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Backyard Solutions

We invite you to help us save the natural world and consider the following information and suggestions to create everyday habits to build a sustainable future together and live in balance with nature.

We live in an atmosphere with twenty-five per cent more CO2 than has ever been recorded on Earth in the last 800,000 years. Changing weather patterns and increases in extreme weather events caused by rising carbon emissions, in parallel with the extensive degradation of ecosystems, are threatening both the natural environment and our own livelihoods.

With an increasing human population, changing lifestyles, high demands on resources, and mismanagement of natural systems, there is a need for each and every one of us to evaluate the way we live and transition to sustainable practices. Australians are well placed to drive change on a personal level, as we emit the second largest amount of carbon emissions per capita. Each of our actions have 10 times more impact than citizens of other nations around the globe.

Download our handy infographic and share widely.

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves.” - Mahatma Ghandi

Habitat

Habitat

Land clearing and habitat loss is an everyday occurrence where scientists estimate almost half of the trees on Earth since the start of civilization are gone. Read more

Published: 27th March, 2020

Updated: 1st April, 2020

Author: Earthwatch Australia

Biodiversity

Biodiversity

We are facing a sixth mass extinction having lost over seventy-five per cent of our species in a relatively short geological interval. Read more

Published: 26th March, 2020

Updated: 1st April, 2020

Author: Earthwatch Australia

Energy Use

Energy Use

Energy use around the world tripled in just the last 50 years. Read more

Published: 25th March, 2020

Updated: 2nd April, 2020

Author: Earthwatch Australia

Shopping Habits

Shopping Habits

Australia’s population has increased by 17 million in just 70 years, dramatically increasing the demand on local resources and supply chains. Read more

Published: 24th March, 2020

Updated: 2nd April, 2020

Author: Earthwatch Australia

Travel

Travel

Australia's demand for oil has risen steadily over recent decades, largely driven by increasing demand in the transport sector. Read more

Published: 23rd March, 2020

Updated: 2nd April, 2020

Author: Earthwatch Australia

Waste

Waste

20 million tonnes of waste ends up in landfill every year in Australia. Read more

Published: 22nd March, 2020

Updated: 17th September, 2021

Author: Earthwatch Australia

Science & Research

Science & Research

Knowledge is the basis for efficient decision making and developing robust frameworks for a sustainable society, yet there are large gaps as to how nature responds to pressure and change. Read more

Published: 21st March, 2020

Updated: 1st April, 2020

Author: Earthwatch Australia

Awareness

Awareness

When people understand the impact of unsustainable practices on nature and our livelihood, they are more likely to adapt to and adopt more sustainable attitudes and behaviours. Read more

Published: 20th March, 2020

Updated: 14th August, 2020

Author: Earthwatch Australia

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