Early bird registration dates for #NACCB2024 have been extended through April 26!
Learn more: scbnorthamerica.org/index.php/nacc…
#Vancouver SCB North America

Call for Volunteers: Join an #ICCB2025 Planning Committee!
We are calling for energetic individuals to join our congress planning committees! Volunteers are instrumental in shaping ICCB.
Learn more: conbio.org/conferences/ic…
#conservation #conference #networking

The NSW Labor govt promised to make a koala sanctuary on the mid-north coast. Now it wants to turn the forests into carbon credits to offset emissions from fossil fuel companies. #auspol

Watch the full video & add your name to the open letter: theaus.in/support_protec…

(1/5) The Global Biodiversity Framework includes a target of 30% of land protected by 2030 and refers to OECMs as complementary to PAs. In our new preprint we assessed the impact of PAs and two potential OECMs on forest loss in the Amazon from 2000 to 2021
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#BREAKING : A safe Toondah Harbour in reach! 🎉

We are thrilled to hear Minister Plibersek's proposed rejection of Walker Corporation's $3 billion real estate project at Toondah Harbour.

Read more: birdlife.org.au/news/a-safe-to…
📸 Toondah Harbour by Judy Leitch

We back federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's proposed rejection of a luxury apartment and marina development at an internationally important wetland near Brisbane.

Martine Maron -“This is absolutely the right decision. Many community members have tirelessly…

Exciting news and updates from ICCB!
Read on to learn about:
Our language accessibility survey
Important #ICCB2025 dates
Our sponsorship & exhibitor prospectus
Becoming a volunteer
& our beautiful host city: Brisbane/Meanjin!
#conservation
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Huge thanks to 312 people who have completed this! We haven't received many reponses particualrly from Portuguese/Spanish speakers. Pls let us know your thoughs on how we can overome #languagebarriers ICCB:
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Spanish: conbio.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT05…

Wind and solar projects should be limited to land that has already been cleared. Biodiversity Council Brendan Wintle: 'onshore renewable projects needed to switch off fossil fuels would only occupy an area less than 2 per cent of Australia’s landmass...we’ve got to stop targeting natural…

My bird of paradise poster has finally been printed (size is 595 x 840 mm)! They are for sale for 17 EUR. Sadly the shipping costs are quite high (around 30 EUR for EU countries, 36 elsewhere), so I suggest group orders if possible, to share the cost.

How can EPBC approvals for old-growth trees & habitat for threatened Gouldian finches & black-footed tree rats at #Binybara #LeePoint be approved when offset plans for each have NOT been approved (let alone delivered on ground)?

excerpt assets.nationbuilder.com/ecnt/pages/104…
🙏Environment Centre NT

Paper, based on 71 interviews, to consider how universities can encourage conservation work that makes a real difference
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We tell decision-makers you need to specify objectives accounting for costs. Shouldn't we hold modelers to the same standards? Different models have different benefits & costs. See our new paper on cost-benefit analyses of ecosystem models for fisheries doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15…

James Trezise ⁦Biodiversity Council⁩ describes “Nature positive’ at ⁦⁦Kylea Tink MP⁩ forum on the Future of Our Environment pleading for national leadership on environmental law reforms

Nature Foundation purchases old SA cattle property for $390k to protect endangered malleefowl abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

Position: Assistant Prof. Molecular Evolution! We are looking for a motivated, new faculty member with expertise in molecular evolution to join us at UAEU--with wonderful colleagues, students and really good benefits! 😀
Deadline: May 5.
jobs.uaeu.ac.ae/Postings/Posti…

Wake up conservationists! Where are you?? Critical habitat for koalas being destroyed NOW in central qld for wind farms. It's scandal that this should be approved. Lotus Creek wind farm, central qld, full of koalas and greater gliders. Absolutely disgraceful... Next proposed wind…

Australia’s annual $12 billion fossil fuel subsidies could fund 140,000 additional nurses or 23 new world-class hospitals each year.

But instead of improving our health, they’re harming our wellbeing and pushing the world closer to climate collapse.👇🏽 lyrebirddreaming.com/post/australia…

I just did a chopper flight over northern Kosciusko NP with the NSW Upper House Inquiry into Feral Horses. In just a short time I saw hundreds of horses and so much destruction! It’s an international shame! Kosci is one of our precious National Parks not a horse paddock #nswpol

If we properly priced death caused by carbon emissions, we might get to net zero a lot quicker reneweconomy.com.au/if-we-properly…