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Draft national plan to tackle feral cats an important milestone

12 September 2023
A new draft plan to tackle the impacts of feral cats across Australia has been endorsed by leading conservation experts.
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IPBES Intergovernmental report highlights $423 billion impact of invasive alien species and calls for greater action

5 September 2023
The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which has 143 countries as signatories, has released a landmark report on the global impact of invasive alien species and how to control them. Here's our synopsis...
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National survey finds 97% of people want more action to support Australian biodiversity

31 August 2023
What do Australians think about nature? We recently surveyed over 4000 people to find out...
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Queensland Government must protect the wetlands and floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin from oil and gas

25 August 2023
Will the Queensland Government allow up to 1500 new wells to be built on the Lake Eyre Basin? The Biodiversity Council is calling on them to halt the construction of new oil and gas facilities in the basin’s wetlands and floodplains.
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Biodiversity Council backs water buybacks, says action for Murray-Darling Basin must go further

24 August 2023
The Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek has announced a new initiative to allow irrigators on the Murray Darling Basin to voluntarily sell their water allocation licences back to the Government, in a bid to reduce pressure on the environment.
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Experts call for action to save Australia’s unique alpine invertebrates from climate impacts

14 August 2023
New international research has found invertebrates are moving toward cooler areas which has triggered concerns from scientists about the effect this will have on ecosystems.
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Melbourne’s rediscovered dragon is on a knife edge – will we do what it takes to save it?

25 July 2023
After more than 50 years of no sightings, and the very real possibility that it was extinct, the Victorian grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla) has been rediscovered west of Melbourne...
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Biodiversity Council opposes Lee Point development

21 July 2023
We condemn the development of a Defence Housing Project at Lee Point north of Darwin, at a site of very high ecological and cultural value.
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Smaller, less predator-savvy animals: the unintended consequences of one of Australia’s key conservation strategies

6 June 2023
According to a new study one of Australia’s key threatened mammal conservation strategies is having unintended negative consequences which could jeopardise long-term conservation outcomes.
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Victoria takes step toward becoming nature-positive with early exit from native forest logging

23 May 2023
Native forest logging is highly unsustainable (both ecologically and economically) and Victoria have just vowed to end it in 2024!
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