June - 2016

Challenges in assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change to inform conservation action

Butt, N. H.P. Possingham, C. De Los Rios, R. Maggini, R.A. Fuller, S.L. Maxwell, J.E.M. Watson (in press) Challenges in assessing the...

The inequity in climate change

The countries responsible for most greenhouse emissions incur the least impacts whereas those least responsible bear the greatest cost....

Does the social equitability of community and incentive based conservation interventions in non-OECD

An increasing number of conservation interventions aim to reduce their negative impacts on vulnerable people and to provide incentives...

Seeking convergence on the key concepts in ‘no net loss’ policy

Summary Biodiversity conservation policies incorporating a no net loss (NNL) principle are being implemented in many countries. However,...

The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people

Climate change impacts have now been documented across every ecosystem on Earth, despite an average warming of only ~1°C so far. Here, we...

Large seasonal and diurnal anthropogenic heat flux across four Australian cities

Anthropogenic heat release is a key component of the urban heat island. However, it is often excluded from studies of the urban heat...

Catastrophic declines in wilderness areas undermine global environment targets

Humans have altered terrestrial ecosystems for millennia [1], yet wilderness areas still remain as vital refugia where natural ecological...

Persistent disparities between recent rates of habitat conversion and protection and implications fo

Anthropogenic conversion of natural habitats is the greatest threat to biodiversity and one of the primary reasons for establishing...

Formulating smart commitments on biodiversity: lessons from the Aichi Targets

The world is currently not on course to achieve most of the Convention on Biological Diversity's Aichi Targets to address biodiversity...

Balancing ecosystem and threatened species representation in protected areas and implications for na

Balancing the representation of ecosystems and threatened species habitats is critical for optimizing protected area (PA) networks and...

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'We may not survive' - UN issues dire warning over climate change

Fire regimes are changing in both Australia and Brazil

Ambitious and holistic goals key to saving Earth’s biodiversity, study says

How Australia Can Rise From The Ashes

Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems

Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of.....

World’s protected areas lack connections, recent study finds

Study finds a Mexico-sized swath of intact land lost to human pressure

Planetary ‘safety net’ could halt wildlife loss and slow climate breakdown

Isolation of protected areas a major blind spot in habitat conservation