Since 1992, an area of land two-thirds the size of Australia has been converted to human use.
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We know very little about Australia’s most threatened plants.
American ginseng, a slow-growing native plant long used in traditional medicine, was abundant in colonial times. Now illegal harvesting and other stresses are pushing it close to extinction.
Horses need to be removed from Australia’s mountains. The debate now is around ethics and their role in Australian culture.
New research shows protected areas are doing well at protecting large, iconic wildlife, but less well at helping smaller species.
The National Park Service’s principal climate scientist explains why the parks are important laboratories for climate change research, and how climate change is altering the parks.
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is huge win for preservation, but it also poses outsized management challenges for the National Park Service.
As the National Park Service turns 100 years old, two conservation scholars and former park rangers respond to critics who support privatizing national parks or putting them under state control.
60% of the world’s largest carnivores and herbivores are classified as being threatened with extinction
When we think of national parks, many people picture geysers or mountain peaks. But the park system also protects historic sites and objects that show how the U.S. has evolved into a diverse society.
A study estimates that Americans would pay $92 billion yearly in extra taxes to protect national parks. But the Trump Administration’s budget calls for cuts.
The 1906 Antiquities Act gives presidents unilateral power to protect land as national monuments. The law has saved important places, but has also fueled intense conflicts over land control.
Why do Americans revere the Grand Canyon? It taught us to look at nature in a new way, and to respect iconic places by leaving them alone.
Like much federal land in the US West, the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has a long history tied to Native Americans’ plight and conflicts between settlers and the federal government.
China needs to do more to manage the balance between conservation and tourism to protect its rich biodiversity.
China offers an alternative to traditional donors and investors in low- and middle-income countries. Adding to its appeal is its focus on infrastructure projects.
Should certain places, such as national parks and wilderness areas, be off-limits to cellphones and Wi-Fi?
For millennia, the Koyukon Athabascan have called the 20,000-foot mountain “the tall one.”
Australia holds many world records, including the world’s longest fence, the dingo fence. At 5,531 km, the dingo barrier fence stretches from eastern Queensland all the way to the South Australian coastline…
The Tasmanian government this month released a draft of the revised management plan for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, which proposes rezoning certain areas from “wilderness zones” to “remote…
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Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Chair for Environment and Public Lands and University Distinguished Professor, Boise State University
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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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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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PhD Candidate - Social Media and Communication, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor, Murdoch 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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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Canberra
