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Biodiversity Council warns: handing environmental approval powers to states is premature and high-risk

The Biodiversity Council has called on the federal government to scrap plans to hand national environmental approval powers to states and territories until strong National Environmental Standards (NES) have been developed.
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If the budget ditched the Stage 3 tax cuts, Australia could save every threatened species - and lots more

10 May 2023
Australia’s threatened species and ecosystems will not survive more funding neglect. It’s time to question our national priorities, and start funding the environment that sustains us. Read more...
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Indigenous elders gave a Melbourne primary school a totemic species and the benefits have been far reaching

14 April 2023
How can cultural awareness and Indigenous knowledge sharing be fostered in schools? Read on to see how Carlton North Primary School and Wurundjeri Traditional Custodians are doing it.
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Nature is in crisis. Here are 10 easy ways you can make a difference

2 April 2023
Last month, Sir David Attenborough called on United Kingdom residents to “go wild once per week”. We worked with 22 conservation experts to identify 10 actions which actually do help nature.
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Lights at the end of the tunnel: 29 threatened animals pulled back from the brink

24 February 2023
New research has identified 29 threatened Australian wildlife species that have been pulled back from the brink of extinction.
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Herding cats: councils’ efforts to protect wildlife from roaming pets are hampered by state laws

21 February 2023
How we manage pet cats in our suburbs is in the spotlight. As the estimated number of pet cats in Australia passes 5 million, people are increasingly aware of the damage cats do to wildlife.
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New research reveals lessons from the Black Summer bushfires to avoid future biodiversity devastation

6 February 2023
What lessons did we learn from the Black Summer bushfires? Over 200 researchers and land managers have contributed to a new book that revisits the 'Australian Megafires' of 2019-20 and the lessons learnt.
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‘Nature positive’ isn’t just planting a few trees – it’s actually stopping the damage we do

27 September 2022
Have you heard the phrase “nature positive”? It’s suddenly everywhere, but what does it mean and is it truly "positive" for nature?
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