This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we're bringing together some of our favourite stories and studies that celebrate progress and thought leadership. 
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“We need nature, at a minimum for viewing, but ideally through immersion and interaction, but particularly now, as a way of de-stressing and preserving mental health.”
@UNSWBuiltEnv's Prof Paul Osmond on the need for green spaces.#WorldEnvironmentDayhttps://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/we-need-green-spaces-covid-19-era?utm_source=unsw&utm_medium=social-team …Show this thread
Researchers from @UNSWScience developed a radical plan to save the critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum: take some from their alpine habitat and introduce them to a warmer, lowland rainforest environment. #WorldEnvironmentDay https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/how-mountain-pygmy-possum-can-be-saved-climate-change?utm_source=unsw&utm_medium=social-team …pic.twitter.com/oGje4OiYa0
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A study co-led by UNSW researchers found living in an area with more tree canopy improves people's odds of getting enough sleep.
#WorldEnvironmentDay https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/more-green-more-%E2%80%98zzzzz%E2%80%99-trees-may-help-us-sleep?utm_source=unsw&utm_medium=social-team …pic.twitter.com/Audsp3jgEq
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Did you know light pollution from your veranda could actually be harming wildlife who haven't had time to adjust to a brighter night-time environment?
@UNSWScience researchers have these practical solutions.#WorldEnvironmentDayhttps://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/turn-porch-light-6-easy-ways-stop-light-pollution-harming-our-wildlife?utm_source=unsw&utm_medium=social-team …Show this thread -
Last month, researchers from
@UNSWScience launched a platypus monitoring study after returning three of the unique creatures to their home at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, near Canberra following extreme drought.#WorldEnvironmentDayhttps://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/more-rescue-missions-possible-platypuses-rehomed?utm_source=unsw&utm_medium=social-team …Show this thread -
Public health experts are united on the need for more safe walking and cycling space now that
#physicaldistancing will be here for a while.
#WorldEnvironmentDayhttps://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/physical-distancing-here-while-over-100-experts-call-more-safe-walking-and-cycling-space?utm_source=unsw&utm_medium=social-team …Show this thread
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