The recent COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia was a chance to check on targets aimed at rescuing the world’s threatened plants and animals. There were some successes but, ultimately, it did not deliver all that was hoped for, writes Dr James Fitzsimons.
Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars and 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, researchers argue.
Safeguarding landscapes less impacted by climate change can help secure biodiversity, argues environmental biologist Gunnar Keppel.
Conserving Australia’s biodiversity requires a national reckoning, argues wildlife ecologist Euan Ritchie.
According to researchers, the social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction.
History and science reveal the true story of mountain ash forests and should inform best management practice for these crucial ecosystems.
Two-thirds of Australians support banning pet cats from roaming. Researchers say a ban would save millions of native animals – and billions of dollars.
A recent international report revealed that many of Earth’s great animal migrations are under threat, including some in Australia’s own backyard, writes biodiversity and conservation expert Dr Lily Bentley.
The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately AUD$940 million (US$617 million) to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in Silicon Valley.
Biodiversity expert Brendan Wintle asks, Could Australia’s appalling extinction record prevent us from hosting the next global climate summit?