Why do Australia’s environmental laws fail to save our species from extinction?

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A short public news piece published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 

Transformative change is needed in Australia to deal with its extinction record, which is being further exacerbated by large resource extraction approvals and increased urbanization. Legal opportunities are procedurally and jurisdictionally complex and imaginative changes that can drive recovery efforts for ecosystems are urgently needed.