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‘High density’ area of endangered species left out of NSW great koala national park plan, advocates say

Call to include forest comes amid frustration at time it is taking Minns government to declare park’s boundaries and meet its election commitment

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From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world

Australia’s natural environment is changing rapidly as the world warms, and many species are struggling to keep up. The pace of change is staggering, with 2024 declared Earth’s hottest year, shattering the previous record set in 2023.

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Poor compliance and broad exemptions mean land clearing continues apace in northern Australia – despite our laws and pledges

In 2021, Australia was one of 141 nations pledging to end deforestation by 2030 – just over five years from now.

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Islands in the sky: could steep-sided hilltops offer safe haven to our threatened species?

Species are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world. But Australia’s extinction crisis is especially severe – since European colonisation, we have lost about 100 species of animals and plants. The loss of 33 mammal species is largely due to canny invasive predators such as foxes and cats as…

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Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia needs to act quickly or lose out to faster movers on green iron and steel elsewhere, an industry decarbonisation expert warns.

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Tech and tradition helping island's koalas survive fire

Cultural knowledge and new technology combine to help protect a Queensland island's unique marsupial residents from the threat of fire.

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Pristine islands off Antarctic get wider protected zone

Expansion of protected seas around pristine subantarctic islands has been welcomed by conservationists, but fears remain over the impact of commercial fishing.

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Cameras reveal wombat burrows can be safe havens after fire and waterholes after rain

Australia’s unprecedented Black Summer bushfires in 2019–20 created ideal conditions for misinformation to spread, from the insidious to the absurd.

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Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Greater glider ecologists say the endangered species is in deeper trouble after NSW's watchdog for nature changed the rules that apply to logging.

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Australia needs to reduce emissions to net zero by 2038 to do ‘fair share’ to contain global heating, analysis shows

Exclusive: Researchers say government’s climate schedule needs to be brought forward by a decade to keep heating to 1.5C

The Guardian - AU

Apple pulls out of Andrew Forrest-backed windfarm at centre of threatened species controversy

Upper Burdekin project would have significant impacts on four species, including koalas and greater gliders, developer says in public report

The Guardian - AU

Why bioplastics won't solve our plastic problems

Last month, Victoria banned plastic straws, crockery and polystyrene containers, following similar bans in South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales and the ACT. All states and territories in Australia have now banned lightweight single-use plastic bags.

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Cultural burning is safer for koalas and better for people too

Koalas are an iconic endangered species living in a fire-prone environment. This makes them an ideal subject when investigating solutions to wildfires.

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Tasmania 'vital location' in 'rewilding' efforts to rebuild native animal populations

Scientists are starting to think outside the box when it comes to 'rewilding' — a practice of reintroducing native animals back into their habitat — but could bringing in predators like Tasmanian devils also help deal with foxes and feral cats on mainland Australia?

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Sea urchin harvest trial brings scientists, traditional owners and fishers together to help save kelp forests

It's been a creeping problem along the coastline of south-eastern Australia for decades. But scientists, traditional owners and commercial fishers are joining forces in a trial project to help save Australia's Great Southern Reef.

The Guardian - AU

Cop15: what does the biodiversity pact mean for Australia’s land, sea and threatened species?

The pact has been likened to the Paris agreement for climate and commits countries to targets to protect and restore biodiversity

The Guardian - AU

Calls for tougher regulations as Queensland records highest rate of land clearing in country

Conservation groups warn not enough is being done to protect ecosystems as state government data shows more than 400,000ha of land was cleared in 2019-20

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Afternoon Update: explosive allegations about police conduct in Lehrmann case; new Bali travel advice; and King Charles’s first coins

Letter obtained by the Guardian reveals prosecutor’s extraordinary allegations

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Great Barrier Reef flagged as ‘in danger’ world heritage site. What does this mean?

Scientists have made recommendation for the reef. So what did their report say, how might the government respond and what happens next?

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United Nations recommends Great Barrier Reef be added to World Heritage 'in danger' list

A UN delegation again recommends Australia's Great Barrier Reef be added to the World Heritage 'in danger' list, urging immediate and urgent action to protect it.

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Fire recovery 'to cost $16 billion a year'

Scientists say it will cost $16 billion each year to partially restore the environmental damage done by the Black Summer bushfires.

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