Science writer and editor, Australian National University
David has been writing about science for over 30 years. He began with CSIRO Education producing a newsletter called Double Helix News. He grew this into a national science magazine called The Helix. He was also editor of Newton magazine (for Australian Geographic), and Materials Monthly and ScienceWise for the ANU. He now writes and produces Decision Point for the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions and is based at the ANU. In addition to writing for Cosmos, G-Mag and Australasian Science, David has also co-authored texts on biodiversity, environmental policy and resilience science.
Trails on trial: which human uses are OK for protected areas?
Oct 31, 2018 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Theres no question about it: parks and protected areas are the absolute cornerstone of our efforts to protect nature. In the long term, we cant save wildlife and ecosystems without them. But people want to use parks...
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