Queensland is still clearing large tracts of land to run more cattle. This comes at a huge cost to our native animals and plants.
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Pastoral communities should be included in conservation initiatives – but the ecology of pastoral lands has long been misunderstood.
Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
Tangible solutions would reduce livestock methane emissions, while also improving productivity and livelihoods.
Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
Everyone is feeling the heat these days – even species that develop underground.
African wild dogs are adapting to rising temperatures using a cue that no longer accurately predicts the best conditions for reproduction.
Despite the impact of flooding on food security, it is not recognised as a threat by policymakers.
Africa’s designated protected areas don’t handle shocks well - South Africa’s wildlife ranches offer lessons in resilience.
The agriculture and fossil fuel industries are the biggest sources of methane emissions in Australia. Here’s how signing the pledge may affect them.
Farmers face a multitude of challenges in future. Crops and livestock are not only on the line, but also the mental health of rural communities.
Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.
The emission reduction targets outlined for Canadian fertilizer use will not lead to food shortages and food insecurity.
Improving the diets of livestock in Africa provides a rapid pathway to increasing nutrition for people.
Indonesia’s foot-and-mouth outbreak shouldn’t come as a surprise. It’s been decades in the making – just the latest consequence of biosecurity shortcomings in the region.
Healthier and more sustainable food could be made cheaper as meat and dairy becomes more expensive.
Effective biosecurity involves more than just what happens at the airport. And it doesn’t come cheap.
Many wildlife species face an uncertain future due to recurring, severe drought.
Nutrient pollution fouls lakes and bays with algae, killing fish and threatening public health. Progress curbing it has been slow, mainly because of farm pollution.
Foot and mouth disease hasn’t been on our doorstep since the 1980s. Keeping it out of Australia is a new national priority.
Top contributors
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Specialist, CGIAR System Organization
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool and International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya, University of Liverpool
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Fellow, Zoological Society of London
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Professor & Director, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University
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Chief Research Scientist, Food Systems and the Environment, CSIRO
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University
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Senior Statistician, University of Hohenheim
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Postdoctoral research fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Applied Environmental Health , University of Maryland
