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Primate populations are declining around the world. The great apes are in danger of disappearing, and that bears a great risk for humanity itself.
Critics say the Endangered Species Act does not work because only about 1 percent of protected species have officially “recovered.” Two biologists explain why recovery is so hard to define.
The region faces some of the world’s highest rates of habitat loss, as well as direct over-exploitation of species.
Urban greening programs need to consider the harmful impacts of artificial lighting on ecosystems. Fortunately, we can do a lot to create more biosensitive lighting.
There might have been as many as 160,000 types of dinosaur, give or take.
Some animals love living in the urban jungle – but they are a small minority, compared to those we risk losing to urbanisation.
Negotiations regarding a legal framework for the oceans – an area covering roughly half the Earth’s surface – are being dominated by OECD members.
Study shows the footprint of climate change is already vast and that species are trying to adapt to rising temperatures.
The organisms that we’re now discovering are often more hidden and more difficult to catch than ever before.
Metallic starlings – not the kind that live in your roof – breed in huge colonies that draw thousands of animals.
Restoring habitats have numerous benefits, they can also benefit humanity. But it is for people to be convinced that they can actually do good.
If Perth can preserve the rich biodiversity of its setting, it will become a model for sustainable city development that fully connects with the value of natural ecosystem services.
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.
Huge reserves in the middle of the Pacific are fine, but what about conservation closer to home?
More and more Africans are becoming citizen scientists – and the benefits are huge both for them as individuals and for science on the continent.
Scientists are pioneering a new way of monitoring water species, using techniques more familiar to fans of crime scene TV shows.
Animals and plants will need escape hatches to move to cooler climes as the planet warms, but few parts of the U.S. have the natural habitat available for these migrations.
The invasive mesquite tree has a negative impact on everything from biodiversity to human health. Management programmes are crucial.
Human activity doesn’t just reduce biodiversity – new research explores how we are continually creating new species and ecosystems, too.
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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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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders 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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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
