STORY: [Tanya Plibersek, Australia Environment Minister] "We deserve to know that Australia has lost more mammal species to extinction than any other continent." Australia has released a five-yearly ...

Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly ...

For decades, conservation was focused on stemming how much nature was being lost. But a new era of nature positive environmental policy is taking hold worldwide, shifting from preventing further harm ...

A five-year government report found Australia's environment continues to deteriorate due to climate change, resource extraction and other causes, prompting leaders on Tuesday to promise new laws and ...

CANBERRA, Australia — A five-year government report found Australia’s environment continues to deteriorate due to climate change, resource extraction and other causes, prompting leaders on Tuesday to ...

An increasing Australian natural wonders have become so popular, so rapidly, authorities are being forced to consider ...

Mongabay recently launched the Australian Biodiversity Special Reporting Project, which will produce sustained, high-quality ...

Australian conservation NGO The Wilderness Society has launched a court case against the country’s environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, alleging her failure to put in place formal recovery plans for ...

Following several weeks of consultations and hearings by the Senate's Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, the Australian Parliament has passed seven Bills (Reforms) that constitute ...

Laura Schuijers is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's World Commission on Environmental Law and has previously received funding for her research from the Australian ...