Listening to Tanya Plibersek speaking at Aust Land Conservation Conference in Canberra. With over 50% of Australia’s protected areas on land being Indigenous Protected Areas managed by Indigenous Rangers time we grew DCCEEW staff numbers/capacity to work with traditional owners

Stoked that Kylea Tink MP quoted our new survey - and our figures on the cost of species recovery - in Parliament Wednesday. And that she & other cross-benchers are pushing for clarification on the EPBC Act reforms and the offsets standards before we start opening up a nature market

#imontheoceansside
Reverend Sepiuta Hala'api'api, of the Diocese of Polynesia.Anglican #WorldOceanDay2023 shares a reflection on Genesis 1: 1-2, 26-28 reiterating our roles as stewards of God's amazing creation. Read the full reflection here:
pacificconferenceofchurches.org/.../liturgy.../

Icymi: Tanya Plibersek came into office promising no new extinctions. This small brown bird, native to a tiny island, could be the canary in her coalmine.
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Our council of leading Australian biodiversity experts are working with experts, communities, Traditional Owners, farmers, government and industries to solve Australia’s biodiversity crisis.

Donate to support this important work here: bit.ly/support-biodiv…

What the budget means for nature by Sarah Bekessy Brendan Wintle Rachel Morgain:
Australia’s threatened species and ecosystems will not survive more funding neglect. It’s time to question our national priorities, and start funding the environment that sustains us.

theconversation.com/if-the-budget-…

The environment is so essential to our lives, wellbeing and livelihoods, but there's still a long ways to go to reflect that in how we invest.

Our take on what's there for biodiversity in yesterday's budget - with Sarah Bekessy Brendan Wintle Biodiversity Council

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Excellent article by Mark Tilly Carbon Pulse on the risks of the nature repair market legislation introduced to parliament Wed. Great insights from Biodiversity Council Policy & Innovation Director Rachel Morgain, Australian Land Conservation Alliance CEO Jody Gunn & Megan Evans UNSW
carbon-pulse.com/197395/

Great to be part of a fantastic team!

In the new book Australia's Megafires over 200 experts led by Libby Rumpff have united to document the impacts of the 2019-20 fires and to identify lessons to safeguard against such future loss. Check out six lessons to heed in the
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
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1/3 As the year ends, thanks to all who've made our dream a reality: our founding donors and partners, those who've worked quietly behind the scenes all year, and those who've come out in support since our launch.

#biodiversity #biodiversity council #nature
📷Nicolas Rakotopare

1/3 Did you know if you are a critically endangered, Federal top priority species, living in NSW but don’t exist within an endangered ecological community (EEC), nature reserve, or national park that the NSW Environment Department can do nothing to help you?

Emperor penguin at risk of extinction, along with two-thirds of native Antarctic species, research shows | Antarctica | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2022/dec…

'Australia is a global leader in wildlife extinctions, so has a special part to play in the negotiations.'

#AUViews bit.ly/3BRC4Yn Sarah Bekessy RMIT University, Brendan Wintle Rachel Morgain & Jack Pascoe University of Melbourne, James Fitzsimons Deakin University, and Rebecca Spindler UNSW via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand.

74 orange-bellied parrots returned from migration - quadruple the number from 2106 😊 still a huge amount to do before they are saved but it’s going in the right direction

In the heart of the city, kids are growing threatened species in their schoolyards while building deep connections through Traditional Knowledge.

This is the Totemic Species in Schools project, piloted on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne: youtu.be/oWLabAlDJOA

#biodiversity

Here's our team's fast work looking at the new Global Biodiversity Framework agreement #cop15 #gbf , what it means for #biodiversity esp in Australia, and what's ahead.

Sarah Bekessy Brendan Wintle Jack Pascoe Rachel Morgain Rebecca Spindler Rachel Lowry The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
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Phew - a close one! Looking forward to diving into the detail with colleagues Sarah Bekessy Rachel Lowry Brendan Wintle