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April 21, 2026

Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren’t working: new research

Chris Taylor, Australian National University; David Lindenmayer, Australian National University, and Maldwyn John Evans, Australian National University

In the past 11 years, we’ve lost roughly 300 million hectares of forest. Three ecologists explain why our current conservation strategies aren’t working.

Old growth mountain ash forest in the Maroondah water supply catchment, Victoria. Chris Taylor

May 1, 2025

Logging devastated Victoria’s native forests – and new research shows 20% has failed to grow back

Maldwyn John Evans, Australian National University; Chris Taylor, Australian National University, and David Lindenmayer, Australian National University

Forest logging records, satellite data, on-ground surveys and drone photography show nearly 20% of logged areas in Victoria failed to regenerate over the past 40 years.

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January 22, 2025

To save Australia’s animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they’re getting it wrong?

David Lindenmayer, Australian National University; Benjamin Scheele, Australian National University; Elle Bowd, Australian National University, and Maldwyn John Evans, Australian National University

Wildlife monitoring is vital to arresting Australia’s extinction crisis. But research shows we may be getting false pictures of how species are faring.

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August 17, 2023

Yes, climate change is bringing bushfires more often. But some ecosystems in Australia are suffering the most

David Lindenmayer, Australian National University; Chris Taylor, Australian National University; Maldwyn John Evans, Australian National University, and Philip Zylstra, Curtin University

Fire frequency is increasing in all ecosystems studied. But in some places, fires were occurring so often it put entire ecosystems at risk of collapse.

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