This current package of bills represents the ‘second stage’ of the Australian Government's Nature Positive law reforms. It proposes to establish the governance arrangements for implementing the broader Nature Positive reforms by: creating a new statutory agency; establishing a statutory Senior Executive Service position of Head of Environment Information Australia; and amending nine environmental laws...

The Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) program supports First Nations communities to voluntarily dedicate and manage their land and sea as protected areas. This evaluation sought to assess the extent to which IPA Program objectives and associated environmental, cultural, social and economic outcomes were being achieved. It is intended to guide continuous improvement in future program...

The Bill amends the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 to change the reservation status of certain land, to establish the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Operating Fund and makes other amendments. This document evaluates the government's case for legislative reform.

This chronology provides a timeline of key policies and programs, as well as other key events and developments, concerning the protection and conservation of the Great Barrier Reef.

This paper provides a scoping review of the literature on the ways that novel generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being applied to living things and other elements of ecosystems and the natural environment. The paper outlines several areas where generative AI is being deployed in new research projects and industry applications.