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Solar

“Conservoltaics:” Developers urged to think of solar farms as artificial reefs
Conservoltaics uses the land under solar panels as a home for biodiversity-boosting native flora and fauna, while improving farm efficiency.
Rachel Williamson

May 15, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Wind farm handbook to help developers avoid brolgas, bats and other project-sinking biodiversity risks
Renewables industry welcomes government funding to fill “critical knowledge gaps” on environmental and wildlife impacts of wind farm development, while also helping to get projects built.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 26, 2024

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Solar

Solar farms and native grasses create pollinator havens and boost biodiversity, study finds
Solar farms can play a significant role in restoring insect habitats that could mitigate ongoing conflicts over farming land use change.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 22, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Environmental collapse: It’s time economists put the planet on their balance sheets
Planet’s natural systems are on the verge of breakdown, after being ignored by economic theory and policies. That must change.
David Shearman

Feb 28, 2021

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Australia among the world’s worst on biodiversity conservation
Australia is among the top seven countries worldwide responsible for 60% of the world’s biodiversity loss between 1996 and 2008, according to a study published last week in the journal Nature.
Noel D Preece

Nov 3, 2017

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Why dedicating land to bioenergy won’t curb climate change
How does bioenergy contribute to a sustainable food and climate future?
Tim Searchinger

Jan 30, 2015

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Greens float $120m plan to halt Australia’s biodiversity decline
Christine Milne says Greens plan to protect Australian flora and fauna only way to prevent losing some of our ‘greatest natural treasures.’
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2013

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Why preserving biodiversity is really, really important
A new study explains how biodiversity loss could irreversibly damage the ecosystem’s ability to do some very useful things – like supply fresh water.
Michael D. Lemonick

Jun 8, 2012

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Biodiversity: Think global, act local
We need to develop an international mechanism for biodiversity along the lines of the IPCC, but the action needs to be done nationally and locally.
Max Finlayson

Feb 28, 2012

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Solar

Solar farms create pollinator havens, says study
The role solar farms can play in restoring insect habitats could mitigate ongoing conflicts over farming land use change.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 1, 1970

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