Approximately 400,000 bison roam the North American landscape today, of which nearly 90% are considered livestock.
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We’ve committed to protect 30% of our lands and waters by 2030. But our endangered species are still struggling, according to four environmental scientists.
For decades, wilderness lands have been left largely unaltered by human activity. But those places are still changing, and keeping them wild and special may require action, not inaction.
The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet – using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ecosystems.
That delay can tip ranchers’ finances into the red. While the land needs time to recover, studies raise questions about whether two years is really necessary.
What does fire management do to soils? We compared prescribed burning to cultural burning and looked at how soil properties changed after fire. Cultural burning was better.
Satellite images and community perceptions combine to give a fuller picture of land use changes.
Crofters who have managed the land for centuries are being offered dubious rewards to risk their rights.
A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.
A group of agricultural and soil scientists has serious concerns about the way credits are awarded for soil carbon sequestration in Australia.
Culling water buffalo is expensive. What if land managers could earn carbon credits for controlling the numbers of these methane-belching animals?
Mayotte is no exception to the adage “small islands, big problems”. A newly born volcano combined with poor land management and accelerating climate change has put its fabled lagoon at risk.
Environmental groups have criticised the government’s approach to nature – but what is this approach and why is it concerning?
Traditional ecological knowledge, or TEK, can encompass science, medicine, ecology, religion and culture – and help protect the environment.
Rather than sitting in the back seat, Indigenous Australians must be up front in managing the recovery of Australia’s unique and precious environment.
Restoring farmland is one of the best ways to tackle climate and environmental issues over the long-term. But this doesn’t appear to be part of the Nationals deal.
Aboriginal people view so-called wilderness as sick, neglected land. This runs counter to the view of wilderness as pristine and healthy, which underpins non-Indigenous conservation efforts.
A new survey serves up a tall order for UK agricultural policy outside the EU.
The curator at UC Merced describes the evacuation and shows a selection of photographs from the 110-year history of the park.
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Scientific Advisor, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
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Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Environmental Economics, Charles Darwin University
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Assistant Professor of Urban Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, George Mason University
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Senior Lecturer in Food Production Management, Royal Agricultural University
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PhD candidate, Macquarie University
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Matthew Flinders Professor in Water Economics, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Director, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Ecologist, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Research Assistant in the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
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Landscape Ecologist, The University of Queensland