Rewilding is about finding ways to let nature thrive and regenerate. Around the world, cities and community projects are doing just that.
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Uniquely, an Australian subtropical peatland ecosystem exists that is not only resilient to the frequent bushfires, but actually needs fire to survive.
Not all reparations involve money. Returning unique scientific resources is also a way of showing respect and righting past harms.
A little corner of the garden set aside for wildlife can make a huge difference, if we all do it.
Underwater rivers ferry large volumes of seaweed from shallow seas into the deep, where its carbon is stored naturally
Biodiversity efforts in B.C. lack co-ordination with real implications for conservation efforts. These are the way in which this must change.
Native forest logging was meant to be over in Victoria. Why are the chainsaws still going?
Twitching can help promote feelings of positivity, improve mood and foster an affinity with nature
When Labor took office, it promised to reverse nature’s decline. But that looks more and more like greenwashing
The majority of 25 surveyed developments around New Zealand lacked healthy, ecologically meaningful vegetation. Applying biodiversity targets for medium-density housing could turn this around.
NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.
Interventions to prevent crime against wildlife can be effective, but significant gaps in our knowledge remain.
Ghana is losing forests because of cocoa farming, firewood harvesting, mining and logging.
The debate about pesticides often gets polarised, pitching farmers against consumers.
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.
Protect wildlife to promote better mental health.
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.
Two-thirds of conservation actions studied were found to benefit target ecosystems and species.
The Himalayas are a beautiful and fragile ecosystem that both humans and non-humans have relied upon for millennia. Protecting them will require careful conservation efforts.
Top contributors
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Jaana Dielenberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
