Also suggested the State needs to treat First Nations as a sovereign entity in their negotiations over parks rather than just another ‘stakeholder’ with an interest in lands and waters

Survey | The future of Victoria’s state forests Please remember that for all questions we are specifically referring...

extremely narrow window of time for this (…) but the Victorian government is doing a survey on the future of state forests if you’re keen.

I’ve suggested that the State needs to fully fund First Nations participation in collaborations over forest futures.

engage.vic.gov.au/project/the-...

WATCH: Why we need water justice – voices from the River Peoples’ Forum What is water justice? And what could it look like in the Murray-Darling? Hear from Traditional Owners and allies in this great video, filmed at the River Peoples’ Forum earlier this year. Show your s...

Hear the voices of First Nations and their settler allies from the River Peoples Forum - and while you're at it, show your support for real water justice in the Murray-Darling Basin.

environmentvictoria.org.au/2024/11/19/v...

put down some thoughts about response-ability in the context of contemporary art exploring (in)visible human-environment relations

www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-...

while I enjoy a bit of flannel this paper from 1746 is probably not mine Google Scholar

Oh didn’t know about the book, will check it out thanks (and be in touch!)

Ah thank you, it’s been some time in the making! Agree on the need for reflexivity right now. Lots of implications as nature markets ramp up. Would love to have a chat at some point!

some new writing:

“NGO operation permits limited space for plural, ideological, and structural debate about protected area conservation, the public interest, and the root causes of ecological crises” @yungenchee.bsky.social @megcevans.bsky.social @suejackson.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/2469...

if you can’t be a fern, at least be a fern ally

That’s a handy use for sure. Depressing to think about the paper churn though…

Yikes… that’s quite a big percentage

The pre-natal classes they send you to need to have a stronger focus on how your newborn infant will rapidly turn into a hulking 7yo who calls you 'bruh'

"#Nature should become a business ally for business, if you want to have sustainable #competitiveness" said Florika Fink from the EU Commission, confirming the Commission's problematic reframing of conservation policy into private business opportunities for competitiveness purposes.
lnkd.in/eiFcEV3a

perhaps it’s time for a little truth telling and some treaty instead?

CfP for #envhum #envhist #histsci
'Of Species and Specimens: Tracing Non-Human Histories in Times of Imperial Expansion'
Deadline: 30 Nov
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...

Rhododendron time!

1) how have private interests/finance/ENGOs reshaped nature conservation and protected areas
2) what kinds of urban natures/ecologies can you create under capitalism that aren’t extractive/gentrifying (if any)?

Cover art "Rise" by Kerry Klimm @flashblak, for this latest edition of Friends of the Earth's Chain Reaction Magazine, Strong Blak Resistance, is the full BlakOut Takeover Issue, guest edited by Nick Chesterfield. This edition showcases voices of real change from First Nations organisers, community leaders, and warriors fighting against colonial extractivism. Pre-order your copy now, to arrive in early October. Purchase single copy: $15 / $7 First Nations readers

"The core of fighting for country lies with getting behind the people who care for it."
Join us as we launch Chain Reaction’s Strong Blak Resistance.
7pm AEDT (daylight savings), Tues Oct 3 www.foe.org.au/cr146_launch
Pre-order your copy now. $15 or $7 mob-only price shop.foe.org.au/products/cha...

Atmospheric Borders 4th, 5th and 6th October 2023 (Brisbane AEST time) We have an exciting selection of international contributions, papers, and presentations - please join us online for this virtual symposium! Free to a...

join us NEXT WEEK online for our three-day multi-timezone symposium on ATMOSPHERIC BORDERS @BorderCritical — see our excellent line up of presenters:
acbsworking.group/atmospheric-...

It's been a few months in the making... & it's now finally ready: The Anti-Colonial Research Library hosts 400+ open-access articles and books, websites, YouTube videos on practical examples of Indigenous and anti-colonial research methodologies. Use and share widely! anticolonialresearchlibrary.org

In New Scramble for Africa, an Arab Sheikh Is Taking the Lead A company established by a Dubai sheikh is finalizing agreements with African nations to manage vast tracts of their forests and sell the carbon credits. Critics are concerned the deals will not benef...

A FIFTH OF ZIMBABWE
"The four MOUs that Blue Carbon has so far signed in Africa cover a fifth of Zimbabwe (18m acres), roughly a tenth of Liberia and Zambia (2.5m acres and 20m acres respectively), and 8 percent of Tanzania (a further 20m acres)."
e360.yale.edu/features/al-...

Contested Streets: Roads, footpaths and curbs — Festival of Urbanism Sydney With rising recognition of the health and environmental benefits of active transport, there are increasing struggles between users of footpaths, roads and curbs. Not only are streets importa...

Super excited to be speaking at the Contested Streets @FestUrbanism event today - I hope you can join us (or check it out later)!

www.festivalofurbanism.com/events/fou20...

Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely junk’, according to analysis by Corporate Accountability and the Guardian

Blockbuster piece on the unending catastrophe that is the #VoluntaryCarbonMarket by Nina Lakhani

“the VCM is flawed and basically a fraud, allowing the west to offset their emissions and continue business as usual at the expense of the global south” - Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition"

first long service leave project complete. back largely still intact

I have lost
The F-35
That suffered
A mishap

And which you
Were probably
Hoping
To do a war with

Forgive me
It was grey
And so was
The sky

feel like there’s patience and then there’s impatience management and I do one of these

incredible how hard people can work to avoid uttering the word ‘regulation’

about to give ‘decolonial ecology’ a little browse. like the notion of ‘an earth without a world’