In late 2021, AGHS set up a climate change advisory group, chaired by Professor Tim Entwisle, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and patron on the Society. The group’s terms of reference are to: Develop an AGHS position statement […]
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects advocates climate positive design, so that its projects provide net positive climate outcomes. They also provide environmental, social, cultural, and economic co-benefits. Over a cradle to cradle, design life assessment, they sequester more greenhouse […]
Botanic gardens maintain collections of living plants for science, conservation, education, beauty and more. These collections change over time – in scope and content – but the predicted impacts of climate change will require a more strategic approach to the […]
Plant ecologist Andy Leigh, who investigates how Australian plants respond to extreme temperature stress, established a collaborative research agreement with the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden (Port Augusta, South Australia), via the Port Augusta City Council. The Council provided a […]