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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There’s one big threat facing the Great Barrier Reef which Australian authorities can solve. But will they?
The majority of endangered species listings over the years have involved habitat loss, from Chinook salmon to island foxes and many birds.
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.
Birds that migrate longer distances are the ones having the most trouble keeping up with climate change.
Crown-of-thorns starfish and long-spined sea urchins can rapidly devour healthy reefs.
Many of Australia’s shimmering seaweed forests are disappearing as the oceans get hotter. It’s time for an insurance policy.
There’s no economic or environmental case for native logging. Yet taxpayer money is still being used to support it.
Marine species are increasingly battling intense storms and heatwaves – four experts explain why this matters.
Nowhere is safe from forever chemical pollution – not even the middle of the ocean. PFAS levels are on the rise in the world’s whales and dolphins.
So far, about 10% of the ocean has formal protection as countries work toward the 30x30 goal, but many areas are still protected on paper only.
The constant noise of traffic is so ubiquitous, it is barely noticeable to our ears – until we step into a roadless forest and experience true quiet.
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.
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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