International Women’s Day is often a moment to recognise the achievements of women who have built careers, led organisations, and shaped their industries. That recognition matters. It highlights the progress that has been made and the people who helped make it possible. This year, Raptor Environmental’s Director and Principal Ecologist, Mary Timms, attended the International Women’s Day Breakfast at Hillbrook Anglican School. The event brings together students, families and members of the...

World Wetlands Day is held every year on 2 February, the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. It is a global moment to recognise that wetlands are not “leftover land”, but essential ecosystems supporting life, livelihoods, and resilience. At Raptor Environmental, we work with communities, councils and project teams to help protect, manage and restore wetlands. What is a wetland? A wetland is any area where water is present long enough to shape the...

In ecology and environmental assessment, detail matters. Without details, projects fall over quickly. There is a less comfortable truth that experienced ecologists and project teams are likely to encounter, it is possible to focus on too much detail, in the wrong places and at the wrong time. When this happens, teams risk missing the strategic, high-level insights that determine whether a project succeeds, stalls or fails.  This is the classic problem of not being able to see the forest for...