Brendan Wintle (@brenwintle) 's Twitter Profile
Brendan Wintle

@brenwintle

Professor Biodiversity Conservation, University of Melbourne, Director Melbourne Biodiversity Institute - math modelling, soccer, forests, greater gliders.

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Biodiversity Council (@biodivcouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We've committed to protect 30% of Australia's land by 2030. To reach our ambitious goal of boosting protection to 30% by 2030, we’ll have to sharpen our focus and boost funding. Here's how we could actually do it. theconversation.com/weve-committed… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Biodiversity Council (@biodivcouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend by. Great analysis by @JackHPascoe Biodiversity Council of why we must demand better care of nature by Victorian Government theconversation.com/allowing-duck-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

David Pocock (@davidpocock) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Labor & the Coalition are on a unity ticket in arguing against having climate change in our national environmental laws 😔 In 2005 the now PM, Anthony Albanese, introduced his own Bill to add a climate trigger. 20 years later Labor say we don't need one 😳🤦🏼‍♂️

Biodiversity Council (@biodivcouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So fabulous to have several of our Biodiversity Councillors talking about nature at WOMAD! If you were lucky enough to see Sarah Bekessy, Martine Maron or Brendan Wintle tell us your highlight 😀 💡

Sarah Bekessy (@sbekessy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Public money for public schools, not for private school swimming pools! - This is a petition started by my daughter. Could you possibly retweet and sign if you agree? chng.it/RvBzKrQMBp #ForEveryChild AEU Brendan Wintle

Biodiversity Council (@biodivcouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The offshore oil and gas industry should not be exempt from complying with national environmental law, that's why we are calling for the scrapping of an amendment which would carve out the offshore oil and gas industry from needing to comply with the EPBC Act.

The offshore oil and gas industry should not be exempt from complying with national environmental law, that's why we are calling for the scrapping of an amendment which would carve out the offshore oil and gas industry from needing to comply with the EPBC Act.
Brendan Wintle (@brenwintle) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If we want to finally be the good guys on #climate, we need to stop trashing nature and #biodiversity - Leading by example - Australian Geographic australiangeographic.com.au/topics/opinion… Biodiversity Council Hugh Possingham 💧simon holmes à court 🦋 Sarah Bekessy

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James Trezise ⁦Biodiversity Council⁩ describes “Nature positive’ at ⁦⁦Kylea Tink⁩ forum on the Future of Our Environment pleading for national leadership on environmental law reforms

James Trezise ⁦<a href="/Biodivcouncil/">Biodiversity Council</a>⁩ describes “Nature positive’ at ⁦⁦<a href="/KyleaTink/">Kylea Tink</a>⁩ forum on the Future of Our Environment pleading for national leadership on environmental law reforms
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Come do a PhD in business biodiversity footprinting at the Melbourne Biodiversity Institute! Will be a super fun, high impact project working with Melbourne Business School and School of Economics. Looking for someone to start ASAP! biodiversity.unimelb.edu.au/news/business-…

Sarah Bekessy (@sbekessy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fire breaks can be important, but we do not need to clear habitat for endangered species in the process. These are some of the last old growth trees left after logging and fires - we need to protect them Biodiversity Council

Brendan Wintle (@brenwintle) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This government promised big on nature but is not delivering - no strong laws and standards to protect, no resources to restore and recover. Hopeless.

Megan Evans (@megcevans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The federal budget has shown that the government's "#naturepositive" commitment is largely #greenwash We explain why, and what needs to be done instead, in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand 🧵👇 Brendan Wintle Hugh Possingham Biodiversity Council theconversation.com/threatened-spe…

Jim Shugg (@jimshugg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Desperate community members are sending me pics and measurements of big old eucalypts about to be removed along the Strzelecki Hwy at Delburn. A tragic situation that epitomises the shambolic condition of public administration in this State..

Desperate community members are sending me pics and measurements of big old eucalypts about to be removed along the Strzelecki Hwy at Delburn.  A tragic situation that epitomises the shambolic condition of public administration in this State..
Biodiversity Council (@biodivcouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NSW biodiversity conservation laws are getting an overhaul. New commitments by Penny Sharpe Chris Minns address many major issues enabling ongoing nature loss in NSW, such as the biodiversity offsets scheme - but there are still significant gaps, such as inadequate action

NSW biodiversity conservation laws are getting an overhaul.  New commitments by <a href="/PennySharpemlc/">Penny Sharpe</a> <a href="/ChrisMinnsMP/">Chris Minns</a> address many major issues enabling ongoing nature loss in NSW, such as the biodiversity offsets scheme - but there are still significant gaps, such as inadequate action
Michael Dahlstrom (@mb_dahlstrom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Most Aussies believe once an animal is listed as threatened with extinction everything possible will be done to protect it. Thats simply not the case and the nation has scored an F in 3 key categories on the WWF_Australia scorecard. au.news.yahoo.com/little-known-d…

Biodiversity Council (@biodivcouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Threatened Species populations have been declining at 4% per year for the last 20 years. We can turn things around. It will take investment, political spine and the support of the community. Tell your members of parliament that you want action on this - it helps stiffen their

Threatened Species populations have been declining at 4% per year for the last 20 years. We can turn things around. It will take investment, political spine and the support of the community.  Tell your members of parliament that you want action on this - it helps stiffen their
Sarah Bekessy (@sbekessy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Businesses need to jump into nature reporting - yes, it's complex, but there are simple approaches and datasets available so there's no excuse (& the planet can't wait) Biodiversity Council ICON Science RMIT @RMIT_CUR Brendan Wintle Simon O'Connor theconversation.com/yes-nature-is-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand