In this issue of Dbytes 1. Saving two birds with one legal measure? The legal basis for pursuing restoration and protected area targets simultaneously 2. Solar farms designed for wildlife 3. My rea…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Great Koala National Park ‘dependent’ on carbon offsets, but taxpayers will pay 95% of cost 2. Quantifying knowledge uncertainty in the conservation status of…

How is it that with all the brains and capacity locked up in society’s many institutions that humanity is unable to steer towards real sustainability? Could it be that in their current configuration t...

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Systematic Conservation Planning for Private Land Can No Longer Overlook People 2. On reflection – 25 years on from 9/11 3. The commodification of conservation 4. Unsusta…

A quarter of a century since 9/11 – history’s most deadly terrorist attack – and we’re again seeing horrific scenes as even bigger towers crumble and crush all that lie in their shadow. These new coll...

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Two views on AI in research and communication 2. Giant cuttlefish numbers declined by almost 100% 3. Version 4 of the Australian Frog Atlas 4. Ecological Irreplaceability…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Advancing coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia 2. Misinformation: A climate policy risk 3. From Australia to the Andes, we’re discovering new biodiversi…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Over 75% of UK wetlands have been destroyed – restoring them would help prevent wildfires 2. Impact of citizen engagement: making a difference to policy, institutions and…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. How are the rights of nature kindling policy and decision-making change, a transnational perspective 2. Earth System Law, Governing Planetary Transformations in the Anthr…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Australia has pledged to restore nature. But could we ever bring back lost ecosystems? 2. Unexpected expansion and regrowth in Earth’s mangrove forests over the past four…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Why Urban Forests Keep Losing the Argument and Our Children Pay the Price 2. ‘A river is our life force’: why Indigenous cultural values must be visible in conservation 3…

Michael Vardon on why urban forests keep losing the argument — and how a bit of accounting could change the odds. And he begins by looking at the loss of a much loved 80-year-old raintree in Cairns.

In Australia and around the world, there’s growing concern about water usage connected to planned data centres. The industry claims that there are significant economic outputs per unit of water used b...

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Valuing nature’s contribution: a national ecosystem accounting perspective 2. Can we alter ocean chemistry to absorb carbon? 3. Can rewilding offer us a brighter, g…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. NZ’s overhaul of nature protection laws is a chance to move away from ‘fortress conservation’ 2. Evaluating a structured expert elicitation approach for adaptive conserva…

The Australian Government has just shown it can build an independent framework to monitor AI’s possible effects on jobs. It is now proposing water and energy rules for data centres without announcing ...

The Murray-Darling Basin is Australia’s breadbasket and home to threatened ecological communities and species. For many years there has been a contest between different Basin stakeholders as to how it...

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Designing for Country: Planning treats habitat loss as the cost of progress. That is a choice Australia can change 2. The Unbearable Anthropocentrism of Our World in Data…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Sustainable development report 2026 2. Energy vampires: the AI data centres draining Australia 3. Confronting disruption and seeing it coming 4. Natural capital is fine. …

The Second International Day for Water Justice was held in Mexico in January 2026. Here, Quentin Grafton and colleagues, all of whom attended this event, discuss why the theme of water justice cannot ...

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Urban wildlife gardeners successfully support native bees in their backyards 2. Legal design principles: setting a long-term action plan for effective Australian environm…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Should we bring back native forest logging? The answer is a clear no 2. Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening Bottom-Tow Fisheries Sustainability 3. Credentials …

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Australia’s land use future: a thriving economy and environment through an integrated approach 2. Reimagining Democratic Systems with More-than-humans 3. Australia’…

Critical data gaps remain in relation to drinking water quality in Australia. A new resource created by the Water Justice Hub, the Australian Drinking Water Record (ADWR), hopes to fill those gaps. He...

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Feral cats bounties are being trialled in parts of Queensland – do they work? 2. Responsibilized and powerless? Unpacking the individualization of climate mitigatio…

A new study finds evaporation from irrigation storages in the Murray–Darling Basin is nearly 40% of the water taken from its rivers. At the same time, the world’s statisticians are deciding whether lo...

In this issue of Dbytes 1. What’s in the 2026-27 federal budget for nature? 2. National Environmental Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance 3. Climate Theatre Is the New Denia…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Four major problems with the draft National Environmental Standard tasked with protecting threatened species 2. A new wave of biodiversity assessment, offset planning and…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Australia quietly released the national ecosystem account last week. Now we need to use them 2. Nature’s role in national security 3. Northern Basin Toolkit: inquiry repo…

Nature in Australia stored almost $60 billion worth of carbon in 2021–22! How do we know? Because this value was recorded in the country’s second set of ecosystem accounts just put out by the ABS. And...

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren’t working: new research 2. Understanding the ‘Iron Law’ of Climate Policy 3. Thermal drones for wildlife research …

Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but cannot take it for granted. This report shows that democracy is backsliding globally, and the world order in which Australia has flourished is ...

President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Planting trees to remove carbon can harm the environment – or protect it: study highlights trade‑offs 2. Are Data Centers Bad for the Environment? 3. Intergenerational fo…

Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but we’re not immune from the pressures causing backsliding overseas.

In this issue of Dbytes 1. A framework for maximizing the benefit from retaining regrowth on private land 2. Australia’s alpine ash forests are now officially endangered. Can we save them? 3. Global…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable 2. Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024–2030: implementation plan 3. Conservation group plans to re…

The chances for a planet-warming super El Niño this year are rising, according to an updated model forecast issued by ECMWF on Sunday.

In this issue of Dbytes 1. All herbivores, great and small, needed to maintain health of endangered grassy woodlands 2. Even a Few Scattered Trees on Farmland Can Be a Boon for Wildlife 3. Beyond a…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Reducing nutrient run-off and environmental impact 2. Habitat use and movement of the echidna in a fragmented agricultural landscape 3. Urban nature equity must consider …

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree 2. Are soil carbon schemes really working? 3. The bees’ knees: A review and meta-analysis of urban gre…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. Blueprint for a healthy Country and thriving regions 2. A framework for designing multi-objective landscapes for conservation 3. Offsetting is no substitute for emissions…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. The effectiveness of prescribed burning for protecting houses during wildfires in Australia 2. Large-scale forest thinning has limited benefits but major financial and ec…

In this issue of Dbytes 1. State of Global Environmental Governance 2025 2. Women’s local knowledge: An important factor in effective community-based wildlife management 3. Extreme weather is…