Revitalizing Our Relationship with the Environment: Restoring Damaged Ecosystems and Halting Biodiversity Decline

Experts from Charles Darwin University (CDU) have called for a radical shift in our relationship with the environment to address the extinction crisis. A review led by CDU found negative trends in Australian biodiversity loss, driven by invasive species, disrupted land and sea management, altered fire regimes, and changed water flows. The study highlights the urgent need for increased investment, policy reform, and expanded conservation management. The researchers emphasize the inadequacies in current legislation, policy, and management and stress the importance of strategic expansion in conservation efforts. They also note the compounding effect of climate change on existing threats and new environmental stresses.