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{"title":"Growing the Forest Not the Trees: A Methodology to Identify Strategic, Regional Opportunities for Sustainable Biodiversity Offsets","authors":"Linda Jane Abdo,&nbsp;Renee Young","doi":"10.1111/emr.70057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.70057","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Globally, natural values are under threat from increasing development to fulfil the needs of a growing population. Biodiversity loss and its link to ecosystem functions and services is of particular concern. Biodiversity offsets may be one solution to compensate for these impacts of development. In particular, the strategic use of offsets at a regional scale and the prioritisation of ecological linkages, collaborative and coordinated approaches can optimise benefits for natural values such as biodiversity and ecological features, functions and services. This research developed a methodology for strategic offset opportunities utilising a literature review, stakeholder engagement and spatial data and risk analyses to identify key priorities and solutions that could be delivered through offsets at a regional scale for the Northern Jarrah Forest (NJF) of Western Australia. The literature review identified climate change, vegetation clearing, altered fire regimes, disease and invasive species, and knowledge gaps as key priorities for the NJF that were confirmed during stakeholder engagement. Spatial analysis identified restoration as having the largest area of opportunity for offsets, while protection opportunities had the least and were limited by competing land uses. The risk assessment was undertaken to identify the risk of offset failure or non-delivery of expected biodiversity outcomes due to factors such as competing land uses, lack of permanence, data uncertainty and regulator/stakeholder acceptability. The risk analysis enabled comparison and prioritisation of offset solutions and identified activities to reduce risks associated with offsets. Restoration had the lowest overall risk (higher confidence and acceptability) while thinning and disease management carried higher uncertainty due to data limitations. The strategic use of offsets, particularly within a Maximum Sustainable Development approach, can reduce risk and optimise benefits to environmental, cultural, social and economic priorities. This is of particular importance in areas of high significance with competing priorities. Benefits from the strategic use of offsets can be further improved by application across multiple regions to ensure that the differing scales of cultural, social and economic priorities can be accounted for, allowing further flexibility in the use of offsets across greater scales.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148467063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fifty Years Deadly: How Ecological Management & Restoration Deepened Recognition of Indigenous Sovereign Rights to Care for Country","authors":"Sherie Bruce,&nbsp;Shandell Cummings,&nbsp;Jasmin Packer","doi":"10.1111/emr.70056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.70056","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;This Editorial reviews how Ecological Management &amp; Restoration (EMR) has contributed over three decades to deepening recognition of Indigenous sovereign rights to Care for Country, framed within Wiley's 2026 NAIDOC “50 Years Deadly” virtual collection. Drawing on Australian articles that engage with Indigenous Knowledge, governance and Country, the authors analyse how Indigenous rights, leadership and authority are recognised, how Indigenous law and cultural knowledge are carried into environmental decision-making, and how EMR's engagement with Caring for Country has shifted over time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Using a narrative synthesis and a focus on three focal articles (2012, 2022, 2025), the Editorial traces a trajectory from early “two-ways” projects led by non-Indigenous senior authors but driven by Indigenous communities, through to Indigenous-authored, law-governed work and Elder-led collaborations that reposition Caring for Country as the exercise of Indigenous jurisdiction rather than a source of supplementary knowledge. Read as a 50-year ledger, these moments reveal both progress and persistent structural barriers, particularly the tendency for institutions to treat Indigenous authority as advisory and time-limited rather than sovereign and enduring.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From this record, we introduce the curated NAIDOC “50 Years Deadly” Virtual Collection for EMR and distil practical responsibilities for EMR and the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA). Key responsibilities are to: publish Indigenous-led science and methods as law-governed knowledge; reform peer review, ethics and metrics so they are accountable to Indigenous governance; advocate for long-term, Indigenous-governed resourcing; and invest directly in Indigenous leadership and relationships. The critical task for the next 50 years is not better “consultation” but structural change so that Indigenous law, authority and leadership govern what ecological work is funded, published and recognised.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indigenous peoples have been caring for Country across ecosystems for millennia; these practices are the ongoing exercise of Indigenous sovereignty, law and jurisdiction, not a legacy of the past or a cultural contribution to other people's conservation programs (AIATSIS &lt;span&gt;2025&lt;/span&gt;). Indigenous scientists are increasingly leading large-scale ecological management grounded in Indigenous knowledge and governance alongside western scientists, yet legal and institutional systems built through colonisation still need fundamental change to recognise Indigenous jurisdiction and enable restoration at the scale our planet needs (Goolmeer et al. &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;). NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week, which began as a day of protest, is now a national, week-long celebration that honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures, resistance and leadership across Australia (AIATSIS &lt;span&gt;2025&lt;/span&gt;). The 2026 theme, “50 Years of Deadly”, marks five decades","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.70056","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148467001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using Expert Knowledge to Guide Transparent Mapping of Occupiable Threatened Species Habitat for Environmental Impact Assessment Purposes","authors":"Rob Armstrong,&nbsp;Nat O'Rourke,&nbsp;Laura Schweickle,&nbsp;Kate Newman,&nbsp;Josh Dorrough","doi":"10.1111/emr.70058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.70058","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Consistent definition of environmental parameters to define occupiable threatened species habitat is important for quantifying the potential impact footprint as part of environmental impact assessments. Presently, occupiable habitats are often mapped based on subjective and varied understanding of what likely habitat is, leading to inconsistent environmental planning outcomes. Here, we outline a process for using expert elicitation to inform guidelines for defining and mapping occupiable habitat of two threatened <i>Swainsona</i> species and describe how findings can be incorporated into relevant environmental planning legislation. We use a structured modified Delphi IDEA expert elicitation protocol to seek expert opinion on environmental parameters for defining occupiable habitat and creating spatial polygons for mapping subpopulations. The elicitation process determined that experts considered <i>Swainsona sericea</i> persisted in lower condition vegetation than <i>Swainsona recta</i>, with both species absent from poorly drained soils. Variables related to site management history and foliage cover were uninformative. Experts also reached broad agreement on parameters for mapping occupiable habitat, including patch viability and buffer width. For threatened species where environmental parameters are difficult to define empirically, structured elicitation can help develop guidelines for mapping of occupiable habitat and improve the consistency of environmental impact assessment outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.70058","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148462853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are Growth Bands in Macadamia integrifolia Annual?","authors":"Kathryn Allen,&nbsp;Denise Bond,&nbsp;Quan Hua,&nbsp;Vladimir Levchenko,&nbsp;Ian McConachie","doi":"10.1111/emr.70059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.70059","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although two of the four Australian endemic Macadamia species are well known as horticultural crops, little is understood about their use by First Nations peoples or their longevity. Robust age estimation of the age attainable by <i>Macadamia integrifolia</i> would help inform conservation planning and cultivation. Here we use AMS¹⁴C dating to scientifically that a single macadamia tree can live for &gt; 100 years. We suggest, based on AMS¹⁴C dating of our samples, that simple band counting may be insufficient for estimating age, although more samples are required to fully test this preliminary finding. Our findings represent a first step in understanding the longevity of this vulnerable species, information necessary for developing conservation plans consistent with The National Recovery Plan for Macadamia. Further work should include testing additional samples to determine whether band counts can reliably provide age information that may be used to better inform management and conservation planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.70059","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148462901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Myths, Furphies and Red Herrings Associated With Dingo Ecology and Management","authors":"Benjamin L. Allen","doi":"10.1111/emr.70055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.70055","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Variability in the inferential strength or reliability of different scientific studies creates uncertainty in the status of knowledge on a given subject, giving rise to multiple myths, furphies and red herrings in scientific discourse. This is particularly true in the case of dingo ecology and management in Australia, which exemplifies common issues surrounding the management of many charismatic predators around the world. In this viewpoint article I describe and classify 15 dingo-related topics as myths, furphies and red herrings, including topics as diverse as genetics, evolutionary history, behaviour, lethal control, species interactions, management practices and policy settings. I argue that myths are often used as an excuse to ‘do nothing’ or to avoid having to do or face something uncomfortable, whereas furphies can cause confusion and create unnecessary argument between stakeholders when management actions incorrectly assume their truthfulness. Practices and policies reliant on myths and furphies inevitably produce poor social, economic and environmental outcomes. Though they can be statements of truth, the deployment of red herrings during discourse does nothing to resolve disagreement, advance knowledge or achieve clarity and shared understanding between stakeholders. As an alternative to ongoing and unproductive debates about the myths, furphies and red herrings described, I encourage a refocus towards the priority issues identified by the IUCN Canid Specialist Group's Dingo Working Group, including obtaining better information on Australian dingoes' relationships with other wild canids, the non-numerical effects of dingo control and the effectiveness of non-lethal tools to manage conflicts with dingoes. Avoidance of myths, furphies and red herrings in favour of a refocus towards more important topics is likely to advance the science of dingo conservation and management more rapidly, and in a much more congenial way, than would otherwise be the case.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.70055","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148386107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Vegetation Integrity and Cost-Effectiveness of Different Management Options for Grassy Woodlands in Urban Green Space","authors":"Stuart Viney,&nbsp;Philip Gibbons,&nbsp;Richard Milner","doi":"10.1111/emr.70054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.70054","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Urban green space is important for conserving biodiversity in urban landscapes, however, the dominant management regime in urban green space (regular mowing) has relatively low biodiversity value. We explored if direct-seeding (scrape and sow), planting (and mulching) and passive restoration are viable alternatives to regular mowing for restoring biodiversity to grassy woodlands in urban green space. We compared the vegetation integrity of these restoration treatments with regular mowing using the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) within urban green spaces in Canberra, Australia and compared the cost-effectiveness of each treatment. Direct-seeding (scrape and sow) provided, on average, the greatest vegetation integrity, followed by planted, regularly mowed and unmanaged sites. Although some unmanaged sites provided vegetation integrity at the lowest cost, on average direct seeding was the most cost-effective way to provide vegetation integrity, followed by mowing and planting. We conclude that direct-seeding (scrape and sow) is a cost-effective alternative to regular mowing and mulching and planting for supporting biodiversity in urban grassy woodlands, however, planting may be a better option where the goal is providing a dense shrub layer (e.g., for conserving birds). Passive restoration shows promise as a cost-effective alternative for providing vegetation integrity if it can be implemented in locations with a low cover of exotic plants. Greater use of direct seeding and passive restoration in urban green space will require strategies (e.g., cues to care) that lead to greater acceptance of heterogeneity and ‘messiness’ within urban areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.70054","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148324075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Activity and Habitat Selection of an Apex Predator in Semi-Arid Rangeland Production Areas: Implications for Optimising Management Efforts","authors":"Deane Smith,&nbsp;Paul D. Meek,&nbsp;Lucy Collingridge,&nbsp;Bruce Duncan,&nbsp;Guy Ballard,&nbsp;Peter J. S. Fleming","doi":"10.1111/emr.70051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.70051","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the complex interplay between agriculture and wildlife, free-living predators pose a unique set of challenges. In western New South Wales (NSW), free-living canids (legislatively defined as ‘wild dogs’; <i>Canis familiaris</i>; which currently includes dingoes, feral modern dogs and their hybrids) are managed due to their impacts on livestock production and other wildlife. Although there are divergent perspectives and ongoing debate regarding dingo taxonomy and their management, this paper is framed explicitly within the current taxonomic and NSW legislative classification of wild dogs. Our primary aim was to progress our understanding of wild dog movement ecology in the rangelands of western NSW, thereby providing actionable insights for more strategic and efficient application of current management practices. We utilised GPS tracking collars to record wild dog movements within both agricultural and conservation landscapes to better understand the habitat preference of wild dogs within the landscape. Wild dogs had an average activity area of 683.73 km² (<i>n</i> = 11, days collared = 14–406 days) and moved an average of 15.43 km per day during the study and positively selected for drainage depressions. Such activity areas are much larger than those reported in other studies for the eastern and coastal parts of Australia. These results give land managers a better understanding of wild dog ecology and how they use landscapes in western NSW. For more efficient deployment of control effort, future management could be targeted at drainage lines. More broadly, our study again demonstrates how movement data can be used to help optimise management efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.70051","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148215189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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