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.
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Disaster recovery isn’t just about repairing bridges, roads and homes. Conservationists from the Smithsonian were on the ground in North Carolina helping families piece their lives back together.
In The Lie of the Land, Guy Shrubsole argues for expanding public ownership of the land.
Alberta’s move to lift restrictions on trapping activities is scientifically unsound and will hasten population decline across the province.
Social media is an effective way to raise conservation awareness about wildlife living on the urban edges.
Private conservation groups channel huge sums of money to parks and protected areas around the world, but often have failed to protect basic rights of Indigenous people living on those lands.
Where families struggle to cultivate crops on shrinking plots, the baobab is increasingly seen as a competitor vying for space and nutrients.
Interviews with dog walkers reveals fresh insights into why people choose to keep their dog on lead, or not. Changing that behaviour depends on meeting the needs of both pet owners and their dogs.
A rainforest might look intact in satellite images – but the reality is often different. Degraded tropical rainforests are now the norm, threatening the species within.
On an island off South Australia, a colony of little penguins is fighting to survive. Footage gathered by scientists reveals what the birds get up to when humans aren’t watching.
In 2019, the giant mountain ash Centurion narrowly escaped death by fire. But other giant trees were not so lucky. Gathering genetic material from giants is vital
There is no scientific reason to believe that salmon will benefit from the installation of large, engineered wood structures across rivers.
Many ecosystems face multiple serious threats. Recovery will be complex and difficult – but not impossible.
Some 500,000 insect species are facing extinction. Poetry, fiction and nonfiction prose can help raise awareness of the essential roles these creatures play in our ecosystems.
Canada’s biodiversity protection goals paint it as a world-leader in conservation. However, only its actions will reveal the substance behind these words.
A few reefs on the Great Barrier Reef have been largely untouched by bleaching. We found upwellings of cold water are protecting them – for now
A new initiative by the International Seabed Authority has set an ambitious goal, and our team is one of the first to be involved.
Why can’t you keep a wombat or koala as a pet rather than a cat or dog? There are good reasons why keeping native animals as pets isn’t as easy as it seems
Australia’s carbon credit scheme largely fails to protect threatened species, despite assumptions to the contrary. The findings provide cautionary lessons for the nature repair scheme.
New research reveals a third of Australia’s freshwater fishes are at risk of extinction. That means 35 species should be added to the national list of 63 threatened species, bringing the total to 98.
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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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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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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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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Melbourne; RMIT University