Covid-19, like other major epidemics, is not unrelated to the biodiversity and climate crisis we are experiencing.
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Ponds create ‘insect chimneys’ which are a boon for hungry farmland birds.
Wild horses native to the steppes of Asia live now in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (Ukraine), with an expanding population, 34 years after the nuclear accident.
The largest study of insect declines to date gives us the best indication of how species all over the world are faring.
New research identifies areas where species may take refuge as the climate changes and finds they’re largely unprotected.
Climate change is affecting our planet’s biodiversity, yet some species can find ways to adapt. Using citizen-science data, a French research team is studying how birds adjust to local heat levels.
“I arrived in Perth and bought a foam mattress for the back of my car – my bed for half of the trip. I stocked up on tinned food, and I headed north in search of these tiny eight-legged gems.”
Abrupt losses of biodiversity from climate change represent a significant threat to human well-being.
Protected areas in Nigeria are generally hampered by limited funds and resources.
Declaring conservation areas is meant to preserve nature. Why is this approach still failing?
Chimbu is a baby tree kangaroo, and he is the latest success in a complex web of international conservation.
A new method of using camera traps has brought good and bad news for conservationists.
COVID-19 is the latest new infectious disease arising from our collision with nature.
With the 2020 deadline for conserving biodiversity almost past, communities must now play a larger role in conservation.
Aerial baiting has been Australia’s foremost weapon against pest species for the past 74 years. But at what cost?
Philanthropy in the form of financial donations is not a solution to the natural disasters caused by climate change. A new philanthropy of social change is needed.
Each B&B is a green sanctuary for pollinators, containing pollinating plants and shelters like beehives and nesting boxes.
Millions of Americans feed wild birds, especially in winter and spring. Studies show that this can influence birds’ health and behavior in surprising ways.
The hope is that the biodiversity targets translate directly into what individual countries, cities, companies and even families can adopt as tangible actions.
In NSW, honeybees are listed as a key threatening process to biodiversity.
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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, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National 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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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, 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 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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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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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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Adjunct Asssociate Professor, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
