The Victorian grassland earless dragon may well be the first lizard species driven to extinction on Australia’s mainland. But conservationists aren’t ready to declare it dead just yet.
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New research has found that different types of habitat loss can change the stability of whole plant and animal communities.
Dung beetles are largely invisible. And yet without their vital activities, the world would have a lot more faeces in it.
In the event, the federal election turned out to be more about the economy than the environment. But there are steps the Coalition government can take to help conservation and boost the economy too.
Ecosystem deterioration, along with climate change, is now becoming a controversial political question.
Here are the promises and policies of the Coalition, Labor, the Greens, One Nation and more.
New research suggests that even ecologically flexible baboons could be at significant risk of habitat loss and endangerment from anthropogenic climate change.
Wild bees pollinate trees and shrubs that feed and shelter wildlife, provide flood control, prevent soil erosion and help regulate the climate.
A landmark report found more than one million species at risk of extinction – but even the “safe” ones may not be so safe.
It would take 17 days to respond to an oil spill in the Great Australian Bight. And that’s the best-case scenario.
President Rajoelina’s five-year term, starting in 2019, may be the last chance to avoid habitats and species from going extinct.
Biodiversity is in crisis. Nowhere is this more serious than among the wild species which our livestock and crops descend from.
The impact of deforestation for oil palm plantations is well known – and now research has found the replanting process could be additional harm to biodiversity.
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.
Cats are wreaking havoc on Australia’s ecosystems and non-lethal methods aren’t enough.
A new report shows that coral reefs reduce damage from floods across the United States and its trust territories by more than $1.8 billion every year – and pinpoints that value state by state.
The Global Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has some sobering news.
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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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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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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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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
