Native forest logging was meant to be over in Victoria. Why are the chainsaws still going?
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When Labor took office, it promised to reverse nature’s decline. But that looks more and more like greenwashing
Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
Most Australians don’t need to be persuaded of the benefits of rules that require owners to stop their pet cats roaming outside their properties. Only 8% of those surveyed were against this policy.
Interventions to prevent crime against wildlife can be effective, but significant gaps in our knowledge remain.
What’s in the budget for the environment? Lots for green industry, little for conservation
Reintroducing locally extinct species is a challenging affair, but with the right partnerships everyone can help make it happen.
States are once again turning to desalination to secure freshwater supplies. The problem is, they’re often choosing the wrong spot for ecosystems and fisheries
Explore the incredible underwater world of plankton.
When it comes to storing carbon, alpine peatlands are powerhouses. But feral horse grazing and trampling tips the carbon balance in the other direction. We need to protect and restore our peatlands.
Once sold as ‘penny turtles’ around Australia, the Mary River turtle’s plight galvanised local community efforts to save it from extinction.
Building ecological grief literacy in workplaces can help environmental professionals manage constant exposure to the many causes of their grieving.
The sad case of the Norfolk Island morepork shows we need a way to control or eradicate invasive rodents without killing native species.
It was once a gross industrial sewer. But decades of work has turned Merri Creek into a green ribbon in Melbourne’s north.
Environmental success depends on social connections. So if you want to start a new group, you need to think about the people as much as the problem.
Africa’s hadeda ibises can sense vibrations using a special sensory organ in their beaks. But they need moist soil for it to work.
The proliferation of camera traps provided a rich source of observational information about animal behaviour during the pandemic.
Among the poisons found in 36% of the frogs tested, rodenticide was detected for the first time. Pesticides are considered a threat to hundreds of amphibian species.
It shouldn’t take sustained public outrage to stop environmentally destructive projects. Nature positive offers us a way forward.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is a police-like body which is not subject to police oversight. This must change.
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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, 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 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 of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National 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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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University