Preservation

Environment

The stories of Australia’s botanical biodiversity

Established in 1926, the University of Melbourne Herbarium has an estimated 150,000 specimens, each with their own story to tell

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Environment

Podcast

The legal rights of rivers

In the past couple of years, legal rights have been awarded to a number of rivers around the world. Why?

Politics & Society

Will giving the Himalayas the same rights as people protect their future?

In an intersection between the sacred and the legal, a court in India recognised the Himalayas as a legal person, but what does it mean for their preservation?

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