Wildlife at risk as Redbank biomass-fired power station appeal commences
The Biodiversity Council and the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales are jointly calling out the major nature risks from the Redbank Power Station proposal which is appealing its rejection by the NSW IPC.
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 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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Webinar: Nature Positive Summit - key takeaways and next steps
24 October 2024
Join the Biodiversity Council as we unpack what happened at the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 in our webinar debrief. Re-watch the webinar, access additional resources and find answers to questions from our audience.
Biodiversity Council welcome government investment in H5N1 bird flu virus response
14 October 2024
Today the Australian Government announced more than $100 million to fight the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has killed millions of animals overseas, including wild birds and mammals, and livestock.
Yes, nature is complex. But saving our precious environment means finding ways to measure it
10 October 2024
Nature is indeed complex – but measuring how a business intersects with it need not be. This article maps out the key steps businesses should take to gauge their impact on the environment.
What does Nature Positive mean for business and government?
9 October 2024
A new report by the Biodiversity Council sets out the key points that businesses, local, state and federal governments need to know about nature positive and how they can help drive positive changes for a more sustainable future.
‘Nature-negative’ – the federal government subsidies harming biodiversity
7 October 2024
The Australian Government spends around 50 times more on subsidising activities that harm the environment than it spends on helping biodiversity each year, according to an assessment undertaken by Biodiversity Council
New research collates almost 49,000 animal detections during 15,000 surveys at more than 5,300 sites, since 1982. This unique data set reveals new information about desert species.
Vic Gov ignore wishes and lore of Traditional Custodians and advice of scientists about killing dingoes
25 September 2024
The Biodiversity Council is deeply disappointed by the decision of the Victorian Allan Government to continue to allow the killing of dingoes in Victoria.
Biodiversity Council back crossbench call to end unfair legal exemptions for forestry industry
23 September 2024
The Biodiversity Council strongly support the position of the crossbench in calling for an end to the carve-out of native forest logging from national environmental law.