Human-induced climatic changes are altering ecosystems worldwide. Because of these ecosystem changes, the geographic range of species is shifting towards the poles or to higher elevations. The speed of…
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Strictly protected tropical forests have annual deforestation rates much higher than forests managed by local communities…
The recently announced $276 million Tasmanian forest agreement agreement sets out to end the war between loggers and conservationists. But the war has been bitter, and forest industry workers have often…
AUSTRALIA 2050 – There’s no way of predicting what the environment will be like in 2050, but there are many possibilities. I will sketch out two extremes. The first is bleak. The first independent national…
The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna is meeting today to discuss raising Australia’s tuna fishing quota. The tuna industry is expected to ask for a 30% rise in Australia’s allocated…
Pollution from human activities has major impact on the world’s marine ecosystems. Plastic refuse is one of the most pervasive types of pollution. More than 80 million tons of plastics are estimated to…
A new analysis of plants in grassland ecosystems around the world has revealed that most grassland plant species are important…
Under the Conservation Research Program (CRP), the United States government is encouraging landowners to be convert land…
Australians are willing to pay up to 50 times what they currently do for Indigenous people to manage their traditional land…
University of Otago research found that the heavy squid fishery industry around the Auckland Islands has more than likely…
Native vegetation must be restored to protect Australia’s unique ecosystems from the impacts of climate change. A review…
Sustaining conservation funding to Third World countries could help to preserve some of the world’s rarest species, a new…
Mention “The Kimberley”, and for most Australians visions of spectacular sunsets, giant boab trees, rocky escarpments and cascading waterfalls spring to mind. But there is a storm on the horizon, and it…
Limited access to healthcare is not only affecting humans but also threatens endagered wildlife, such as the tiger. Research…
Political scientists now commonly distinguish between ‘government’ and ‘governance’. The former refers to a hierarchical institution while the latter captures the idea of a general process of social steering…
The Scottish eat their deer and the South Africans their springbok. Australia’s national icon is gentle on the environment, doesn’t emit methane, is good to eat and could be a great source of income for…
The copper or bronze whaler shark is a large predator that is vulnerable to overexploitation. By analysing part of the mitochondrial…
We now know that mountain treeshrews and summit rats feed on the nectar secreted by the giant pitcher plant – Nepenthes rajah – then defecate into its pitchers, providing it with much needed nutrients…
A species of tiny toads, that are extinct in the wild following their discovery in Tanzania, are thriving in a laboratory…
The extinction threat for many of the world’s undiscovered species is worse than previously feared, according to a new report…
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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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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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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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 Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
