Ecosystems
Alternative labels
Biomes
Biotic communities
Ecology
Report
Global tipping points report 2025
Global warming will soon exceed 1.5°C. This report details the escalating risks presented by earth system destabilisation and emphasises the necessity of triggering positive tipping points to achieve urgent climate action. The report is not only a warning but a guide: it maps where dangers converge, but also where opportunities to tip systems positively are...
Report
Extinction wrapped 2024
The national laws intended to protect nature are failing. This report takes stock of the state of animals, plants and habitats threatened with extinction in Australia in 2024. It presents key findings, identifies the 10 worst impacted species and calls for an overhaul of the national nature laws.
Report
Deforestation crisis on their watch
Australia is a global deforestation hotspot, driven primarily by the beef industry. This report assesses how the commitments and implementation efforts of ten of Australia’s largest beef buyers stack up against a conversion and deforestation-free target by 2025. All of the companies assessed failed, with none scoring above 50%.
Report
NSW biodiversity outlook report 2024
Biodiversity is facing a number of pressures, including climate change, habitat loss and invasive species. These pressures are causing a decline in biodiversity in New South Wales This report provides results of the status and trends of biodiversity since the Biodiversity Indicator Program's first assessment in 2020. It includes updated results of previously reported biodiversity...
Policy report
Ecosystem tipping points: understanding the risks to the economy and the financial system
Pressures on nature from human activity – such as land use change and pollution, as well as climate change - are increasing the risk of terrestrial ‘ecosystem tipping points’ (ETPs): non-linear, self-amplifying and irreversible changes in ecosystem states that can occur rapidly and on a large scale. The authors of this report argue that financial...