The ever-changeable stalwart, La Pantera Rosa asked if I was game to open a new thread on 'if, how or why biodiversity matters'? Certainly, the challenge has been begging in many threads across a variety of subject categories. Quite recently I … [Read more...] about If, how or why biodiversity matters?
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Barred frogs discovered on the brink
Northern Barred frogs (Mixophyes schevilli) from Cooper Creek Wilderness According to Brendon O’Keefe of the Australian, two new north Queensland frog species have been discovered on or near the mountaintops of the Carbine Tableland. They have … [Read more...] about Barred frogs discovered on the brink
Market-based conservation for privately-owned Tasmanian forests
In a joint media release yesterday, Federal Environment Minister, Senator Ian Campbell and Member for Braddon, Mr Mark Baker, launched the Forest Conservation Fund (FCF), under the $250 million Tasmanian Community Forestry Agreement. The stated … [Read more...] about Market-based conservation for privately-owned Tasmanian forests
Indigenous funding for conservation
ABC News Online reports that the Federal Government has doubled the funding under its Indigenous Protected Area program, from three to six million-dollars a year. Twenty-two initiatives are currently funded to help indigenous communities run … [Read more...] about Indigenous funding for conservation
Amethystine Python
When I learnt that previous owners of our Daintree rainforest property had lost a baby to an Amethystine Python, I was indelibly impressed. From the night of arrival of each of my three children and for the first two weeks of each of their lives, a … [Read more...] about Amethystine Python
Treaty troubles
In Matthew Denholm's article in Saturday’s Australian, Greens Senator Bob Brown describes a Howard Government proposal to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999, as “…an absolutely pivotal moment in Australian … [Read more...] about Treaty troubles
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
