Category Archives: biodiversity

The ghost rats of Bramble Cay

Posted on 21 June 2016 by Peter Boyer

Climate change has sealed the fate of a unique Barrier Reef rodent. Life in the wild is a rough, tough affair, a battle against the elements and each other. Nature leaves no room for sentiment. The same is true for … Continue reading →

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Realising the value of standing forests

Posted on 24 May 2016 by Peter Boyer

The prospect offered by the Wilderness Society of getting a return on standing trees deserves serious consideration by government and industry. We’re failing the ultimate test of success in cutting carbon emissions: the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. … Continue reading →

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Acidifying oceans highlight Australia’s climate policy barren

Posted on 9 May 2016 by Peter Boyer

While the world’s climate scientists wrestle with the mammoth issue of ocean acidification, the Turnbull government cuts research and fiddles in the margins. In the week of Scott Morrison’s first budget, 330 scientists holed up in Hobart were focusing on something … Continue reading →

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