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Freycinet National Park, Tasmania. Getty

August 29, 2022

‘Stealth privatisation’ in iconic national parks threatens public access to nature’s health boost

Ralf Buckley, Griffith University and Alienor Chauvenet, Griffith University

Wilderness gives our mental health a real boost. But growing private interests in national parks are stopping those less well off from free nature therapy.

Marine parks are good for fish - especially if they’re in the right areas. Epstock/Shutterstock

March 25, 2019

More fish, more fishing: why strategic marine park placement is a win‑win

Kerstin Jantke, University of Hamburg; Alienor Chauvenet, Griffith University; Hugh Possingham, The University of Queensland; James Allan, The University of Queensland; James Watson, The University of Queensland, and Kendall Jones, The University of Queensland

With strategic planning, the marine protected area network could be a third smaller, cost half as much, and still meet the international target of protecting 10% of every ecosystem.

Success with conservation of Kangaroo Island’s Glossy Black-Cockatoos can now be compared with other bird conservation efforts around the country. Ian Sanderson/Flickr

November 26, 2018

For the first time we’ve looked at every threatened bird in Australia side‑by‑side

Stephen Garnett, Charles Darwin University; Alienor Chauvenet, Griffith University; April Reside, The University of Queensland; Brendan Wintle, The University of Melbourne; David Lindenmayer, Australian National University; David M Watson, Charles Sturt University; Elisa Bayraktarov, The University of Queensland; Hayley Geyle, Charles Darwin University; Hugh Possingham, The University of Queensland; Ian Leiper, Charles Darwin University; James Watson, The University of Queensland; Jim Radford, La Trobe University; John Woinarski, Charles Darwin University; Les Christidis, Southern Cross University; Martine Maron, The University of Queensland; Molly K Grace, University of Oxford; Paul McDonald, University of New England, and Sarah Legge, Australian National University

New research has shown how to measure conservation progress for Australia’s 238 endangered bird species

A meerkat at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra. The Zoo has recently announced an expansion that will double its size. AAP Image/Stefan Postles

June 14, 2017

Zoos aren’t Victorian‑era throwbacks: they’re important in saving species

Alienor Chauvenet, The University of Queensland

Zoos’ role in conservation is divisive, but in Australia they could be critical in securing and even recovering threatened species.

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