2024 Biodiversity Concerns Report: A survey of community attitudes to nature conservation
6 March 2024
The second annual Biodiversity Concerns Survey has shown that Australians want the federal government to greatly increase its investment in conservation programs and implement stronger national environmental laws.
South Australia’s biodiversity in a changing climate: the path to nature positive by 2030
31 December 2023
The Biodiversity Council welcomed the opportunity offered by the Government of South Australia to provide strategic recommendations to assist the state to move to nature-positive by 2030 while recognising the changing climate.
Helping wildlife through biodiversity sensitive lighting: The effects of light pollution on Australian wildlife
6 December 2023
We reviewed research from Australia and around the world on the impacts of artificial light at night on terrestrial vertebrate wildlife, which includes mammals, amphibians, birds and reptiles.
Biodiversity Concerns Report: 97% of Australians want more action to protect nature
10 June 2023
The Biodiversity Council undertook a benchmark study to gauge current understanding and concern for biodiversity issues among Australians. You can read our findings from over 4000 study participants in our Biodiversity Concerns Report.
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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