Cambridge Prisms Extinction,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
Biodiversity
is
in
rapid
decline,
but
the
extent
of
loss
not
well
resolved
for
poorly
known
groups.
We
estimate
number
extinctions
Australian
non-marine
invertebrates
since
European
colonisation
continent.
Our
analyses
use
a
range
approaches,
incorporate
stated
uncertainties
and
recognise
explicit
caveats.
plausible
bounds
species,
two
approaches
estimating
extinction
rate,
Monte
Carlo
simulations
to
select
combinations
projected
distributions
from
these
variables.
conclude
that
9,111
(plausible
1,465
56,828)
species
have
become
extinct
over
this
236-year
period.
These
estimates
dwarf
formally
recognised
(10
species)
single
invertebrate
listed
as
under
legislation.
predict
39–148
will
2024.
This
inconsistent
with
recent
pledge
by
government
prevent
all
extinctions.
high
rate
largely
consequence
pervasive
taxonomic
biases
community
concern
conservation
investment.
Those
characteristics
also
make
it
challenging
reduce
loss,
there
uncertainty
about
which
are
at
most
risk.
outline
responses
likelihood
further
People and Nature,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 10, 2025
Abstract
The
decline
of
wildlife
on
private
land
is
accelerating
around
the
world.
Resulting
efforts
to
conserve
lands
are
characterised
by
a
complex
socio‐ecological
interplay
between
human
practices
and
wildlife.
Central
these
dynamics
contradiction
fixed
property
boundaries
mobility
wildlife,
necessitating
conservation
strategies
that
transcend
individual
parcels.
Relevant
include
uses
such
as
agriculture,
forestry
housing,
but
also
underlying
economic,
political
cultural
relationships
involved
in
land.
We
focus
here
capitalist
market
societies.
argue
addressing
social‐ecological
complexity
context
ownership
societies
requires
new
that,
more
effectively
than
existing
approaches,
foster
collaboration
across
at
an
ecologically
relevant
landscape
scale.
While
transdisciplinary
have
had
some
application
conservation,
there
opportunity
extend
mainstream
approaches
integrating
social
science
insights
into
relations
with
innovations
citizen
community
conservation.
most
initiatives
yet
take
full
advantage
opportunities
provided
contract
for
landscape‐scale
landholder
collaboration.
Drawing
participatory
projects
pioneered
Tasmania,
Australia,
we
describe
‘transdisciplinary
pathways’:
methodology
navigating
complexities
seemingly
intractable
problems,
theoretical
applied
local
ecological
knowledge.
This
knowledge
integration
grounded
relationship
building
researchers,
professionals
neighbourhood
clusters
landowners.
resulting
cohesive
adaptive
networks
actors
create
pathways
specific
contexts
while
contributing
broader
scientific
learning.
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blog.
Fire,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
8(3), P. 100 - 100
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
Wildfires
threaten
human
health,
economies
and
the
environment.
Fuel
management
is
a
core
activity
of
land
managers
to
reduce
detrimental
impacts
wildfires.
Land
also
seek
conserve
biodiversity
within
their
fuel
programs.
We
sought
understand
how
could
be
implemented
achieve
fire
risk
reduction
conservation
in
same
landscape.
Specifically,
we
asked:
(1)
what
vegetation
attributes
are
desirable
for
wildfire
conservation,
they
compatible?
(2)
combinations
actions
both
objectives?
used
structured
decision-making
with
23
stakeholders
from
eight
organisations
elicit
means
objectives
dry
eucalypt
forests
woodlands.
Vegetation
identified
as
were
often
compatible
those
desired
suggesting
Workshop
participants
selected
prescribed
burning
action,
specifically,
mixed
severity,
patchy
burns
conservation.
Predator
control,
habitat
creation
revegetation
coupled
mechanical
treatments
improve
outcomes
biodiversity.
There
was
uncertainty
around
likelihood
success
most
actions,
highlighting
need
adaptive
test
refine
over
time.
Overall,
allowed
integration
range
stakeholder
perspectives
into
development
multi-objective
pathways.
This
approach
forms
basis
designing
more
socially
acceptable
Austral Ecology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
50(4)
Published: April 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Rapid
advancements
in
remote
sensing
increasingly
allow
assessing
vegetation
at
the
landscape,
local
and
individual
scales.
This
systematic
review
investigates
diverse
applications
of
for
eucalypt
forests
woodlands
within
Australia.
Of
137
studies
included
review,
two‐thirds
investigated
conditions,
including
effects
dieback
fire,
with
remaining
articles
focusing
on
classification
structural
properties.
focus
conditions
highlights
potential
to
contribute
monitoring
conservation
biodiversity,
suggesting
that
will
become
more
important
as
impacts
climate
change
intensify.
Currently,
application
methods
investigating
remains
underutilised.
For
example,
regions,
areas
high
are
generally
poorly
studied,
highlighting
major
gaps
spatial
coverage.
Furthermore,
study
locations
often
reported
insufficient
detail
facilitate
independent
verification
reproducibility,
reducing
usefulness
existing
studies.
A
key
challenge
is
identification
an
appropriate
approach
based
research
question
resources
available
we
provide
guidance
that.
Reviewed
predominantly
used
freely
imagery
(e.g.,
Landsat
Sentinel),
whilst
high‐resolution
commercial
WorldView)
research‐accessible
datasets
PlanetScope)
remain
little
utilised.
Emerging
technologies
like
LiDAR,
UAVs
hyperspectral
imaging
could
insights
higher
resolutions
require
greater
data
collection
processing
yet
be
widely
integrated
into
assessment.
To
address
these
challenges,
interdisciplinary
collaboration
among
specialists,
a
framework
selecting
resources,
critical.
Such
efforts
would
help
align
objectives
tools
crucial
achieving
biodiversity
adaptation
goals
Australia
beyond.
