Carbon emissions from tropical forest loss underestimated, scientists say
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The amount of planet-warming carbon emitted by the world’s lost tropical forests has been...
Australia's flagship environmental fail
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, Australia's flagship legislation to combat species extinction, came...
Australia’s beloved native birds are disappearing – and the cause is clear
Along Australia’s heavily populated east coast, population declines have been noted for common bird species, including the rainbow...
Scientists say Australia is facing an extinction crisis, call on PM for stronger laws
More than 240 scientists have written to the PM, saying Australia is facing an extinction crisis primarily because of habitat...
Scientists warn of "extinction crisis" in open letter to PM
Two-hundred-and-fifty Australian scientists have written an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison today, warning that Australia is...
An open letter to the Prime Minister from 248 concerned scientists.
Dear Prime Minister, We the undersigned are scientists who every day study, catalogue and document Australia's unique native species and...
Letter by 240 leading scientists calls on Scott Morrison to stem extinction crisis
More than 240 conservation scientists sign open letter warning PM that 17 Australian native species face extinction in next 20 years....
Wilderness cuts the risk of extinction for species in half
Plant and animal species living in wilderness areas are less likely to go extinct, a recent study has found. Defined as intact habitats...
Australia cleared 7.7m hectares of threatened species habitat since introduction of environment act
More than 90% of the land cleared was not referred to the federal government for assessment. Read full story here.