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An endangered golden-shouldered parrot. Imogen Warren/Shutterstock

January 6, 2025

Fully recovering Australia’s threatened species would cost 25% of GDP. We can’t do it all at once – so let’s start here

April Reside, The University of Queensland; James Watson, The University of Queensland, and Josie Carwardine, CSIRO

This new research estimates the price and benefits of recovering threatened species – and offers cost-effective ways for environment groups, farmers, governments and others to make a difference.

A golden-tailed gecko – one of the inhabitants of the Brigalow Belt. Eric Vanderduys

January 12, 2016

A fine balance: saving Australia’s unique wildlife in a contested land

Rocio Ponce-Reyes, CSIRO; Danial Stratford, CSIRO; Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology; Josie Carwardine, CSIRO; Professor Iadine Chadès, CSIRO; Sam Nicol, CSIRO; Stuart Whitten, CSIRO, and Tara Martin, CSIRO

How do you balance coal and conservation? New research from Queensland hints at an answer.

The yellow-footed rock wallaby is just one of the rare species found in the Lake Eyre Basin. Angus Emmott

August 11, 2015

Protecting Australia’s Lake Eyre basin means getting our priorities right

Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology; Andrew Reeson, CSIRO; Belinda Walters, CSIRO; Hugh Possingham, The University of Queensland; Jean-Baptiste Pichancourt, CSIRO; Josie Carwardine, CSIRO; Professor Iadine Chadès, CSIRO; Ramona Maggini, The University of Queensland; Rocio Ponce-Reyes, CSIRO; Sam Nicol, CSIRO, and Tara Martin, CSIRO

Taking into account the rivers that drain into it and where they come from, the Lake Eyre Basin is one of largest inland draining systems in the world, the size of Germany, France and Italy combined.

Koalas are one of the threatened species that could benefit from carbon farming. christopher charles/Flickr

April 14, 2015

Farming carbon can be a win for wildlife, if the price is right

Megan C Evans, Australian National University; Anna Renwick, The University of Queensland; Josie Carwardine, CSIRO, and Tara Martin, CSIRO

With bids open today for the government’s Emissions Reduction Fund, experts explain how storing carbon can be a win for wildlife too.

The Pilbara: lots more than just mining. Leanne Corker/supplied

June 1, 2014

Pilbara shows how to save the most species per dollar

Josie Carwardine, CSIRO; Andrew Reeson, CSIRO; Belinda Walters, CSIRO; Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology; Professor Iadine Chadès, CSIRO; Sam Nicol, CSIRO; Stephen van Leeuwen, The University of Western Australia, and Tara Martin, CSIRO

Across northern Australia, small native mammals are disappearing at an alarming rate, and other animals and plants are also in decline. One major problem is finding the best way to use funds to manage…

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