The Conservation Council ACT Region advocates and campaigns to protect our local environment
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Why ALL of Canberra needs a FOGO recycling scheme
It’s no secret that Canberra has a food waste problem. The ACT sends approximately 26,000 tonnes of food waste to landfill every year, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and constituting an enormous waste of resources (ACT Government, 2023). A Food Organics and...
Media Release: Conservation Council launches positive vision for future of the Western Edge
The Conservation Council ACT Region has today released a plan to protect and restore the Western Edge, a 9800-hectare area of critically endangered bushland, farmland and recreational sites located on Canberra’s doorstep. The Conservation Councils’ Western...
Canberra rallies to tell forestry conference: no social licence for native forest logging
Last week, Canberra Forest Alliance joined with Friends of the Forest Mogo, Knitting Nannas for Native Forests (South Coast loop) and the Bob Brown Foundation to call for an end to native forest logging outside of the venue of the Australian Forestry Symposium in...
Would a standing Citizens’ Assembly help the ACT?
Have your say, Canberra 🗣️ On 16 November, four MLAs from across the political spectrum will join Prof. Yves...
Nature in the south of France. A talk by Rainer Rehwinkel
Join us for fascinating insights and great photos of nature from the Pyrenees and wetlands on the Mediterranean coast....
Canberra rallies to tell forestry conference: no social licence for native forest logging
Last week, Canberra Forest Alliance joined with Friends of the Forest Mogo, Knitting Nannas for Native Forests (South...
Bird Walk Canberra – Citizen COP 2026
Join Gregory Andrews from Lyrebird Dreaming for a gentle Citizen COP bird walk exploring local birdlife, biodiversity...