The recent COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia was a chance to check on targets aimed at rescuing the world’s threatened plants and animals. There were some successes but, ultimately, it did not deliver all that was hoped for, writes Dr James Fitzsimons.
Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars and 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, researchers argue.
Safeguarding landscapes less impacted by climate change can help secure biodiversity, argues environmental biologist Gunnar Keppel.
This sprawling forest wilderness in north-west Tasmania is an ancient haven for wildlife.
This unassuming rocky site marks a place where the ocean gleams and ripples with the riches of life.
The beauty of Western Australia’s wildflowers runs deep. These plants have an important ecological role and a cultural heritage.
One of Australia’s smallest and most endangered bird species is needing help to survive its harsh environment.
More than 20 per cent of plant species are found only on islands – and time is running out to save them.
Meet the winners of our first awards program wholly dedicated to the planet.
What started as a study to better understand how lobsters prey on sea urchins instead discovered sharks also predate on the pest.