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Many valuable scientific breakthroughs were originally published in a non-English language. New research shows more effort is needed to transcend language barriers to improve conservation science.
Wild sandalwood populations in Australia have been slowly collapsing for decades. New research found the Western Australian government has been warned repeatedly for a century.
While the prospect of reviving extinct species has long been discussed, advances in genome editing have now brought such dreams close to reality.
With targeted conservation action, we might just save many of these species before it’s too late.
Twenty of these freshwater fish species have a 50% or greater probability of extinction within the next 20 years.
Species counts drive conservation science and policy, yet a major component of biodiversity is excluded from the data: non-native species.
Historical perspective can offer much in this time of ecological crisis,. Many historians are reinventing their traditional scales of space and time to tell different kinds of stories that recognise the unruly power of nature.
The conventional channels for scientists to inform and influence policy are not addressing the climate and ecological crises quickly enough.
Human-driven land clearing and climate change are sending plants extinct at a rapid rate, risking a devastating biodiversity crash.
An update of the IUCN Red List attempts to map the real extent of global biodiversity loss.
A recent global survey found almost 600 plants have gone extinct. And this figure is likely to be an underestimate.
The island of New Guinea is home to 6% of the world’s frogs, but if the deadly chytrid fungus invades it could cause a mass extinction.
Far more megafauna species use coastal wetlands than we thought. And it affects the way we need to address the extinction crisis.
Here are the promises and policies of the Coalition, Labor, the Greens, One Nation and more.
Biodiversity is in crisis. Nowhere is this more serious than among the wild species which our livestock and crops descend from.
Current environment laws are manifestly failing Australian animals.
Invasive species are the biggest single threat to Australian plants and animals.
It’s hard to say exactly how many koalas are in the wild, but there’s no doubt they’re in serious trouble.
Tackling the extinction crisis is not just about protecting each species. It’s also about preserving their home.
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Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
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