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On the eve of a year in which nations are due to strengthen their Paris climate pledges, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report warns that unless global greenhouse gas emissions fall by 7.6 per cent each year between 2020 and 2030, the world will miss the opportunity to get on track towards the 1.5°C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreAustralia is at the beginning of what promises to be a “catastrophic” fire season with no “meaningful reprieve” in sight, according to NSW’s Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons.
Read MoreParis plans to go green by planting "urban forests" around famous landmarks to improve the air quality and address climate change.
Read MoreChristchurch is aiming to be carbon neutral - excluding methane - by 2045 - five years ahead of the Government deadline for the entire country.
Read MoreA forest of nearly 300 trees has transformed an Austrian soccer stadium into an art installation. FOR FOREST - The Unending Attraction of Nature, is the work of Swiss artist Klaus Littmann who wants spectators to confront ideas of deforestation, climate change, and the role of nature in our lives.
Read MoreThe New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora supports the declaration of a Climate and Biodiversity Loss Emergency by the International Federation of Landscape Architects.
Read MoreThe Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has declared a Climate and Biodiversity Loss Emergency.
GVL Gossamer has been selected as one of three prize winners in an international competition for a 19km stretch of waterfront along the Jing River, one of the 8 great rivers of Xi’an, China.
Read MoreHow will the environmental effects of climate change affect the shape of our future cities? Panuku’s proposed development of the Onehunga Port in Auckland, proved a great opportunity for a joint Unitec landscape architecture and architecture studio project to explore this issue.
Read MoreIndonesia has announced it’s moving the country’s capital away from Jakarta, reportedly the fastest sinking city in the world.
Read MoreA million animal and plant species - including the kiwi and kereru - are at risk of extinction because of humans. And that has serious implications for our survival, according to a landmark United Nations report which says nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history.
Read MoreLondon has implemented an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the central city, meaning drivers of older, more polluting vehicles are being charged to enter the congestion zone.
Read MorePersistent drought, excessive heat, and very high fire risk are the new normal in California’s scenic hillside communities. Learn how one LA firm is designing beautiful, functional landscapes that can thrive in persistent drought conditions.
Read MoreThe United Nations is investigating the concept of floating cities to help tackle global warming.
Read MoreNew York City mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a $10 billion plan to protect lower Manhattan from the growing threat of sea level rise.
Read MoreLate last year, the mayor of Boston’s announced the City of Boston and SCAPE Studios’ Resilient Boston Harbor Vision, a plan to reshape the city’s 47-mile shoreline to both protect the city from major flooding events, and increase open space and access to the waterfront for residents.
Read MoreNorthern Lapland, where Santa Claus holds court, typically receives 20 to 30 centimetres of snow by the end of November. But this year the region experienced its mildest November for 60 years.
Read MoreThe idea of adaptive management in response to climate change is being increasingly discussed as a means of dealing with the degree of uncertainty about what exactly the future holds. The coastal margin is seen as a critical area in our response to climate change as the impact of increased storminess and seal-level rise will impact on an already highly dynamic environment. But what is adaptation and how is it seen on the ground?
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