Noosa Biosphere: action to conserve the Noosa Biosphere Reserve and limit human impact
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Noosa Biosphere Reserve: conservation of ecosytems
Noosa is 170 kilometres north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Noosa Biosphere was added by UNESCO to the global biosphere reserves on 20 July 2007. Noosa Biosphere includes everglades, beaches, rainforests, national parks, rivers, colored sand, mangroves and lakes.
Photo credit:
40 Mile Beach, Noosa by lachlansear on Flickr
Photo credit:
40 Mile Beach, Noosa by lachlansear on Flickr
What is a Biosphere?
The Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida has this to say about "The Biosphere":
The term "Biosphere" was coined by Russian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky in the 1929. The biosphere is the life zone of the Earth and includes all living organisms, including man, and all organic matter that has not yet decomposed. Life evolved on earth during its early history between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago and the biosphere readily distinguishes our planet from all others in the solar system....
...All organisms are intrinsically linked to their physical environment and the relationship between an organism and its environment is the study of ecology. The biosphere can be divided into distinct ecosystems that represent the interactions between a group of organisms forming a trophic pyramid and the environment or habitat in which they live.
The Biosphere
The term "Biosphere" was coined by Russian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky in the 1929. The biosphere is the life zone of the Earth and includes all living organisms, including man, and all organic matter that has not yet decomposed. Life evolved on earth during its early history between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago and the biosphere readily distinguishes our planet from all others in the solar system....
...All organisms are intrinsically linked to their physical environment and the relationship between an organism and its environment is the study of ecology. The biosphere can be divided into distinct ecosystems that represent the interactions between a group of organisms forming a trophic pyramid and the environment or habitat in which they live.
The Biosphere
Noosa on Flickr
Noosa Biosphere news on Google
- 'Green Art' is the new contemporary social art movement
- Leah Barclay from the Noosa Biosphere Cultural Board said throughout history people from all cultures have practiced green art, creatively expressing and documenting their connection to place in painting, song, sculpture, dance and story.
- Volunteer with Noosa Biosphere
- It is National Volunteer Week and the Noosa Biosphere is looking for passionate and interested individuals to fill vacancies on a number of the Community Sector Boards and the Governance Board. Noosa Biosphere Ltd Chair, Dr Sue Davis, said that the ...
- Tourism Noosa sets sail on new course
- Mr Massingham said Tourism Noosa's new Business Plan encompassed all areas of the business, from marketing to membership and engaging with all partners including Sunshine Coast Council, Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd and Noosa Biosphere Ltd. ?We'll be ...
- Glossies close on Monday
- The 2012 Living Smart Glossies Awards are hosted by Sunshine Coast Council and sponsored by University of the Sunshine Coast, TAFE, Noosa Biosphere, Seven Network, Sunshine Coast Daily, Hot91.1 and Zinc96.1. To enter, go to livingsmartqld.com.au and ...
Blog Posts from Google
- 'Green Art' is the new contemporary social art movement
- Leah Barclay from the Noosa Biosphere Cultural Board said throughout history people from all cultures have practiced green art, creatively expressing and documenting their connection to place in painting, song, sculpture, dance and story.
- Volunteer with Noosa Biosphere
- It is National Volunteer Week and the Noosa Biosphere is looking for passionate and interested individuals to fill vacancies on a number of the Community Sector Boards and the Governance Board. Noosa Biosphere Ltd Chair, Dr Sue Davis, said that the ...
- Tourism Noosa sets sail on new course
- Mr Massingham said Tourism Noosa's new Business Plan encompassed all areas of the business, from marketing to membership and engaging with all partners including Sunshine Coast Council, Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd and Noosa Biosphere Ltd. ?We'll be ...
- Glossies close on Monday
- The 2012 Living Smart Glossies Awards are hosted by Sunshine Coast Council and sponsored by University of the Sunshine Coast, TAFE, Noosa Biosphere, Seven Network, Sunshine Coast Daily, Hot91.1 and Zinc96.1. To enter, go to livingsmartqld.com.au and ...
Helicopter Journey Over the Beautiful Sunshine Coast
Biosphere resource links
- UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory
- Provides a description of the Noosa Biosphere as an entry in UNESCO's Directory.
- Noosa Biosphere Association Inc.
- The Noosa Biosphere Reserve, established in 2007 under the auspices of UNESCO, defines the former Noosa Shire. It does this not only geographically, but also by encapsulating the common values of sustainability and environmental awareness that are an essential aspect of Noosa's history and current lifestyle. The Noosa Biosphere Association Inc. is an independent community organisation which monitors the Biosphere Reserve and any government actions affecting it.
- Noosa - criteria for biosphere reserve
- Noosa exhibits an extensive complex of species, ecosystems and geomorphological features within a high conservation priority bioregion. The South East Queensland Region in which Noosa lies contains 150 ecosystems of which 60 are contained in Noosa. These ecosystems incorporate...
- Noosa Biosphere Reserve
- With official UNESCO recognition, Noosa Biosphere Reserve has made a start in harnessing the huge achievements made to date by the local community. Over time, we hope this website will become far more than a useful source of information and knowledge. With ongoing community input, it will become a hub for us all to share our ideas and what we're doing to make the region a healthy, vibrant and sustainable place to live.
- Noosa Biosphere Video
- Produced by Mike Middleton Noosa Biosphere shows the diverse landscapes and life so ecologically vulnerable to Mans Impact thus the need to protect such an Icon of the environment of Queensland.
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40 Mile Beach, Noosa
Reader Feedback
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Eric
Jul 13, 2010 @ 8:39 am | delete
- Those are great pictures of the reserve. I hope you can save it so I can visit someday.
Eric
http://waterwordsthatwork.com
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punklogic
Dec 9, 2009 @ 6:52 am | delete
- Hi Ron. Great Lens! My name is Jackson from www.punklogic.com.au and I thought you may like to add www.noosabiosphere.org.au to your resource / links list above? Keep up the great work!
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Michael Donovan Chair, Noosa Biosphere
Sep 29, 2009 @ 11:55 pm | delete
- People interested in connecting with the Noosa Biosphere web site when it goes active in October should register at www.noosabiosphere.org.au
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