Proper biodiversity conservation requires long-term commitments to protect areas of land and water, as laid down in international guidelines.
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Nature, everyone agrees, is in trouble. But can Australia’s new market-based mechanism help?
A new survey finds Australians care deeply about the environment but many are not aware of the full extent of biodiversity loss.
Australia’s plan to create the world’s first nature repair market is a bold move, but it could be a big part of a zero extinction Australia. So there’s every reason to give biodiversity markets a go.
Australia now has a target of protecting 30% of its land and sea area. But the challenges of conserving urban biodiversity illustrate why it’s a much more complex task than a simple target suggests.
Nigeria must improve biodiversity awareness among its citizens to stem animal poaching and halt biodiversity loss.
By continuing to privilege economic growth over environmental and social sustainability, we are taking huge risks with our future.
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Global Governance and Deputy Director of UCL Global Governance Institute, UCL
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Senior Lecturer, Landscape Architecture, Deakin University
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Researcher at the Global Governance Institute, UCL
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Associate professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Research Fellow at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences and School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Jaana Dielenberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
