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Australian case study report on piloting the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework

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The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is an initiative led by the private sector.
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Celebrate biodiversity month!

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September is a special month for us – it’s biodiversity month.
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Expressions of interest open for the Threatened Species Scientific Committee

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We are seeking leading scientists to play a pivotal role in protecting native species and ecological communities as a member of the Commonwealth…
Brush tailed rock wallaby

Grants open: Saving Native Species (Priority Species)

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Applications are now open for grants of up to $20 million under the Saving Native Species Program.
Honeymyrtle shrubland on limestone ridges of the Swan Coastal Plain Bioregion

Invitation to comment on an ecological community listing assessment

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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the draft Conservation Advice for the following ecological community:
Victorian grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla), adult male Photo: Nick Clemann 2023

Rediscovery of the Victorian grassland earless dragon after 50 years

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Thought to be extinct the Victorian grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla) has been rediscovered on Wadawurrung Country!
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Reducing the catch of protected species in our waters

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$2.8 million in grants will go to 7 projects that aim to stop or reduce the bycatch of protected species through the Threatened and Migratory Species…
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Light pollution grants

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The Australian Government is investing over $200,000 for 5 new projects that turn off the lights to protect the coastal habitat of Australia’s…
Phyllurus caudiannulatus (ringed thin-tail gecko) © Copyright, Brendan Schembri, Bulburin, Qld.

Invitation to comment on three reptile listing assessments

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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the draft Conservation Advice for the following species currently under assessment…
Psophodes leucogaster leucogaster (mallee whipbird)

Invitation to comment on one bird species listing assessment

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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the draft Conservation Advice for the following fire-affected plant species…
Chalinolobus dwyeri (large-eared pied bat)

Invitation to comment on one fire-affected mammal species listing assessment

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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the draft Conservation Advice for the following fire-affected mammal species…
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Invitation to comment on the fire-affected Acacia blayana (Blay’s wattle) listing assessment

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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the draft Conservation Advice for the fire-affected
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Invitation to comment on six fire-affected plant species listing assessments

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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the draft Conservation Advice for the following fire-affected plant species…
Milyeringa justitia

Invitation to comment on the listing assessment for the Barrow cave gudgeon

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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list