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2026

Journal Article

National interest proposals and exemptions under the EPBC Act amendments

Bell-James, Justine (2026). National interest proposals and exemptions under the EPBC Act amendments. Australian Environment Review, 40 (5), 74-79.

National interest proposals and exemptions under the EPBC Act amendments

2026

Conference Publication

Upscaling coastal restoration through permitting reform in Australia – progress and barriers

Bell-James, Justine (2026). Upscaling coastal restoration through permitting reform in Australia – progress and barriers. Global Summit on Coastal Resilience and Restoration, Townsville, QLD, Australia, 21-23 July 2026.

Upscaling coastal restoration through permitting reform in Australia – progress and barriers

2026

Journal Article

Beach law in the anthropocene

Smith, Timothy F., Bell-James, Justine, Page, John, Scheffers, Anja, Cataldo, Giorgio, Corrin, Jennifer, Esmaeili, Hossein, Frohlich, Miguel, Paul, Adrienne, Perroud, Thomas, Robbie, Jill and Wang, Hui (2026). Beach law in the anthropocene. Ocean and Coastal Management, 278 108213. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2026.108213

Beach law in the anthropocene

2026

Journal Article

Advancing coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia

Coleman, Melinda A., Bay, Line K., Bairos-Novak, Kevin R., Fischer, Mibu, Bell-James, Justine, Bishop, Melanie J., Bugnot, Ana B., Doropoulos, Christopher, Dwyer, Patrick G., Mayer-Pinto, Mariana, Morris, Rebecca L., Rogers, Abbie A., Vergés, Adriana, Waltham, Nathan J., Wood, Georgina, Adyel, Tanveer M., Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Copeland, Craig, Dafforn, Katherine A., Glamore, William, Glasby, Tim M., Layton, Cayne, Lovelock, Catherine E., Marzinelli, Ezequiel M., McDonald, Justin I., Sinclair, Elizabeth A., Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Taylor, Bruce, Trebilco, Rowan ... Saunders, Megan I. (2026). Advancing coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia. Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, 1-45. doi: 10.1080/18366503.2026.2672848

Advancing coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia

2026

Journal Article

Broadening net-zero strategies to address multiple environmental impacts

Yadav, Sudhir, McDonald-Madden, Eve and Bell-James, Justine (2026). Broadening net-zero strategies to address multiple environmental impacts. Environmental Research Letters, 21 (8) 081002, 081002-8. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae5d56

Broadening net-zero strategies to address multiple environmental impacts

2026

Conference Publication

When all regulators are environmental regulators – quantifying risk perception in restoration permitting

Bell-James, Justine, Shumway, Nicole and Dean, Angela (2026). When all regulators are environmental regulators – quantifying risk perception in restoration permitting. Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 4-6 February 2026.

When all regulators are environmental regulators – quantifying risk perception in restoration permitting

2025

Conference Publication

What can you do when legal change is impractical? The Australian experience in overcoming legal barriers to restoration

Bell-James, Justine (2025). What can you do when legal change is impractical? The Australian experience in overcoming legal barriers to restoration. Society for Ecological Restoration 11th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Denver, CO, United States, 30 September-4 October 2025.

What can you do when legal change is impractical? The Australian experience in overcoming legal barriers to restoration

2025

Other Outputs

Coastal and Marine Restoration and Repair White Paper

Line K Bay, Melinda A Coleman, Megan I Saunders, Kevin R Bairos-Novak, Justine Bell-James, Melanie Bishop, Ana B Bugnot, Christopher Doropoulos, Patrick G Dwyer, Mariana Mayer-Pinto, Rebecca L Morris, Abbie A Rodgers, Adriana Verges, Nathan Waltham, Georgina Wood, Tanveer M Adyel, Simon Branigan, Rodrigo H Bustamante, Emma F Camp, Marina Christofidis, Craig Copeland, Katherine Dafforn, Aaron Eger, Mibu Fischer, EA Fulton, William Glamore, Tim M Glasby, Madeline Goddard, Vera Horigue ... Mary A Young (2025). Coastal and Marine Restoration and Repair White Paper. Australia: National Marine Science Committee.

Coastal and Marine Restoration and Repair White Paper

2025

Journal Article

Environment protections have gone backwards: a case study in industry-specific reforms that undermine regulatory effectiveness and adaptation

Bell-James, Justine and McCormack, Phillipa (2025). Environment protections have gone backwards: a case study in industry-specific reforms that undermine regulatory effectiveness and adaptation. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 33 (1), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2025.2560817

Environment protections have gone backwards: a case study in industry-specific reforms that undermine regulatory effectiveness and adaptation

2025

Conference Publication

Understanding legal risk in marine and coastal restoration

Bell-James, Justine, Shumway, Nicole and Dean, Angela (2025). Understanding legal risk in marine and coastal restoration. Australasian Coastal Restoration Network Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 2-3 September 2025.

Understanding legal risk in marine and coastal restoration

2025

Journal Article

Queensland’s cancelled mining lease objections review — A missed opportunity to be “fair, efficient, effective and contemporary”

Justine Bell-James (2025). Queensland’s cancelled mining lease objections review — A missed opportunity to be “fair, efficient, effective and contemporary”. Australian Environment Review, 35 (5/6).

Queensland’s cancelled mining lease objections review — A missed opportunity to be “fair, efficient, effective and contemporary”

2025

Journal Article

Opportunities for targeted, small-scale law reform in marine and coastal restoration

Bell-James, Justine, McCormack, Phillipa, Shumway, Nicole and Wawryk, Alexandra (2025). Opportunities for targeted, small-scale law reform in marine and coastal restoration. Restoration Ecology, 34 (S1) e70147. doi: 10.1111/rec.70147

Opportunities for targeted, small-scale law reform in marine and coastal restoration

2025

Conference Publication

Marine and coastal restoration in Australia

Waltham, Nathan, Foster, Rose and Bell-James, Justine (2025). Marine and coastal restoration in Australia. Restoring Meadows, Marshes and Reefs (ReMeMaRe) 2025, Scarborough, United Kingdom, 9-10 July 2025.

Marine and coastal restoration in Australia

2025

Book Chapter

Nature-based climate solutions and the rights of nature: a conundrum of values

Deane, Felicity and Bell-James, Justine (2025). Nature-based climate solutions and the rights of nature: a conundrum of values. Climate technology and law in the Anthropocene. (pp. 286-307) edited by Leonie Reins and Alexander Zahar. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press. doi: 10.51952/9781529232912.ch013

Nature-based climate solutions and the rights of nature: a conundrum of values

2025

Conference Publication

Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions

Bell-James, Justine (2025). Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions. 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2025), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 15-20 June 2025.

Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions

2025

Journal Article

Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process

Bell-James, Justine, Maron, Martine, McCormack, Phillipa C. and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 41, 19-40.

Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process

2025

Journal Article

Quantifying the presence and potential of national legal frameworks for global mangrove protection

Slobodian, Lydia, Buelow, Christina A., Baker, Sy C., Alvarez, Stephania, Wood, Kimberly C., Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Brown, Christopher J., Adame, Maria Fernanda, Amir, A. Aldrie, Bukoski, Jacob J., Bell-James, Justine, Calzada Vazquez Vela, Alejandra, Carrie, Rachael H., Connolly, Rod M., Golebie, Elizabeth J., Foster, Rose A., Heck, Nadine, Sidik, Frida, Turschwell, Mischa P., White, Alexandra R. and Andradi-Brown, Dominic A. (2025). Quantifying the presence and potential of national legal frameworks for global mangrove protection. Cell Reports Sustainability, 2 (8) 100430, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100430

Quantifying the presence and potential of national legal frameworks for global mangrove protection

2025

Journal Article

Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments

Bell-James, Justine and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 9 (3) 2096, 417-424. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02636-4

Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments

2025

Book

Environmental, planning and climate law in Queensland

Maguire, Rowena, Bell-James, Justine, Kennedy, Amanda, England, Philippa, Humphries, Fran and Rogers, Nicole (2025). Environmental, planning and climate law in Queensland. 2nd ed. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis.

Environmental, planning and climate law in Queensland

2025

Conference Publication

Legislative reform to upscale marine and coastal restoration: searching for solutions in a protection-focused framework

Bell-James, Justine, McCormack, Philippa, Shumway, Nicole and Wawryk, Alexandra (2025). Legislative reform to upscale marine and coastal restoration: searching for solutions in a protection-focused framework. Frontiers in Environmental Law conference, Tauranga, New Zealand, 30-31 January 2025.

Legislative reform to upscale marine and coastal restoration: searching for solutions in a protection-focused framework