The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

By the British Ecological Society Bumblebee experts have discovered a way of breeding the Short-haired Bumblebee in captivity, removing the last major hurdle for its successful reintroduction to the UK. Announcing the news at the British Ecological Society’s “Gardening for wildlife” event at the British Science Festival today [Monday 7th September], Dr Nikki Gammans will [...]

From Ecogizmo By Jeff Salton You only have to watch a TV show in which the camera flies over any major city to realize the numbers of ugly, stark, gray, flat roofs that occupy millions of square feet but contribute nothing to the environment. It’s almost an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude we [...]

It is very hard to add some words after having seen this incredible presentation. “Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature — they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy — and creating stunning views.” It is so inspiring and I [...]

Biochar is, to me, very important for Green Roofs, this is why my deep interest in this amazing discovery.

Organic waste as fuel. Can biochar cut emissions and produce renewable energy? CNN’s Andrew Stevens reports.

When dreams come through! Today the first section of the old railway line, now converted into an elevated park, was inaugurated in NY. It is now possible to walk across the Big Apple at 10 meters high, between secret veggie gardens and metropolitan woods. I’m so deeply moved that I won’t add anything else but [...]

Australian Architects launch free service to assist Victorian Bushfire victims. As part of the Victorian Bushire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority’s ‘We Will Rebuild’, 19 architectural firms – including Donnovan Hill and John Wardle – have come forward with a free service to Bushfire Victims rebuilding their homes. A joint initiative of the Australian Institute of [...]

Amazing project but they forgot to include Urban Farming. Anyway, it is already an amazing step from what we have got today, isn’t it? The future looks bright! By Karen Cilento (ArchDaily) The Zuidkas, an experimental project commissioned by the Government Building Agency, challenges architects with an imaginary office building of over 11,000 square meters [...]

(from http://www.ecovoice.com.au) The shape and form of Australia’s cities has a direct relationship to the sustainability of the national economy. Australian cities are not economically or environmentally sustainable due to their low density levels according to Richard Marshall, Director of Urban Design at Woods Bagot. In Sydney over the weekend for the 2008 Metropolis Congress, Richard [...]

Nursery & Garden Industry Australia (NGIA) hosted the inaugural Urban GreenScapes Symposium on 17 February 2009 to unveil the benefits of plants and green-life in the urban landscape and to encourage collaboration between all stakeholder groups to drive unity of message and develop awareness to create greener Australian cities. At the link below you can [...]