MELBOURNE'S precious native grasslands have suffered ''death by a thousand cuts'' because state and federal legislation lacks the teeth to protect the fragile ecosystem from being destroyed by development, the nation's peak science group says.
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Native grasslands suffer 'death by a thousand cuts'
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Health services facing huge cuts
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Abbott plan will fuel traffic, Greens
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Qld roads are 'killing fields':
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Scientists call for halt in mountaintop mining permits
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Marine pest species costing billions in damage to fisheries, coastal communities and infrastructure are spreading
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'Climate change poses serious threat to food security'
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Biofuels are undermining food security
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Drought affecting wildlife
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Bills would give counties more control over big game populations
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Australia left behind after climate deal
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Not enough 'green energy' to meet carbon emission targets
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'Enforce stringent law to curb exploitation of natural resources'
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Plants, animals ''shrinking due to climate change''
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Folk and traditional heritage at risk of being wiped out
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Mining boom 'can't last forever'
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Coastal wetlands may disappear in 21st century