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...
Fast-tracking extinction
New research reveals Australia's critical habitat laws are broken. Australia’s national environment laws are failing to protect critical...
The Guardian and BBC News report on Diminishing Marine Wilderness
Photo credit: Galaxid/Alamy The Guardian and BBC News report on Kendall Jones new paper in Current Biology, 'The Location and Protection...
Indigenous stewardship crucial for success of protected areas - Mongabay
Photo Credit: JB Deffontaines James Watson writes about the recent science paper "One-third of global protected land is under intense...
Indigenous peoples are crucial for conservation - The Conversation
Photo credit: Joan de la Malla James Watson and co-authors write about their recent paper on the role of indigenous people in...
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...
Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world
Climate change is shifting the ranges of species. Simple predictive metrics of range shifts such as climate velocity, that do not require...