Biodiversity Council
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We’re working with experts, communities, First Peoples, farmers, government and industries to solve Australia’s biodiversity crisis.
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More attention on the plight of 14 Aussie fish that are teetering on the edge of extinction in The Guardian .
Biodiversity Council James Trezise said the plight of these fish highlights the failure of national environment laws to stop major threats to critically endangered species. “We…
Will the Yalmy Galxias be the next Australian species to become extinct? Biodiversity Council is among seven environment groups that have written to Victorian Government nswgov and Australian Government environment ministers urging immediate action to save several species of galaxiids, including a “rescue…
Vic Gov is developing their first long-term cat management strategy. The draft is open for consultation until 26 April. The draft downplays the impact feral cats have on the environment. Can you please ask Victorian Government to take stronger action on feral cats?
To make it easy, we've…
'Most people recognise that, as the creators of climate change, we are the responsible agents; we have put ourselves on a pathway that is rushing us towards destruction. Many of us have been directly affected; all of us will be indirectly affected' - Prof John Woinarski Charles Darwin University…
A public hearing for Australia's extinction crisis was held by the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee this week.
Watch the highlights from evidence provided by James Trezise, Martine Maron and Peter Burnett
The hearing was held the day after…
Yesterday, Tanya Plibersek announced she would split the reform of Australia's environmental laws into 3 tranches in the face of pressure from the WA government and the mining and resources industries.
Analysing the announced changes Professor Euan Ritchie 🌏 🌳 🐾 🔥 🎶 Megan Evans and yungenchee.bsky.social…
Biodiversity Council director James Trezise said Tanya Plibersek pursuing national environment reform in tranches was too slow given the extinction crisis.
“The government made clear commitments to fix Australia’s broken environmental laws within this term to tackle Australia’s…