May - 2017

Paper showing damage to World Heritage wins prestigious international award

Brisbane, Thursday 25 May – Study revealing the extent of damaging activities and forest loss in Natural World Heritage Sites, led by...

Poster Presentations

Every year the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland has a research showcase, where students submit...

James Watson interview on US-China Emissions deal

James was interviewed when news first broke of the watershed climate emissions deal between the USA and China. The interview took place...

Protected Areas Get Short Shrift

James Watson discusses protected areas with Scientific American. Listen to the interview here.

Take a walk on the wild side

James Watson talks on ABC Radio about his work as a conservationist and his concern for the wilderness.

'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