You're invited to our panel, Centring nature in the transformation of urban spaces.
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Acting Director's Note
Dear SEI community,
We hope you can join us on Thursday, 20 June for our upcoming panel: Centring nature in the transformation of urban spaces. This discussion will explore how integrating nature into urban planning can address the housing crisis and urban heat challenges.
Second, in partnership with the National Museum of Australia, SEI is hosting a screening of More than a Fish Kill on Thursday, 4 July. This powerful documentary explores how artists, fishery managers, and First Nations custodians responded to the 2019 and 2023 fish death events along the Darling River.
And finally, I would like to say this will be my final (Acting) Director’s Note as David will be returning next month. It has been an absolute joy and inspiration to work alongside our members and of course, the stellar SEI professional team.
We are grateful for your ongoing support and engagement in our shared endeavour of doing research that makes a different to our shared ecological world.
Danielle Celermajer
Acting Director, Sydney Environment Institute
Centring nature in the transformation of urban spaces
As cities grapple with housing shortages and increasing urban heat, nature has a key role to play in the transformation and expansion of urban spaces.
In partnership with Henry Halloran Trust, SEI invites you to hear from our expert panel, who will discuss how concepts of multispecies justice can inform planning for nature-based solutions, striving to rebalance the relationship between human development and the environment.
Light refreshments will be served following the event.
Date: Thu, 20 Jun
Time: 5.30-7.00pm
Venue: Sybil Centre, University of Sydney
More than a Fish Kill screening
Documentary More than a Fish Kill is a response to the recent mass fish deaths, hosted by SEI and the National Museum of Australia.
Palace Central Cinema, 5.30pm, Thu 4 Jul | Register here
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In case you missed it
Prof Liza Lim has been awarded a prestigious Australian Laureate Fellowship to advance the role of the arts as the missing link in global movements of multispecies justice, using innovative musical approaches to communicate the urgency of climate change and lead social change.
Prof Melissa Haswell has written 'Gas plan sells out Australia’s future', as a response to the Australian government’s new Gas Strategy.
Dr Sophie Chao's book, "In the Shadow of the Palms: More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua", has won two Nautilus Book Awards.
Dr Justin See has published new research, conceptualising transformative climate justice through the domains of inclusive, epistemological, and restorative justice in the Philippines.
Dr Blanche Verlie has published an article exploring the process of feeling climate injustice, greenhouse gaslighting, and climate anxiety.
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