biodiversity

pink flannel flowers

Extreme fires drove biodiversity declines despite overall resilience after the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfire season in NSW, a new study suggests.

row of trees before they are being planted

Nature positive is the new rallying cry to reverse environmental decline. But it could easily become greenwash – if we’re not careful.

An Australian red-eyed tree frog on a large succulent leaf

Introduced species and diseases can drive native species into smaller environmental niches – and that could mean change to how we work to conserve them.

Underwater shot of kelp

When we stopped whaling, the whales recovered. But our vital kelp forests won’t return without our help.

two burrowing bettongs

Dozens of threatened Australian species are back from the brink. But many are reliant on protection and could not survive in the wild. True safety is harder.

A closeup of a cassowary bird

The nature repair market is sold as a good news story: willing land managers benefiting nature with support from the private sector. But if offsets are part of it, the reality could be very different.

An endangered greater glider clings to a eucalypt branch

Yes, the new threatened species plan is better. But it’s nowhere near enough to actually prevent Australian species from dying out.

cows on grazing land

Threatened species don’t just live in national parks. Almost half of their distributions are on private land.

discarded white goods on Maitland Road Mayfield

Countries all over the world who want to report their global material footprint will benefit from a new research platform.

View over the trees in Healesville Victoria

A new report shows the urgent need for action to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss, and the significant consequences facing all life on Earth in failing to do so.

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