Kuno
About Kuno
Background
Kuno's mission is to provide the knowledge of and connection with nature needed to inspire humanity to protect Life on Earth.
Kuno is your platform to connect with nature, to share your love for nature, and through that love, to ensure for the protection of our Earth’s wild places.
Kuno is a social enterprise business premised upon a love nature, a belief in nature’s power to transform people’s lives, and a commitment to connecting people with nature and protecting and restoring the natural world.
Articles listed under Kuno have been put together by the Kuno team as general articles or 'for your infomation' articles for the benefit of users of this site.
Articles by Kuno
Mountain Biking and Cycle Touring Trail Grades
The cycling trails listed on the Kuno platform use an overlapping system for sealed road ‘cycle touring’ vs dirt road ‘mountain biking’ trails grades.
Coding for Earth
Kuno is on a mission to build a web platform that makes it easy for anyone, anywhere to see, learn about, connect with and act for Earth. We are looking for someone who is passionate about nature AND is passionate about coding, to join our team!
Camping on Bruny Island
Bruny Island is a wonderful place to relax, forget about the worries of the world, and to reconnect with nature. There are a number of great spots to camp, perfect for kids and families, and nestled close to great walks and magic parts of the Bruny coastline.
How to use Kuno
Kuno is your platform to share a love of Earth. Here is a simple guide for how to use it.
What is Kuno?
Kuno is the nature platform for life on Earth. A two-way platform of contributors and users, Kuno is created by us, for us. Kuno's mission is to kindle the loving bond between people and Earth to ensure a future where both thrive together.
How far can I cycle in a day?
Suggested times for cycling trails. The suggested times for Mountain Biking and Cycle touring trails listed on Kuno are generally conservative but should be adjusted as needed depending on a few key variables.
Walk Grades on Kuno
Kuno uses the Australian Walking Track Grading System as a guide for the grading of walks on this platform.
Flatwater Grades
This grading system for the difficulty of paddling sea, estuaries and large areas of open water has been developed by PaddleNSW qualified Sea Instructors to assist in describing waterways.
Preparing for a Multi-Day Walk in Tasmania
Tasmania offers some of the world’s most wonderfully wild, raw and remote multi-day walking. Tasmania’s multi-day walks range from well frequented, well maintained and well-marked walking tracks for ‘entry level’ walkers, through to remote hiking on rarely frequented or unmarked trails.
Calling all Bruny Island Nature lovers!
Here is how to join an exciting project to ‘crowd-source’ an online field guide to the Natural history, wildlife, stories and challenges facing the Nature of Bruny Island - lunawannah-alonnah
Bruny Island - lunawanna-alonnah field guide
The Bruny Field guide is a special project that is ‘crowd-sourcing’ a rich, beautiful and comprehensive guide to the natural history of Bruny Island, its stories, conservation needs and how to see, connect with and be inspired by this extraordinary place
Galleries by Kuno
Southwest National Park, Tasmania
Southwest National Park in Tasmania is a vast, mostly trackless wilderness containing ancient forests, the wildest rivers, a glaciated and mountainous landscape and a spectacular coastline with rich aboriginal history.
takayna / Tarkine
Takayna / Tarkine is a hugely diverse wild landscape with an extraordinary history. Largely unprotected this region has huge potential for national park and world heritage status.