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BellingenNSWParis Bike Boom Leads to Steep Drop in Air Pollution"The French city’s air quality has improved dramatically in the past 20 years, coinciding with a growth in cycling...Between 2005 and 2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter — two of the most harmful pollutants to human health — have been slashed by 50% and 55%, respectively.”"City leaders including Mayor Anne Hidalgo have been making a concerted effort to pedestrianize parts of the city, improve bike infrastructure, and promote active transportation in the French capital." >> <a href="https://www.planetizen.com/news/2025/04/134769-paris-bike-boom-leads-steep-drop-air-pollution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.planetizen.com/news/2025/04/134769-paris-bike-boom-leads-steep-drop-air-pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#harm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#air</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedestrians</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ActiveTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActiveTransport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a>

BellingenNSWCareless drivers knocking down signage IICnr of <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RosesRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RosesRoad</a>, John Locke Pl. Ever since the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlenifferRoad</a> 'upgrade'. No road is ever wide enough. <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speeding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/motorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speeding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/inaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gleniffer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RecklessDriving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RecklessDriving</a>

BellingenNSWMany pet owners move to the country just so their dogs can roam in wildlife habitat"We moved to the country to give our rescued working dogs a better life." 74% of Australians own introduced species as pets. >> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/14/we-moved-to-the-country-to-give-our-rescued-working-dogs-a-better-life" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/14/we-moved-to-the-country-to-give-our-rescued-working-dogs-a-better-life</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/canines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IntroducedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IntroducedSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OffLeash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OffLeash</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a>

BellingenNSWRoaming extinction makers: cats"The Threatened Species Recovery Hub estimates cats kill 1.9m reptiles, 1.2m birds, 3.2m mammals, 3m invertebrates and at least 250,000 frogs every day, with pet and urban roaming cats responsible for about 32% of the wildlife death toll. Cats have contributed to the extinction of more than two-thirds of the 34 Australian mammal species lost since colonisation, and have been complicit in the decline of local populations of birds in many cities. In 2023, the Nature Conservation Council, Invasive Species Council, Birdlife Australia, Wires and the Australian Wildlife Society called for local councils to enforce anti-roaming laws for pet cats." >> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/feb/23/you-cant-ban-compassion-helping-stray-cats-is-in-much-of-australia-but-for-some-its-worth-the-risk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/feb/23/you-cant-ban-compassion-helping-stray-cats-is-in-much-of-australia-but-for-some-its-worth-the-risk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a>

BellingenNSWRoad and dog density contribute to the extinction of koalasRoad and highway density (road length per square kilometer) and an aggregation of domestic dogs leads to the demise of the marsupial through vehicle crashes and mauling by pets.Dissanayake, R.B., Stevenson, M., Astudillo, V.G. et al. Anthropogenic and environmental factors associated with koala deaths due to dog attacks and vehicle collisions in South-East Queensland, Australia, 2009–2013. Sci Rep 13, 14275 (2023). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40827-w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40827-w</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40827-w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40827-w</a>Koalas and Dogs Don’t Mix <a href="https://cdn.environment.sa.gov.au/environment/docs/pa-fact-koalasdogsdontmix.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cdn.environment.sa.gov.au/environment/docs/pa-fact-koalasdogsdontmix.pdf</a> Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Managing dog and koala/wildlife co-habitation. Why does leashing matter? Bellingen Council <a href="https://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/Development/Public-health-and-safety-services-and-approvals/Ranger-Services/Animal-care-and-control" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/Development/Public-health-and-safety-services-and-approvals/Ranger-Services/Animal-care-and-control</a>Major Roads. Australian Openstreetmap <a href="https://eatlas.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/df464abf-59be-41cc-a271-d17035582c4c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eatlas.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/df464abf-59be-41cc-a271-d17035582c4c</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#habitat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crashes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crashes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Roadkill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roadkill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DogOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DogOwnership</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlenifferRoad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RosesRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RosesRoad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a>

BellingenNSWThe roaming cats of Bellingen are one of the biggest threats to wildlife"The average pet cat kills 110 native animals each year, roughly 320 million across Australia, and that doesn’t even include frogs or insects. The species is directly responsible for the third highest number of extinctions in Australia, after humans and chytrid fungus."Victoria has " effective legislation that’s empowering local government to take action on the issue of roaming pet cats." >> <a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-major-rule-change-as-big-threat-roams-free-in-aussie-state-054425641.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-major-rule-change-as-big-threat-roams-free-in-aussie-state-054425641.html</a>Local councils are tightening cat ownership laws to help protect wildlife and keep your pet safe <a href="https://biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/cat-ownership-laws-ABC-Radio-Interview" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/cat-ownership-laws-ABC-Radio-Interview</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ownership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownership</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NuisanceCats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuisanceCats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/containment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#containment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IntroducedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IntroducedSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disease</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gleniffer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/council" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#council</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CompanionAnimalsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CompanionAnimalsAct</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtinctionCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtinctionCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/council" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#council</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a>

BellingenNSWKoala Zone paint on the roads and hope everyone will slow down on the roadsFive Koalas have been hit on Broken Head Road this year, and many more in other Koala hot spots across the Byron Shire. The Koala Zone "signs were funded by a grant from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy and Environment, under the NSW Koala Strategy. Koala road strikes and driver speed will be monitored at the sites over the next four years to help us to understand the impacts of vehicle-activated signs on driver speeds and koalas."Is Bellingen Shire 'asleep on the wheel' while industrial logging is driving koalas out of their habitat? >> <a href="https://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Council/News/Media-releases/New-Koala-Zones-to-help-our-furry-friends" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Council/News/Media-releases/New-Koala-Zones-to-help-our-furry-friends</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roadkill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roadkill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenLogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlenifferRoad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extinction</a> makers <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a>

BellingenNSWNoise camera trial to be launched on roads as part of a multi-agency effort with the EPA, Transport for NSW and NSW Police >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-30/noise-camera-pilot-law-enforcement-police-nsw/104401024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-30/noise-camera-pilot-law-enforcement-police-nsw/104401024</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noise</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gleniffer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlenifferRoad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RosesRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RosesRoad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/impacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#impacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noise</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/motorcycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorcycles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HooningMotorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HooningMotorists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AntiSocialBehaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiSocialBehaviour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NoisyVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoisyVehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#enforcement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a>

BellingenNSWBarking dog on the outskirts of Bellingen is chasing a koala mother and her joey up the tree (video available) These 'incidents' are common in this dog-loving shire. While this wildlife harassment is tolerated, the NSW government logging department is razing most of the koala/ wildlife habitat. <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WildlifeHarassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeHarassment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndangeredSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheGreatKoalaNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheGreatKoalaNationalPark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a>

BellingenNSWActing on off leash dogs and dog attacks Queensland "On-the-spot fines have more than doubled from $322 to $806 for owners who fail to control their dogs in a public place." "There were 382 attacks reported in the 2023-24 financial year, of which 166 were dogs attacking humans and 216 cases of dogs attacking dogs or other animals...In fatal attacks, owners face fines up to $108,000 and even possible jail time." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-31/fines-double-for-dog-attacks-in-queensland/104158666" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-31/fines-double-for-dog-attacks-in-queensland/104158666</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#safety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#attacks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a>

BellingenNSWStill logging Tuckers Nob, also known as the proposed Great Koala National Park Dr. Tim Cadman is documenting how rainforest trees are cleared and original forest remnant are damaged by the state-owned Forestry Corporation of NSW. Week 11 of industrial logging within Tuckers Nob compartments 26-27 turning remnant vegetation into timber and electricity. >> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2djTDFsYjY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2djTDFsYjY</a>Surviving arboreal animals flee across busy roads and birds have gone silent. Industrial machinery leave huge puddles behind that supply the whole of Bellingen with Japanese encephalitis virus, Murray Valley encephalitis and Ross River virus. Gain for some, harm for others.Mosquito borne diseases move in behind the loggers <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/oct/30/environment.climatechange" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/oct/30/environment.climatechange</a> Deforestation and vector-borne disease: Forest conversion favors important mosquito vectors of human pathogens <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8290921/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8290921/</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SaveTuckersNob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveTuckersNob</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BreachWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BreachWatch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TuckersNob26" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TuckersNob26</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoggingIndustry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FCNSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FCNSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoggingImpacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ForestConversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForestConversion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWForestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSWForestry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenLogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RemnantVegetation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RemnantVegetation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rainforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rainforest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MosquitoBorneDiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MosquitoBorneDiseases</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheGreatKoalaNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheGreatKoalaNationalPark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VectorBorneDiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VectorBorneDiseases</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a>

BellingenNSWTourism without public toilets? Little Blue Lake 'littered' with human faeces, sparking calls for toilets."The Little Blue Lake is a beautiful swimming hole that attracts thousands of people, but locals say human waste is piling up on its perimeter and the nearby car park."Looks like the popular Never Never river is not the only place without a toilet. <a href="https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/109781401767955929" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/109781401767955929</a><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/little-blue-lake-mount-gambier-sinkhole-human-faeces/103729160" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/little-blue-lake-mount-gambier-sinkhole-human-faeces/103729160</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/faeces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#faeces</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gleniffer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PromisedLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PromisedLand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NeverNever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NeverNever</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a>

BellingenNSWDealing with climate-induced trauma"Forest bathing therapy offers path forward in times of stress and climate trauma, nature guides say forest therapy can be used at corporate events, for rehabilitation, at nursing homes, and as an eco-tourism attraction." > <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-03/could-forest-therapy-pose-a-solution-to-rising-climate-trauma/103644804" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-03/could-forest-therapy-pose-a-solution-to-rising-climate-trauma/103644804</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NativeForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeForests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSWLogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWForestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSWForestry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a>

BellingenNSWElectric trucks and buses - or polluting diesel?"Last year a report by The Australia Institute found that because of state government failures, just 0.2% of Australia’s bus fleet is electric, forcing millions of Australian commuters to choke on disgusting diesel exhaust pollution every day at thousands of bus stops around the country.""...Diesel pollution can dull the human brain in hours... Vehicle pollution in Australia causes 11,000 premature deaths and is responsible for over 12,000 cardiovascular hospitalisations, 66,000 active asthma cases, and almost 7,000 respiratory hospitalisations per year.""And it’s not just air pollution. New research has shown devastating health impacts from petrol and diesel traffic noise...Increased levels of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in people who are exposed to high levels of traffic noise. Noise that will be significantly reduced with the transition to electric buses."<a href="https://thedriven.io/2024/03/20/electric-trucks-and-buses-show-staggering-sales-growth-in-europe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thedriven.io/2024/03/20/electric-trucks-and-buses-show-staggering-sales-growth-in-europe/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EMobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EMobility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/diesel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diesel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OneHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OneHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noise</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a>

BellingenNSWAnt geopolitics <a href="https://aeon.co/essays/the-strange-and-turbulent-global-world-of-ant-geopolitics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aeon.co/essays/the-strange-and-turbulent-global-world-of-ant-geopolitics</a>Report red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) Information about fire ants and stopping their spread in NSW <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/dpi/bfs/insect-pests/rifa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/dpi/bfs/insect-pests/rifa</a>‘Wildly toxic’ poison used on fire ants is killing native Australian animals, experts warn Senate inquiry. Fipronil is banned for use on crops in the EU, China, Vietnam and California <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/16/fipronil-fire-ant-poison-toxic-senate-inquiry-bans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/16/fipronil-fire-ant-poison-toxic-senate-inquiry-bans</a>Human-mediated dispersal of ants How ants are breaking down biogeographic boundaries and homogenizing biodiversity "Our impact on biodiversity is overriding the biogeographical patterns resulting from millions of years of evolution, and disproportionately affecting the tropics and the islands." <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ants-biogeographic-boundaries-homogenizing-biodiversity.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ants-biogeographic-boundaries-homogenizing-biodiversity.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SolenopsisInvicta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolenopsisInvicta</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FireAnts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FireAnts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biosecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Fipronil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fipronil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticide</a>

BellingenNSWBellingen without the forests? <a href="https://bellingenarea.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-master-plan-for-bellingen-placemaking.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bellingenarea.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-master-plan-for-bellingen-placemaking.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MasterPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MasterPlan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenLogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Logging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Logging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoggingIndustry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#destruction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoggingImpacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheGreatKoalaNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheGreatKoalaNationalPark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gleniffer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GumbaynggirrCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GumbaynggirrCountry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarDependency</a>

BellingenNSWTuckers Nob State forest incineration after logging. The image is from Gleniffer Road near a residential area.Bellingen under toxic smoke from logging fires at 33 °C <a href="https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/112013566248072051" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/112013566248072051</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FCNSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FCNSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoggingImpacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlenifferRoad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AirQuality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenLogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#destruction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NativeForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeForests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OneHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OneHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gleniffer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SaveTuckersNob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveTuckersNob</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NativeForestIncineration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeForestIncineration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fires</a>

BellingenNSWBellingen under toxic smoke from logging fires at 33 °CThe Forestry Corporation of NSW is polluting the entire Bellingen valley by burning the wasted forest 'biomass' after logging. Why is it that a government corporation can cause harm to its citizens and wildlife? FCNSW WRB Tuckers Nob 022>> <a href="https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me</a>"Smoke from Hazard Reduction Burns (HRBs) and wildfires contains pollutants that are harmful to human health. This includes particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5), which affects human cardiovascular and respiratory systems and can lead to increased hospitalisations and premature deaths." >> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36001532/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36001532/</a> Storey MA, Price OF. Prediction of air quality in Sydney, Australia as a function of forest fire load and weather using Bayesian statistics. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 24;17(8):e0272774. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272774. PMID: 36001532; PMCID: PMC9401134.<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FCNSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FCNSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#harm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TuckersNob022" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TuckersNob022</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fires</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/logging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#logging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoggingImpacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/externalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#externalities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WeCantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeCantBreathe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AirQuality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HRBs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HRBs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CO2</a>

BellingenNSW"Innovative Citizen Participation explores the innovative ways that governments can effectively engage with citizens and stakeholders to source ideas, co-create solutions, and tackle complex policy" "A Citizens’ Assembly is a group of people selected by lottery who are broadly representative of a community. They spend significant time learning and collaborating through facilitated deliberation to find common ground and form collective recommendations for policy makers, decision makers, and the community." "The Assembling an Assembly Guide is a resource for any institution, organisation, city administration, or policy maker interested in running a Citizens’ Assembly. It is also a useful tool for citizens and activists wishing to learn more about what a Citizens’ Assembly is and how it works, in order to strengthen their advocacy efforts.""Prepared by DemocracyNext, a non-profit, non-partisan research and action institute founded by the people who developed the OECD Deliberative Democracy Toolbox, it embeds the OECD Good Practice Principles of running a high-quality Assembly." <a href="https://assemblyguide.demnext.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://assemblyguide.demnext.org/</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CitizensAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CitizensAssembly</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/participation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#participation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/consultation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consultation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DecisionMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DecisionMaking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MasterPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MasterPlan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/consultants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consultants</a>

BellingenNSWC a r h a r m: A global review of automobility's harm to people and the environmentAbstract"Despite the widespread harm caused by cars and automobility, governments, corporations, and individuals continue to facilitate it by expanding roads, manufacturing larger vehicles, and subsidising parking, electric cars, and resource extraction. This literature review synthesises the negative consequences of automobility, or car harm, which we have grouped into four categories: violence, ill health, social injustice, and environmental damage.""We find that, since their invention, cars and automobility have killed 60–80 million people and injured at least 2 billion. Currently, 1 in 34 deaths are caused by automobility." "Cars have exacerbated social inequities and damaged ecosystems in every global region, including in remote car-free places. While some people benefit from automobility, nearly everyone—whether or not they drive—is harmed by it. Slowing automobility's violence and pollution will be impracticable without the replacement of policies that encourage car harm with policies that reduce it. To that end, the paper briefly summarises interventions that are ready for implementation." >> <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692324000267" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692324000267</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#harm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#automobility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#violence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/externalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#externalities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SUVs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TrafficFatalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrafficFatalities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MasterPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MasterPlan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/parking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#parking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenShire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BellingenShire</a>

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