Ethiopia’s protected areas conserve almost 10% of the country, but new research has found that people living near nature reserves may be more likely to go hungry.
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Africa’s wildlife laws still follow a 1933 colonial conservation model that excludes communities and fails to protect wildlife. It’s time to do away with it.
Nature reserve fences can protect wildlife and people, but they also break up natural landscapes, restrict animal movement, and affect nearby communities.
A study reveals that national parks and reserves often support more wildlife but not necessarily the ecological balance that sustains them.
The Queensland government has halted a World Heritage nomination bid put forth by Labor last year. It’s next steps could greatly impact the cape’s future.
Hundreds of Australia’s unique species are clinging to life in small patches of habitat. Now researchers have found half of their habitat has no legal protection.
Violence by armed groups is dangerously disrupting the conservation and protection of the environment.
The Florida Wildlife Corridor, which turns 15 this year, connects habitats across the state for panthers, bears, sparrows and other species.
We must make protected areas more effective, to conserve what’s left of Earth’s plants and animals.
Tigers have bounced back, but some relocations may have done more harm than good.
Conservative, socialist or nationalist, what’s best for biodiversity? The results may surprise you. We studied 165 nations, examining threatened species numbers and the extent of protected areas.
Two-thirds of conservation actions studied were found to benefit target ecosystems and species.
There are 401 indigenous terrestrial reptiles in South Africa.
Proper biodiversity conservation requires long-term commitments to protect areas of land and water, as laid down in international guidelines.
Forest elephants are endangered in Nigeria. Habitat protection, community awareness campaigns, research and stronger regulations could save them from going extinct.
Mangroves do a surprising amount for us. But we’re often not looking after them. Here’s how we can protect these forests of the sea edge better.
Most of Iran is wild and beautiful, but development threatens to degrade highly-prized ecosystems. Now new research is honing in on the hotspots, to preserve biodiversity in expanded protected areas.
Global summits to arrest Earth’s deteriorating health look increasingly farcical.
The planet is entering its sixth mass extinction event. This global nature summit is our best change to stop this tide of destruction.
Negotiators hope to put humanity on a path to harmonious coexistence with nature by 2050.
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Ecologist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
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Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University
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Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research scientist, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon, Griffith University
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Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Faculty Environment Studies and Sustainability & Regenerative Design, Prescott College
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Senior research associate, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Associate professor, The University of Queensland
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