I wrote the above poem about PK (Phantom Koala) and the Planner  to try to describe how environmentally sustainable development and biodiversity can begin to go together, but only if  all of the native wildlife are considered first and foremost, only if wildlife environmental(eg their life quality, ecology and ecosystems etc) requirements are considered as the main, first, foremost, and all encompassing parameters.

You see, development for infrastructure, urban expansion, mining  and agriculture currently is based on personal money(power) and political motive. We are fooling ourselves and others, if we think that this will lead to a better future world for our children and for life , in general, all over our beautiful blue planet.  Walk gently, my friends – Al Polistchuk