Anthropogenic pressures are driving insect declines across the world. Although protected
areas (PAs) play a prominent role in safeguarding many vertebrate species from human …

Australia's biota is species rich, with high rates of endemism. This natural legacy has rapidly
diminished since European colonization. The impacts of invasive species, habitat loss …

Citizen science initiatives and the data they produce are increasingly common in ecology,
conservation and biodiversity monitoring. Although the quality of citizen science data has …

Aim The incidence of major fires is increasing globally, creating extraordinary challenges for
governments, managers and conservation scientists. In 2019–2020, Australia experienced …

Through collation of global, national and state/territory threatened species lists, we conclude
that 100 Australian endemic species (one protist, 38 vascular plants, ten invertebrates, one …

Australia has one of the worst extinction rates of any nation, yet there has been little
assessment of the effect of its flagship environmental legislation, the Environment Protection …

Most conservation programs and laws aim to prevent extinction. However, there is a gulf
between such aspirations and the current reality of escalating biodiversity loss. This review …

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exception of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, the logo of the agency …

Highlights•Despite growing awareness, pollinators still face mounting threats.•Honey bees
are the most important but least imperilled crop pollinator.•Honey bee popularity can be …

The likelihood of extinction within the next 20 years was determined for 47 Australian
mammal, bird, reptile, frog and freshwater fish taxa previously identified as being highly …