Conservation workshop on Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands
An increase in coastal population and economic development in tropical regions (e.g., agriculture, forestry, and fishing) has led to...
James Allan interviewed on ABC News about damage to Natural World Heritage sites
Would we knock down the pyramids or flatten the Acropolis to make way for housing estates, roads or farms? You would hope not. Such an...
Optimizing the spatial planning of prescribed burns to achieve multiple objectives in a fire-depende
Before joining the Green Fire Science lab, I was an honours student within the Wilson lab at UQ. The work from my project has recently...
Five reasons you should attend SCCS next year
Last week I had an absolutely brilliant time at the Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) at the University of Cambridge....
A wake-up call for Australians?
The Great Barrier Reef was recently considered for a World Heritage 'in danger' listing, but was spared in 2015 by the development of the...
The future impacts of our changing climate
I recently attended the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) conference at the Australian National University in...
Special Issue: Achieving the targets of global biodiversity conventions
The journal Conservation Letters has just released a Special Issue on "Achieving the targets of global biodiversity conventions". This is...
Engaging local communities in fighting the illegal wildlife trade: can a theory of change help?
Recent alarming rises in illegal wildlife trade (IWT) show that tough law enforcement is not enough to stop poachers devastating...
Changes in our global footprint
The environmental footprint of humanity is truly massive. Indeed, over our planet's 4.5 billion year history - at least two-thirds of...
What an ancient water flea could tell us about the future of humanity
More than a dozen authors from different universities and nongovernmental organizations around the world have concluded, based on an...