Biodiversity and Environment
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Indigenous solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises: A reflection on UNDRIP
Indigenous Peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard.
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Passage of landmark healthy environment bill sets standard for Australia and abroad
The ACT Parliament’s passage of legislation enshrining the right to a healthy environment is a watershed moment in human rights and environmental law in Australia, according to the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) and the Human Rights Law Centre. “This is a momentous day for all those advocating for a right to a healthy environment in…
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Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet
The planetary boundary (PB) concept, introduced in 2009, aimed to define the environmental limits within which humanity can safely operate. This approach has proved influential in global sustainability policy development. Steffen et al. provide an updated and extended analysis of the PB framework. Of the original nine proposed boundaries, they identify three (including climate change)…
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What’s happening to Australia’s biodiversity?
Some scientists believe that we are now witnessing the sixth mass extinction, the only mass extinction caused by a single species – humans. Did megafauna that used to roam Australia become extinct because of climate change or because of hunting? How have population growth, habitat change and introduction of new species affected Australia’s biodiversity?
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Industry push to earn carbon credits from Australia’s native forests would be a blow for nature and the climate
Australia’s forestry industry raised eyebrows this month when it released plans to remove trees from native forests, potentially including national parks, and claim carbon credits in the process.