Observations on breeding Night Parrots (Pezoporus occidentalis) in western Queensland
A population of Night Parrots (Pezoporus occidentalis) was discovered in 2013 in western Queensland and has become the primary focus of...
Towards a threat assessment framework for ecosystem services
How can we tell if the ecosystem services upon which we rely are at risk of being lost, potentially permanently? Ecosystem services...
Changing trends and persisting biases in three decades of conservation science
Conservation science is a rapidly developing discipline, and the knowledge base it generates is relevant for practical applications. It...
Limitations and trade‐offs in the use of species distribution maps for protected area planning
Summary Range maps represent the geographic distribution of species, and they are commonly used to determine species coverage within...
Australia needs a wake-up call
WHETHER AUSTRALIA’S Great Barrier Reef will be placed on the World Heritage “in danger” list will likely be decided by July. Australia...
Species’ traits influenced their response to recent climate change
Although it is widely accepted that future climatic change—if unabated—is likely to have major impacts on biodiversity1,2, few studies...
Need for conservation planning in postconflict Colombia
More than 80% of recent major armed conflicts have taken place in biodiversity hotspots, including the Tropical Andes which is home to...
Recent increases in human pressure and forest loss threaten many Natural World Heritage Sites
Natural World Heritage Sites (NWHS), via their formal designation through the United Nations, are globally recognized as containing some...
To conserve or exploit: the choice is ours
The environmental footprint of humanity is truly massive, covering some 80 percent of Earth. Indeed, over our planet’s 4.5 billion year...
Land clearing accelerating across Queensland
Land clearing is accelerating across eastern Australia, despite our new research providing a clear warning of its impacts on the Great...