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Latest NSW State of the Environment report paints bleak picture, here’s what’s needed to change that.

The latest NSW State of the Environment report documents that the environment has continued to decline over the past three years. Experts provide commentary on the necessary changes that need to happen to reverse this.
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The Biodiversity Council acknowledges the First Peoples of the lands and waters of Australia, and pays respect to their Elders, past, present and future and expresses gratitude for long and ongoing custodianship of Country.

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Rare Australian plants with 'invisible' life stages evade detection

5 November 2024
Goodenia nocoleche has only been seen in the wild at two locations. It's one of Australia's many enigmatic plant species that operate on a 'boom and bust' cycle. Learn more about Australia's cryptic plants...
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The four steps needed to align Australia’s environmental laws and policies with a nature positive future.

25 October 2024
To be truly nature positive we need a net gain in biodiversity, not just to slow down the rate of nature loss.
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Webinar: Nature Positive Summit - key takeaways and next steps

24 October 2024
Join the Biodiversity Council as we unpack what happened at the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 in our webinar debrief. Re-watch the webinar, access additional resources and find answers to questions from our audience.
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Our national threatened species list does not include many native fish species that are in trouble

23 October 2024
A shortage of taxonomists and a backlog in assessments means many at-risk fish species are not yet listed as threatened.
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Yes, nature is complex. But saving our precious environment means finding ways to measure it

10 October 2024
Nature is indeed complex – but measuring how a business intersects with it need not be. This article maps out the key steps businesses should take to gauge their impact on the environment.
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What does Nature Positive mean for business and government?

9 October 2024
A new report by the Biodiversity Council sets out the key points that businesses, local, state and federal governments need to know about nature positive and how they can help drive positive changes for a more sustainable future.
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Reading desert sands – Indigenous wildlife tracking skills underpin vast monitoring project

1 October 2024
New research collates almost 49,000 animal detections during 15,000 surveys at more than 5,300 sites, since 1982. This unique data set reveals new information about desert species.
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Our emissions targets are 'easy peasy' to meet by ending land clearing and native forest logging

11 September 2024
In an Op Ed for The Mercury Professors Brendan Mackey and David Lindenmayer argue that Australia could easily meet its emission targets without nuclear power plants.
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Reimagining Conservation in 2024

11 September 2024
The Reimagining Conservation Forum 2024 highlighted the necessity of protecting Country, embracing truth-telling and fostering healing to achieve meaningful progress. Biodiversity Council's Cultural Strategic Lead Lauren Arabena reports back.
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We're using tiny cups of water to put out nature's raging fire

11 September 2024
In an Op Ed for the Canberra Times professor Hugh Possingham writes that the best signal the government could send would be to invest ten times more of your tax dollars in nature.
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