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The women who inspired these conservation science leaders

To mark International Women’s Day, we asked women who have become leaders in conservation science to reflect on the women who inspired them.

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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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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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Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms

24 August 2023

Insects and other invertebrates do essential jobs such as pollinating plants, improving soils and controlling pests. But, as the world warms, will they cope?

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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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97% of Australians want more action to stop extinctions and 72% want extra spending on the environment

20 June 2023

Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don’t know the full extent of the biodiversity crisis. That’s the startling finding emerging from our first national survey of 4,000 voters.

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‘Too small and carefree’: endangered animals released into the wild may lack the match-fitness to evade predators

6 June 2023

Breeding threatened mammals in fenced, predator-free areas is a common conservation strategy in Australia. But new research suggests the strategy may put animals at a distinct disadvantage once they’re fending for themselves.

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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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The women who inspired these conservation science leaders

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Our partners

National survey finds 97% of people want more action to support Australian biodiversity

Queensland Government must protect the wetlands and floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin from oil and gas

Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms

Biodiversity Council backs water buybacks, says action for Murray-Darling Basin must go further

Experts call for action to save Australia’s unique alpine invertebrates from climate impacts

Melbourne’s rediscovered dragon is on a knife edge – will we do what it takes to save it?

Biodiversity Council opposes Lee Point development

97% of Australians want more action to stop extinctions and 72% want extra spending on the environment

‘Too small and carefree’: endangered animals released into the wild may lack the match-fitness to evade predators

Smaller, less predator-savvy animals: the unintended consequences of one of Australia’s key conservation strategies