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Last chance for the dragon: Governments must uphold commitments to save Victoria’s most imperilled reptile

A new Biodiversity Council report reveals how the rollout of housing west of Melbourne is pushing a rare dragon to extinction due to failures by the Victorian and Australian Governments.
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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.

The Biodiversity Council is an independent expert group founded by 11 Australian universities to promote evidence-based solutions to Australia’s biodiversity crisis. It is hosted by The University of Melbourne. It receives funding from 11 university partners and The Ian Potter Foundation, The Ross Trust, Trawalla Foundation, The Rendere Trust, Isaacson Davis Foundation, Coniston Charitable Trust and Angela Whitbread.



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Join our webinar: Preparing for bird flu impacts on Australian wildlife

9 August 2024
Join us on the 26th of August and hear from an expert panel on how bird flu is impacting wildlife globally and what we need to do to safeguard Australian wildlife.
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Does the Nature Positive legislation before parliament stack up for nature?

1 August 2024
Our experts highlighted several major issues with the Nature Positive Bills before parliament when they gave evidence to a senate committee last week.
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Three Biodiversity Councillors announced as finalists for prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

1 August 2024
Biodiversity Council Councillors Euan Ritchie, Carolyn Hogg and David Keith are finalists for the 2024 Eureka Prize for excellence in their respective fields.
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Strong progress – from a low base: here’s what’s in NSW’s biodiversity reforms

20 July 2024
Koalas in trouble, land clearing at speed – nature in New South Wales is not well. Now the government is proposing significant changes to its ineffective biodiversity laws.
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Indigenous-led Jaragun Ecoservices receive $2 million to help restore Russell Mulgrave Basin

5 July 2024
Jaragun EcoServices will be working in the Russell Mulgrave Basin to recover three culturally and ecologically important species that can improve carbon sequestration, sediment and nutrient filtration and other ecosystem services.
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Federal funding to hit the ground in coastal habitats of the Great Barrier Reef

30 June 2024
The Australian Government has allocated $28.5 million across 18 on-ground projects to restore and rehabilitate coastal habitats on the Great Barrier Reef. The projects represent a wise investment from the government, but funding should be scaled up.
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National Reconciliation Week

30 May 2024
Now more than ever, we need to make sure that Indigenous Australians have a meaningful seat at the table when it comes to looking after Country and that their voices are heard.
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Just intent and for only 25 years should not qualify as long-term conservation

29 May 2024
We urge the Australian Government to adopt a requirement of locked-in conservation for 99 years, where permanent is not possible, for areas counted to our international 30x30 conservation commitment.
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Insights from our budget washup webinar

29 May 2024
Missed our budget washup webinar? You can catch up with the recording and access resources and other insights into the budget in this article.
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Two-thirds of Australians think pet owners should be required to keep cats contained

23 May 2024
New research has found that two in three Australians would support policies that require cat owners to keep their cat contained to their property.
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