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An Island of Discovery: Meet the Newly Found Species of Tree-Frogs
Friday, 12 May 2023
Five new species of tree-frog discovered in Papua New Guinea! Author: Nicholas Groenenberg Did you know that there are more than 7,500 identified frog species worldwide? So it seems unbelievable that yet another frog species, in fact, five new ones, have been discovered. Scientists from Griffith University and both Queensland and South Australian Museums have
- Published in Back from the Brink, Community, Education
Action Hub Announcement – Back from the Brink
Monday, 06 March 2023
Back from the Brink – Action Hub The conversation on conservation just got a ‘level-up’ Back from the Brink, Queensland’s first audiovisual series dedicated to showcasing the plight of our most threatened species has reached its fifth year of production! Here at Natura Pacific, we are celebrating this milestone with a fantastic ‘level up’ for
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Central Greater Glider – Back from the Brink
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Out of the frying pan, into the fire – the story of the Central Greater Glider Australia is a land of extremes. Despite millions of years of evolution, our native species are finding new challenges as they face increasingly turbulent patterns in our climate. Australia’s east coast, normally wetter and cooler than the hot interior,
- Published in Back from the Brink, Education, Resources
Carbon Credits and Mitigating Climate Change
Tuesday, 08 November 2022
The importance of restoring marine and coastal environments for carbon credits. Seagrass restoration as a Natural Climate Solution strategy to mitigate Climate change. Author: Samir Khader. October 2022. Mangrove forests, seaweed beds, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows are critical marine ecosystems situated through the coastline with globally significant carbon sinks (Blue Carbon). These ecosystems are
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Research Article: Zoe L. Stone, Martine Maron, Elizabeth Tasker – Eastern Bristlebird
Monday, 17 October 2022
ABSTRACT Fire plays an important role in maintaining grassy forests, and reduced fire frequency has been linked to encroachment of woody plants into grassy forests and woodlands globally. In Australia a range of threatened animals, including the northern population of the endangered eastern bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus), are dependent on grassy forests. We examined this issue
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Eastern Bristlebird – Back from the Brink
Saturday, 15 October 2022
Eastern Bristlebird – An epic recovery program across three states Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) The Eastern Bristlebird, a cryptic ‘LBJ’ or ‘little brown job’ as its colloquially known in the birding world, is a nationally endangered species of passerine, or perching bird. This small, let’s-say cinnamon-coloured beauty, has had scientists, rangers, zoo-keepers and politicians
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White Paper: Dr Colin J. Limpus (OAM) – Loggerhead Sea-turtle
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
PREFACE This review of the loggerhead turtle provides the first comprehensive collation of biological data for the species. While peer-reviewed scientific publications are the most significant source of information for the species, there is a large body of additional information available from many other sources within Australia. In particular, I have drawn together data contained
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Artist Competition – Back from the Brink
Wednesday, 10 August 2022
We had a fun turnout at our artist competition launch day on 30th July at the Making Good Alliance (MGA) headquarters, Tamborine Mountain. This was our first of many collaborative events with MGA to educate and raise awareness of environmental issues and strategies to empower the community towards sustainable solutions for conservation. We officially launched our
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State of the Environment Report 2022
Thursday, 04 August 2022
State of the Environment: report shows Australia’s failure of environmental and conservation stewardship Authors note: My name is Cosmo Hutmacher, and I am studying to be an Environmental Scientist working for Natura Pacific. I work in the Environmental Management, Ecology and Conservation Management field and will investigate how we will free Australian ecosystems from ongoing
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