Joanna Osborn, Author at Queensland Trust for Nature

Ten replacement practices for a healthy planet.

Oct 21, 2019

Two years ago, I made a commitment to better protect my skin from the sun. At the time, the idea of sun baking with no sun cream seemed perfectly reasonable. Today the thought of it horrifies me. In 2018, a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags was introduced in...

Eco-volunteering on the Great Barrier Reef: Avoid Island

Jul 23, 2019

Nothing could have prepared me for the uncanny sense of serenity I felt rambling through the bush searching for weeds on Avoid Island. Sounds of lapping waves and birdsong filled the air and a gentle southerly blew a salty breeze through the trees. A city-slicker...

QTFN is taking up the challenge and building cassowary connections in North Queensland

Mar 5, 2019

Recycling dollars by purchasing, protecting and reselling land More than 50% of global biodiversity loss is because of just 7 countries – and Australia is one of them. Among mammals alone, Australia is losing at least one or two species per decade and indications are...