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New research suggests climate change makes it increasingly difficult for tree seedlings to regenerate following wildfires in low-elevation forests, which could contribute to abrupt forest loss. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A global study has concluded that people are essential to conserving the pollinators that maintain and protect biodiversity, agriculture and habitat. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

It is time for the federal Indigenous Protected Areas and Indigenous Rangers programs to be moved back to the Department of Environment; otherwise, we risk their ongoing success. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Solomon Islands government says it's contained the oil spill from a wrecked ship at the centre of an environmental disaster. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The licences given to Bintan Mining Solomon Islands are under fire amid a cleanup of an estimated 100 tonnes of its oil spilled into a marine reserve. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Freesoul is charged with one count of undertaking unauthorised developments, and one count of failing to comply with an environmental prohibition notice. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The DSM industry and its regulators have the potential to select and optimize recognised and documented effective practices and adapt them, greatly improving the environmental performance of this new industry. Click on the link below to access the full article. 

Humans love optimism. It's a no-brainer – optimism makes us feel good and wanting more. This attraction has deep neurological roots that affect both our brain functions and how we process new information. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

 

In the Mariana Trench, the lowest point in any ocean, every tiny animal tested had plastic pollution hiding in its gut. Click on the link below to read the full article.