Managed well, golf courses can bring nature back to our cities. Here’s how to balance the good and bad for urban biodiversity.
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Replanting habitat corridors offers wildlife a way to move between isolated habitat – and much of this is done by volunteer groups.
Usual approaches to addresing the climate crisis are not working, and as the world changes many are struggling to find a clear sense of place. Learning to love the world could help solve both issues.
Hopes for environmental law reform during the current term of federal government have been dashed, so what lies ahead for ‘nature positive’ next term?
Researchers mined the knowledge of politicians, public servants and environmental advocates to understand how everyday people can achieve real change for nature.
In 2010, an enormous marine heatwave devastated ocean life in Western Australia. Now another big one is taking hold – and heading towards Ningaloo.
With children heading back to school at the height of summer, a recent study finds too many playgrounds need better tree cover.
To listen deeply to nature is to become aware of behaviours, relationships and patterns of interaction between multiple species – and to learn from what we hear.
Clearing huge tracts of land to plant one crop like maize has degraded land and put healthy food out of the reach of ordinary people. A new book has solutions.
Agricultural and fishing practices are changing the biodiversity and stability of entire regions.
Our best chance of stabilising our climate and adapting to the changes ahead lies in protecting and actively restoring nature.
Wildlife monitoring is vital to arresting Australia’s extinction crisis. But research shows we may be getting false pictures of how species are faring.
New research highlights the need for a broader approach to attracting fairy-wrens and other beloved birds to our gardens.
A new report highlights the extent that housing developers fail to deliver on their ecological commitments.
Madagascar tops the list globally in terms of the percentage of plant species endemic to a single island.
Wallace’s legacy extends far beyond evolution. He is one of the world’s earliest global environmentalists.
Plants and animals that live in the same community share the same heat tolerance – new study.
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.
Despite being known to science for over a century thanks to a few early pioneering marine mycologists, most people have never heard of marine fungi.
An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Melbourne; RMIT University
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University