Declaration calls for tighter laws to reduce impact of vegetation loss on climate change.

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New South Wales government data shows 73% of clearing was unexplained, with sharp rises in the state’s north-west and central west

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More than 90% of the land cleared was not referred to the federal government for assessment

No consistent national-level data are available on the impact of pressures on all aspects of biodiversity in the past 5 years. The Australian Government released a Threatened Species Strategy in...

The condition of corals within the Great Barrier Reef continue to deteriorate as climate change and other threats increase, prompting a downgrade in its outlook.

A petition is urging state and federal governments to rein in Australia's rampant land clearing, which worsens the risk of bushfires and threatens to undo the work of the Emissions Reduction Fund.

RepuTex says ceasing all land clearing by 2030 would save between 300m and 650m tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions

Little more than two years of land clearing will cancel out the $1.5bn in taxpayer funds that goes towards protecting native habitat

Storing carbon in land is no substitute for reducing fossil fuel emissions. Our new report finds that while increasing carbon in land systems is important, Australia is muddying the waters by...

‘Beef is number one’ driver of deforestation crisis, spatial data analysis by The Wilderness Society shows

Securing better laws and oversight for the ecosystems that sustain us, and real protections for Australia's unique species and habitats.