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The decline in deforestation is largely due to the strengthening of monitoring and control mechanisms, but this could be undermined by a bill that restricts environmental enforcement
While some progress has been made since these goals were established in 2017, it is uneven. Only seven of the 26 targets have been broadly met.
The use of artificial intelligence tools is among the top emerging issues in biodiversity conservation.
Generating solar power requires a lot of land – but which land should it be? And what else can be done on that land?
There is no shortage of global objectives and targets driving ocean conservation. However, protecting oceans depends on the communities that steward them.
Approximately 400,000 bison roam the North American landscape today, of which nearly 90% are considered livestock.
Impact assessments prevent harm before it occurs. Circumventing the process before we understand the risks is misguided and a gamble with our collective future.
Caves have long been a refuge. But climate change could pose an existential threat to cave crickets and other cave dwellers.
A mild summer led to breeding. And a dry winter could concentrate feral horses around fragile alpine waterways.
The meat of wild animals, or wild meat, is a big part of the diets of millions of people in central Africa.
In a society obsessed with reform, change and progress, we often overlook the essential work of maintenance.
Like everyone, I cared about Timmy. We all did. But our responses need to be ethical.
Low salaries are part of the reason biodiversity remains understudied in Africa.
Ancient and modern dingo DNA reveals eight genetically distinct groups of dingoes – and the limited influence of domestic dog genes.
Researchers found the endangered yellow-eyed penguin is made up of three distinct subspecies, with the mainland lineage at greatest risk.
People are central to conservation.
Literature about royal animals was used in workshops to imagine better futures.
Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.
David Attenborough has captured and told the stories of nature to millions of people – and inspired scientists and conservationists the world over.
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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, Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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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 Ecology, Charles Sturt 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, Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Melbourne; RMIT University