

News Corp attacks scientists assessing Adani coalmine – and ignores science
Damaging the credibility of scientists when we need their fearless advice more than ever is socially irresponsible and morally...

Australia's faunal extinction crisis
One February 1st, Prof. James Watson and Dr. April Reside fronted the Senate committee based on the Green Fire Science submission last...

What’s in a name? The role of defining ‘wilderness’ in conservation
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How to preserve nature on a tight budget
THE NORTHERN spotted owl, pictured above, is a handsome creature. Dark brown and, as the name implies, dappled with white flecks, it...

Humans' taste for meat is pushing the world's largest animals toward extinction
Land-clearing for agriculture, especially cattle grazing, is one of the biggest causes of habitat loss and declining animal numbers...


Mapping the Critical Role of Indigenous Peoples in Global Conservation
Stephen Garnett and James Watson write for National Geographic on the indigenous management and its role in global conservation. Read...

Expanding protected areas isn't saving nature
Scientific American interviews James Watson and Martine Maron about their latest Nature paper 'Bold nature retention targets are...


Intense human pressure threatens one-third of protected areas
Justine Hausheer of Cool Green Science interviews James Watson on the Science paper, 'One-third of global protected land is under intense...

NEWS FLASH: World's protected areas being rapidly destroyed by humanity
French and Spanish versions available below: Les espaces naturels protégés dans le monde sévèrement détériorés par l'homme Las áreas...

The Night Parrot - no other bird quickens the pulse quite like this one
One of the benefits of working on an iconic and well-known species like the Night Parrot is that my research generates plenty of...