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April 5, 2026

Farmers are boosting their profits and production – with nature’s help

Jim Radford, La Trobe University; Grace Sutton, La Trobe University, and Liz Heagney, Southern Cross University

Nature and agriculture are often at odds. But an Australian study suggests farmers who plant more trees are better off – financially and environmentally.

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October 31, 2024

5 things you can do to end the biodiversity crisis as the world talks about it at COP16

Jim Radford, La Trobe University

While governments at COP16 make glacial progress on protecting nature, what billions of people choose to do individually can add up to make a big difference.

Caleb McElrea

March 26, 2023

I realised the fat‑tailed dunnart was under threat. Here’s how I got the species officially listed

Emily Scicluna, The University of Melbourne and Jim Radford, La Trobe University

Ever wondered what it takes to get on the threatened species list? This explainer demystifies the rigorous process, using the cute little predator that stores energy in its tail as an example.

Rohan Clarke

April 6, 2022

New research shows planting trees and shrubs brings woodland birds back to farms, from superb fairy wrens to spotted pardalotes

Andrew Bennett, La Trobe University; Angie Haslem, La Trobe University; Greg Holland, La Trobe University; Jim Radford, La Trobe University, and Rohan Clarke, Monash University

Increasing revegetation from 1% to 10% of the landscape doubled the number of woodland bird species. The collective efforts of landowners can make a real difference for native wildlife.

At least 250 threatened species have had their habitat hit by fires. Gena Dray

January 18, 2020

Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke

Michelle Ward, The University of Queensland; Aaron Greenville, University of Sydney; April Reside, The University of Queensland; Ayesha Tulloch, University of Sydney; Brooke Williams, The University of Queensland; Emily Massingham, The University of Queensland; Helen Mayfield, The University of Queensland; Hugh Possingham, The University of Queensland; James Watson, The University of Queensland; Jim Radford, La Trobe University, and Laura Sonter, The University of Queensland

Approximately 70 nationally threatened species have had at least 50% of their range burnt, while nearly 160 threatened species have had more than 20% burnt.

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

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