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The only future where we all thrive is one where we work in harmony with nature and treat it with the same care we do our children, who just a few generations ago had no rights either

Tangled expanses of Amazon rainforest, high mountains of the Himalayas, and cloud-shrouded forests are just some of the unique landscapes contained within the world's most nature-rich nations. And protecting these ecosystems, experts say, could help save the planet.

Climate change is one of the main drivers of species loss globally. We know more plants and animals will die as heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and other natural disasters worsen.

Described as "jewels of the bush", Christmas spiders emerge in prolific numbers across southern Western Australia during the warmer months.

In 2017 extreme drought conditions caused a Bogong moth population crash. There now appears to have been a rebound, but the species remains at risk.

When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, many wildlife disease researchers like me were not too surprised. Some were intrigued it hadn’t happened sooner; after all, it is our job to observe, describe and study pandemic dynamics in animals.

Modelling shows that if we continue on current trajectory, global heating will drive a cascade of extinctions in plants and animals

Man commended for bravery after throwing stones to frighten hippo into regurgitating young boy

The 196 countries meeting for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, are negotiating a new set of targets for reversing the loss of Earth’s biodiversity. They have set themselves a formidable challenge: ensuring humanity is “living in harmony with nature” by 2050.

Other lives: Microbiologist who fought to change attitudes to deforestation as a trustee of the World Land Trust

New research has revealed the endangered Bogong moth is bouncing back after drought caused havoc with its population.