Budget lets threatened wildlife down
Tonight’s federal budget has fallen short in delivering the funding needed to halt the decline of Australia’s environment.
9 May 2023
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Signs of hope among 7 million images captured in Australia’s scorched forests
One of the largest sensor camera projects ever undertaken in Australia has collected more than 7 million photos from bushfire-affected regions —with some...
4 May 2023
New research shows 54% of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone
A new study estimates that 29 million hectares of forests and woodlands in New South Wales have been destroyed, equivalent to the loss of 54% of the state's...
24 March 2023
Environment law reform a strong start; needs greater urgency
The federal government’s planned reforms of Australia’s environment laws are a strong start and should be implemented with greater urgency to halt Australia's...
8 December 2022
Prestigious journal exposes plight of Australia’s greater glider to huge international audience
Science, one of the world’s most prestigious academic journals, has today (11 November) published a letter on the extinction risk to Australia’s southern...
11 November 2022
Budget takes positive steps towards regenerating Australia
The Australian Government has taken positive steps towards addressing climate change and halting biodiversity loss with last night’s federal budget, said the...
26 October 2022
Saving trees could generate $4.4 billion in carbon farming projects for Qld graziers
A new report finds improved government support to help Queensland’s beef industry retain and regrow trees could generate $4.4 billion in carbon farming...
19 October 2022
Global wildlife populations fall 69%, Australia records localised extinctions
The World Wide Fund for Nature’s Living Planet Report 2022 reveals monitored global wildlife populations fell by 69%, on average, between 1970 and 2018, while...
13 October 2022
Australia must commit to the recovery of all threatened species, not a select few
The Australian Government's threatened species action plan is welcome and should be followed by an investment in the development and implementation of recovery...
4 October 2022
New report card grades every federal electorate for threatened species recovery
A new report, released as a preprint, scores threatened species recovery across the nation and gives Australia an overall grade of ‘F’ – the worst possible...
7 September 2022
Endangered listing must be a turning point for the greater glider
The decision to list the world’s largest gliding marsupial, the greater glider, as an endangered species must be followed by urgent action to protect their...
5 July 2022
Gone forever – two-thirds of Australia has lost its unique birdlife
Researchers have revealed that threatened birds have disappeared from almost 70 per cent of Australia since European colonisation.
7 February 2022