Leading Australian scientists and First Nations experts are calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to deliver on Labor's election commitment and establish an effective national environmental protection agency.
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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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...
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.
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?
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.
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.
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...
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.