From rainforests to savannas, ecosystems on land absorb almost 30% of the carbon dioxide human activities release into the atmosphere. These ecosystems are critical to stop the planet warming beyond 1 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The World War II shipwrecks scattered across Australian ...

Invasive species have been decimating Australian ecosystems for hundreds of years. The introduction of feral cats, foxes, rats and grazing animals like sheep and goats has caused the extinction of ...

There’s rarely good news in conservation, but here’s a program that’s actually working. THERE ARE MANY reasons to be unhappy about the state of the environment. But we’ve recently found some good news ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The United Nations issued a dire alert Monday, warning that many of the world’s coral reefs could die as soon as 2040 as a result of climate change. Already, warming waters have ...

Climate regulation through carbon storage was worth A$43.2 billion to Australia in 2020–21, according to a report released ...

Australia’s remarkable animals, plants and ecosystems are world-renowned, and rightly so. The 2020 review of our main environmental protection laws offered 38 recommendations. To date, no major party ...

Australia's environment improved slightly in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of above-average conditions, but major challenges remain following a year of record-breaking heat, mass coral ...