The Sustainable development report reviews progress made each year on the Sustainable Development Goals since their adoption by the 193 UN Member States in 2015. Midpoint on the way to 2030, this year’s edition takes stock of progress so far, and discusses priorities to restore and accelerate SDG progress.

This study explored Australians’ level of connection with nature, tendency to behave in ways that protected nature, sources of biodiversity information, and opinions about government performance and policies relevant to biodiversity loss.

The authors of this report argue that Australian banks need to move quickly to understand their exposure to deforestation and other activities that result in harmful nature impacts, implement lending policies that require the avoidance of harm to nature, and incentivise their customers to adopt practices that will restore the health of the ecosystems all...

As Melbourne’s population is predicted to reach six million by 2030, this strategic audit comes at a critical stage in the evolution of the Melbourne Strategic Assessment which aligns State and Federal biodiversity regulation under one program. The report makes 16 recommendations and lists important challenges.

This paper offers policy-makers a blueprint for assessing the true value of native forests. It builds upon the previously published cost-benefit analysis of alternate land uses versus logging in Victoria’s Central Highlands.