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NEWS 29 AUG 2019

Forests: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

As part of our special series exploring 13 themes over 13 weeks from the Victorian State of the Environment 2018 Report, this week we highlight our chapter on Forests and review the Commissioner…

NEWS 21 AUG 2019

Celebrating National Threatened Species Day: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

NEWS 9 AUG 2019

Experts comment on latest IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes, along with leading climate experts including ARC Centre for Climate System Science’s Professor Steven Sherwood; CSIRO…

NEWS 19 MAR 2019

Victoria’s environmental report card: Air quality improving but challenges remain for biodiversity

Victoria’s comprehensive report card on the health of Victoria’s natural environment, the State of Environment (SoE) 2018 Report has been released. The report which tells a story of good…

NEWS 19 MAR 2019

A Scientific Report Card for Victoria’s Forests

A comprehensive report card on the health of Victoria’s forests State of the Forests 2018 Report (SoF) has been released by the Victorian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr…

NEWS 19 MAR 2019

Victoria’s energy transition and the decarbonisation of Victoria by 2050

Photo: Hepburn Wind The challenges of decarbonising Victoria’s $400 billion economy and transitioning to net zero emissions by 2050 as the population continues to grow towards 10 million, is one…

NEWS 19 MAR 2019

Commissioner recommends appointment of a Chief Biodiversity Scientist

Photo: East Gippsland Landcare Network Victoria’s comprehensive report card of the health of Victoria’s natural environment, the Victorian State of the Environment (SoE) 2018 Report, has been…

NEWS 8 MAR 2019

Women leading reforms in the environmental sector

As part of International Womens Day, the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio addressed the Legislative Assembly in the Victorian Parliament …

NEWS 13 OCT 2018

Talking Waste in Ipswich

Last week, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes attended the Future Waste Resources Convention at the Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich, Queensland which brought…

NEWS 18 SEP 2018

OCES at the Royal Society of Victoria’s Future Thinking Forum

The forum was held in conjunction with Emergency Management Victoria, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, the Bureau of Meteorology Science into Action and Scientell…