When the Ecuadorian Congress this month voted overwhelmingly to allow drilling for oil underneath the Yasuni National Park, it signalled the failure of a novel conservation proposal unlike any the world…
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Australia is already feeling the effects of climate change, with record-breaking temperatures not just over summer, but over the past 12 months as well. Research suggests that such events are many times…
Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt’s ambition to broker a new global rainforest recovery plan reopens an important conversation about Australia’s role in tackling tropical deforestation. And it…
“Nothing would do more to rapidly decrease the risk of climate change than a major plan to protect global rainforests” – Opposition climate action spokesman Greg Hunt, media release, 30 August. Launching…
With the global population now well over seven billion there are few remaining parts of the world relatively untouched by human activity. We assess the current state and future prospects of five final…
Setting out strictly protected areas is more effective in combating deforestation in the Amazon than using designated removal…
Tasmania’s Tarkine is now instantly recognisable, evoking ancient forests and environmental controversy. It hasn’t always been so, however, with research and celebration building over the past 40 years…
The chances of being roared at by a jaguar in a Mexican cloud forest are already low, but that is precisely what happened to me during a recent fieldwork expedition. I was very lucky to see a jaguar close…
Hands up those who’ve heard of antimony. Now, keep them up if you can name its chemical symbol, list the world’s leading producers, or even name a single commercial product that contains the element. Most…
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds, UCL
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Reader in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Honorary fellow, University of York
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Professor, Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, James Cook University, Australia., James Cook University
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Lecturer in Statistical Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Conservation Director, Wildlife Ecologist and Microbiologist at the African Conservation Foundation. Lecturer and board member at the Institute of Biodiversity and Non-Profit Studies, University of Buea
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Professor, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Ecology, Lancaster University
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Professor of Sustainability, Bangor University
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
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Honorary Associate Professor, The Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University