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• Bill Laurance Wins ‘Outstanding Contributions to Conservation’ Prize

  

  William Laurance, a distinguished research professor at James Cook University in Cairns, has received the most esteemed prize awarded by the renowned... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 ENVIRONMENT

• The Abbott-oir Survives Another Day to Wreak More Environmental Havoc

  

  Tone Abbott-oir, easily the most environmentally destructive Prime Minister this country has seen in the modern era, has survived the party room spill for a... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXVIII

  

  First batch of six biodiversity cartoons for 2015 (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 ENVIRONMENT

• What’s in a Name? The Dingo’s Sorry Saga

  

  The more I delve into the science of predator management, the more I realise that the science itself takes a distant back seat to the politics. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT

• Write English Well? Help Get Published Someone Who Doesn’t

  

  I’ve written before about how sometimes I can feel a little exasperated by what seems to be a constant barrage of bad English from some of my co-authors. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT

• When Human Society Breaks Down, Wildlife Suffers

  

  Global human society is a massive, consumptive beast that on average degrades its life-support system. As we’ve recently reported, this will only continue to ge... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT

• It’s All About the Variation, Stupid

  

  It is one of my long-suffering ecological quests to demonstrate to the buffoons in government and industry that you can’t simply offset deforestation by plantin... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT

• Help Hawaii’s Hyper-threatened Birds

  

  Puaiohi or small Kaua’i thrush. Photo by Lucas BehnkeYou wouldn’t want to be a bird in Hawaii. There are more avian species threatened with extinction there tha... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXVII

  

  Here are the last 6 biodiversity cartoons for 2014 because, well, why not? (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Influential Conservation Papers of 2014

  

  Another year, another arbitrary retrospective list – but I’m still going to do it. Based on the popularity of last year’s retrospective list of influential... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• It’s Time for Environmentalists to Give Nuclear a Fair Go

  

  This is an article by Barry Brook and me, published today in The Conversation. I’m republishing it here.–Should nuclear energy be part of Australia’s (and many... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• An Open Letter to Environmentalists on Nuclear Energy

  

  Professor Barry W. Brook, Chair of Environmental Sustainability, University of Tasmania, Australia. [email protected] Corey J.A. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Psychological Toll of Being a Sustainability Scientist

  

  Like many academics, I’m more or less convinced that I am somewhere on the mild end of the autism spectrum. No, I haven’t been diagnosed and I doubt very much... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Using Ecological Theory to Make More Money

  

  Let’s face it: Australia doesn’t have the best international reputation for good ecological management. We’ve been particularly loathsome in our protection of... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Why Engaging in Civil Disobedience Was My Obligation as a Scientist, Parent and...

  

  Another engaging post from Alejandro Frid, Canadian ecologist and modern moral compass. I also recommend that you check out his new book ‘Storms and Stillness:... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Get Serious About Divestment

  

  We are a sensitive and conflict-avoiding lot, aren’t we? Most scientists I know absolutely dread reprisals of any form, whether they are from a colleague... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Give Some Flair to Your Scientific Presentation

  

  –As the desert spring came to the great Centre Red,Scores of sandalled folk from tin birds descend-ed.Alice Town had been invaded,bearded alike and... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Innate Cruelty and Exploitation: Does Biodiversity Stand a Chance?

  

  Earlier this year I took my daughter to the South Australian Museum, as I often do on weekends. We usually have lunch at the Art Gallery, and then wander the... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• InvaCost – Estimating the Economic Damage of Invasive Insects

  

  This is a blosh (rehash of someone else’s blog post) of Franck Courchamp‘s posts on an exciting new initiative of which I am excited to be a part.... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXVI

  

  Here are 8 more biodiversity cartoons (with a human population focus, given recent events) for your conservation-humour fix (see full stock of previous... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT