Last week, the ICON Science team received news that our ARC Industry Linkage Project, "Bringing woodland birds back to the suburbs," has been funded in full! Over the next five...

After years of championing Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design (BSUD) in new housing developments, the ICON Science team finally had the opportunity to visit a project that has transformed that vision...

The global rise of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) presents a key opportunity to find synergies between social and environmental objectives of urban deve…

Spring is in the air, Guardian Australia’s ‘Bird of the Year’ poll is now open, and the Aussie Bird Count is just around the corner – what better time to stop and think about how you can support nativ...

Spring is a great time of year for noticing neighbourhood birds. Here are some simple ideas for helping the birds in Australian back yards, cities and towns

Urban sprawl has forced native animals and humans to live close together. Here are eight ways to make your home a refuge for wildlife.

Native animals can make for excellent neighbours – blue-banded bees pollinate our vegetable gardens; microbats eat up to 1200 mosquitoes per night; powerful owls keep rodents at bay. But could we go o...

A gathering of close to the total estimated population of swift parrots excites ecologists, but they warn it is no party for the critically endangered species.

npj Urban Sustainability - How do we achieve nature positive? A vision and targets for the UK residential and commercial development sector

Urban planning which enhances native biodiversity in and around cities is needed to address the impacts of urbanisation and conserve urban biodiversit…

Managed well, golf courses can bring nature back to our cities. Here’s how to balance the good and bad for urban biodiversity.