Nature and shops: here’s what people told us they want most from urban planning, Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato, Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Associate Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato, Xinyu Fu, Senior Lecturer of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato. The Conversation, February 11, 2025. 
https://theconversation.com/nature-and-shops-heres-what-people-told-us-they-want-most-from-urban-planning-247994

Incredible two year change on Aussie property amid critical fight for species: ‘The world is watching’.  Joe Attanasio·Senior Reporter, Yahoo News, 13 February 2025.
By preserving koalas we’re not just saving a single species — we’re protecting entire ecosystems that support our climate, water resources, economy, and health. 
https://au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-two-year-change-on-aussie-property-amid-critical-fight-for-species-the-world-is-watching-032229258.html?guccounter=1

Invertebrate of the year 2025. We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition, Patrick Barkham and Guardian community team, Wed 12 Feb 2025. 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/12/nominate-your-invertebrate-species-of-the-year

Ecovillage Design: Models for Regenerative Urban Neighborhoods, written by Ankitha Gattupalli. Arch Daily, February 10, 2025. 
https://www.archdaily.com/1026678/ecovillage-design-models-for-regenerative-urban-neighborhoods

I live in a forest my parents planted when I was a child. It’s not too late for you to grow one too, Jessie Cole. The Guardian, Feb 9, 2025. 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/08/i-live-in-a-forest-my-parents-planted-when-i-was-a-child-its-not-too-late-for-you-to-grow-one-too

Does your school have enough trees? Here’s why they’re great for kids and their learning, Margaret Stanley, Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Abigail Cunninghame, Research Assistant, Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau. The Conversation, January 29, 2025. 
https://theconversation.com/does-your-school-have-enough-trees-heres-why-theyre-great-for-kids-and-their-learning-246411

Council’s ‘fantastic’ transformation of dead tree excites Aussies, Brianne Tolj· Associate News Editor, Yahoo News, 18 January 2025. 
https://au.news.yahoo.com/councils-fantastic-transformation-of-dead-tree-excites-aussies-055945941.html 
This week City of Mitcham workers spent hours pruning a dead Red River Gum to create five nesting boxes for native animals — and they’re not done yet.

How to tell if mangrove restoration is working? Listen to the birds, Carolyn Cowan. Mongabay, 3 Feb 2025.
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/how-to-tell-if-mangrove-restoration-is-working-listen-to-the-birds/

‘Humanure’: RHS plans rollout of first compost toilet to fertilise flowerbeds, Donna Ferguson. The Guardian, 2 Feb 2025. 
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/feb/01/humanure-rhs-plans-rollout-of-first-compost-toilet-to-fertilise-flowerbeds
The horticultural charity’s showpiece garden in Surrey is setting aside an space to test human waste fertiliser.