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‘biodiversity’“biodiversity is the variety of all life forms: different plants, animals, the genes they contain and the

ecosystems in which they live”

Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark Santangelo

What does biodiversity include in relation to Sydney?

Plant Communities Fauna Ocean and Harbour Waterways & Tributaries Wetlands

Aboriginal Influence on Biodiversity


• the use of fire and its effect on species diversity

European Influence on Biodiversity“the last 200 years”


Source: Benson,D & Howell,J. 1990

Sydney Basin Bioregion


Source: www.environment.nsw.gov.au


Sydney Metropolitan Area

Source: www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au


Source: Benson,D & Howell,J. 1990


Source: Geosage.com

Biodiversity as a resource for Sydney?

Food

Water

Tourism

Industrial Goods

Building Materials

Medicinal Products

Ethics?


Cumberland Plain Woodland

“a community under threat”

Source: www.forest.nsw.gov

North-West Development Sector

South-West Development Sector

From this... to this...?


Source: Sydney Morning Herald, December 2008

Education and Awareness


• Can we reverse the damage now or into the future?

• Can their be a sustainable co-existence between Biodiversity and the Built Environment of Sydney?

• Are the laws and planning framework sufficient?


Bibliography

Benson, D.H. 2009, 14th January. Personal Phone Interview. Senior Plant Ecologist of Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney. Benson, D.H. & Howell, J. 1990, Taken for granted, Kangaroo Press in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Flannery, T. 2003. ‘Beautiful lies - population and environment in Australia’, Quarterly Essay,

Black Inc., Melbourne. Flannery, T. 1994, The future eaters, Reed New Holland, Sydney.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/bioregions/SydneyBasin-Biodiversity.htm

https://www.wilderness.org.au/articles/cycle

http://www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au/dev/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=81&languageId=1&contentId=557

http://sydney.cma.nsw.gov.au/

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/

http://www.anra.gov.au/

Nature Conservation Council of NSW, viewed 13th January 2009 http://nccnsw.org.au/index.php

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/bioregions/SydneyBasin-Biodiversity.htm

https://www.wilderness.org.au/articles/cycle



http://sydney.cma.nsw.gov.au/

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/

http://www.anra.gov.au/

http://nccnsw.org.au/index.php

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