Achieving "nature positive" requires net gain legislation

Hannah Thomas; Yi Fei Chung; Martine Maron; Jonathan R Rhodes; Jeremy S Simmonds; Michelle S Ward; Brooke A Williams

doi:10.1126/science.adq9157

Achieving "nature positive" requires net gain legislation

Science. 2024 Oct 25;386(6720):383-385. doi: 10.1126/science.adq9157. Epub 2024 Oct 24.

Authors

Hannah Thomas^{1

2}, Yi Fei Chung^{1

2}, Martine Maron^{1

2}, Jonathan R Rhodes^{1

2

3}, Jeremy S Simmonds^{1

2

4}, Michelle S Ward^{1

2

5}, Brooke A Williams^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
² Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
³ School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
⁴ 2rog Consulting, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.

PMID: 39446953
DOI: 10.1126/science.adq9157

Abstract

Reforms underway in Australia highlight key challenges.