Facing up to the global extinction crisis

We are witnessing the loss of biodiversity at rates never before seen in human history. Nearly a million species face extinction if we do not fundamentally change our relationship with the natural world, according to the world’s largest assessment of biodiversity.

We want our dreams back

In this speech to British parliamentarians, 16 year old Swedish student Greta Thunberg told today’s decision makers that their failure to act on climate change will be remembered as as “one of the greatest failures of humankind.”

Global ocean winds and waves are changing

New research by Ian Young and Agustinus Ribal at the University of Melbourne, recently published in the prestigious journal Science, shows that ocean waves, and the winds that generate them, have been increasing in magnitude for the last 30 years.

Calculating cost-effective conservation

Maintaining existing conservation areas might be a more cost-effective investment than expansion, according to new research led by The University of Queensland.

Ocean waves and winds are getting higher

A 33-year study shows that extreme ocean winds and wave heights are increasing around the globe, with the largest rise occurring in the Southern Ocean.

Dingoes and tourists will never mix

The Queensland Government has just announced the doubling of fines for intentionally feeding dingoes but a reduction in visitor numbers is also required to protect tourists on Fraser Island.

Climate migration policies need to focus on local solutions

There is a pressing need for more information on local migration and displacement in order to develop better policies that limit discrimination, poverty and political destabilisation in the Pacific region.

Let’s stop logging for landfill

Almost all native forest logging in Victoria is for woodchips, pulp and pallets, which have short lifespans before going to landfill. Using plantation produced wood would help protect native forests and the large amounts of carbon they can store.

A wombat, a koala and a rabbit walk into a burrow…

Camera traps are amazing tools that allow researchers to peek into the lives of shy marsupials, but sometimes the animals they ‘capture’ are surprising.

Digging into Australia’s deep history

The Australian continent has a remarkable history — a story of isolation, desiccation and resilience as an ark at the edge of the world.

Rewilding Australia

Rewilding is gaining popularity around the world, as a means to restore ecosystems to their ancient state. But just like Vegemite, Australian rewilding projects need to have a unique flavour.

10 action items for NSW’s Minister for public spaces

With the re-election of the Berejiklian government, New South Wales now has a minister for public spaces, Rob Stokes. Here are 10 things he can do to improve the state’s communities.