Tag: biodiversity
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Webinar with Coalition for Conservation and Hon James Griffin MP
I was recently invited by the Coalition for Conservation (C4C) to join a webinar with the Hon James Griffin MP on Monday 21st March on the NSW State of the Environment (SOE) report. I took the opportunity to discuss private and public sector responses to biodiversity loss, and highlighted evidence that biodiversity loss needs billions of dollars, not millions,…
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Closing the biodiversity finance gap with private investment: how is it working on the ground? #ESA2021
Recently I had the privilege of co-organising a symposium at the 61st Annual Ecological Society of Australia conference, which was held virtually between 22-26 November 2021. Our symposium, “Business and biodiversity: insights for ecology and conservation science from research and practice” featured a range of brilliant speakers: Matthew Selinkse, Natasha Cadenhead, Rachel Morgain, Carl Obst,…
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Evidence provided to Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
In May I provided evidence to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standards and Assurance) Bill 2021. This occurred following my written submission to the Inquiry, which can be downloaded here, and after my work as a member of the Consultative Group as part of…
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Why ignoring biodiversity loss is an increasingly risky business
You can read more details in my Twitter thread, or via Thread Reader This article was originally published by Australian Community Media. Read the original article here. Last September, fires had already begun burning in Queensland and New South Wales. The human, ecological, and economic impacts of Australia’s Black Summer were unprecedented, and will continue to…
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Recent comments on the EPBC Act
The second decadal review of Australia’s premier environmental legislation, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is happening right now. Headed by Professor Graeme Samuel AC, the interim report was due last month, with a final report expected in October. There has been some decent media coverage leading up to the interim…
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Australia’s species need an independent champion
Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University; Don Driscoll, Deakin University; Geoffrey Heard, Charles Sturt University; James Watson, The University of Queensland; Megan C Evans, The University of Queensland, and Tim Doherty, Deakin University Furore erupted last week among many Australians who care for our native species. First we heard that land clearing…
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Deforestation in Australia: drivers, trends and policy responses
Here is my presentation delivered at the Society for Conservation Biology – Oceania Conference this week in Brisbane, where I spoke within the symposium Conservation Oceania Style: Highlighting Oceania’s unique approaches to conservation biology and on ground outcomes The talk summarises my recent paper in a special issue of Pacific Conservation Biology. There’s also a short summary in…
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Seminar: Assisted natural regeneration is good for the climate, biodiversity, and could make you $$$
Here are the details of a talk I’m giving tomorrow: The ACT branch of AARES has invited Megan Evans to speak about her new paper “Carbon farming via assisted natural regeneration as a cost-effective mechanism for restoring biodiversity in agricultural landscapes”. The presentation will be followed by questions and informal discussions in the relaxed social…
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