Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree

By Paul Allan Elton, Doctoral researcher, Australian National University
Hugh Possingham, Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland

Without fanfare, the Australian government has published the latest snapshot on its progress toward halting and reversing the loss of Australia’s biodiversity – our unique wildlife, plants and nature – by 2030. This report on Australia’s progress under the Global Biodiversity Framework is a self-assessment, and the Australian government has given itself a glowing report card.

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