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biodiversity conservation, In the News

From cod logs to frog bogs: 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world

Posted on by Karin Cox
Northern stony creek frog
20
Jan

Read how Jess Melbourne-Thomas and Claire Mason from CSIRO catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world Australia’s natural environment is changing rapidly as the world warms, and many species are struggling to keep up. The pace of change is staggering, with 2024 declared Earth’s hottest year, shattering the previous record set in 2023. […]

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biodiversity conservation, National Parks, Nature Refuges, Private Reserves, Special Wildlife Reserves, Uncategorized

Queensland’s Second Special Wildlife Reserve is Announced

Posted on by NPAQ Admin
04
Jun

On Saturday 1 June, the Miles Government announced that Bush Heritage Australia’s 8000-ha Edgbaston Reserve, in the Lake Eyre Basin near Longreach, will soon be declared the state’s second special wildlife reserve, after the safeguarding of Pullen Pullen Reserve as a special wildlife reserve in 2020. Like national parks, special wildlife reserves receive legal protection […]

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Marine Protected Areas

Potential for watered-down Coral Sea protection threatens the cradle to the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on by NPAQ Admin

Adele Pedder of the Australian Marine Conservation Society delves into the importance of marine protected areas and the risk associated with exposing the proposed Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve to intensive fishing practices.

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