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Two salmon-crested cockatoos preen each other's feathers against a dark background.
Wednesday, 05 Aug 2026

An Indigenous community in Indonesia has found a way to protect one of the world's rarest cockatoos without abandoning a centuries-old sacred tradition, offering a new model for conservation.

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A view of a glider glider flying through the air from bellow. You can see its white belly and tail. It is night time.
Thursday, 16 Jul 2026

The first scientific study of southern greater gliders overturns a decades-old belief about how far Australia's largest gliding marsupial can really glide, with important implications for conservation.

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A King Island scrubtit foraging in swamp paperbark forest. © Tim Paasila
Wednesday, 08 Jul 2026

New research funded by the Australian Government’s Saving Native Species program has revealed alarming levels of inbreeding among the last remaining populations of the King Island scrubtit, a critically endangered songbird found nowhere else on Earth – but has also charted a path to save it through genetic rescue

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a tree
2 Sep 2026 | 11 - 11:45am

Biodiversity conservation in a landscape of competing priorities

This talk explores how biodiversity conservation can work across landscapes with competing priorities, from understanding landholder motivations to examining whether institutions are working together effectively to achieve conservation at scale.
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aerial view of a street
16 Sep 2026 | 11 - 11:30am

Fenner PhD Midterm Seminar: Hyperconnected risk and resilience in a changing world

This research explores how climate risks and responses cascade across interconnected systems. It develops practical approaches to help decision-makers anticipate far-reaching impacts, understand systemic risks and identify opportunities for effective action.
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