extinction crisis
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AAP NEWS: Mining state moves to become ‘conservation superpower’
Article by Amanda Parkinson. Read here. Its economy is powered by mining but Western Australia is laying claim to being a “conservation superpower” with the expansion of national parks. An additional 6.5 million hectares of land and water has been protected since 2019, surpassing a state government target, Environment Minister Reece Whitby says. The state…
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Celebrating 2024’s biggest wins for nature !
With your support, Australia has made huge strides towards 30 by 30 – the big, global goal to protect at least 30% of our planet’s land and oceans by 2030. Thanks to scientists, community groups, conservationists and people like you taking action, together we’ve secured vast and stunning Aussie landscapes, providing critical habitat for wildlife…
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ABC NEWS: “In Australia, it’s ‘easier to get a permit to destroy nature’ than fix it. Here’s why”
Excerpt from ABC by Michael Slezak. Read the full article here or listen here. Australia has signed up to an international convention promising to restore thirty per cent of our degraded environment and the federal government has charged private enterprise with the task. The Nature Repair Market aims to incentivise investment by awarding tradable credits…
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OPINION: The nature target shortfalls of COP16
By Dr James Fitzsimons. Published by National Geographic. Read the full article here. The recent COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia was a chance to check on targets aimed at rescuing the world’s threatened plants and animals. There were some successes but, ultimately, it did not deliver all that was hoped for, writes Dr James Fitzsimons.…
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Funding is ‘crucial piece’: The Guardian
Excerpt from The Guardian AU. Read the full article here. The [Global Nature Positive] summit comes as the government is attempting to win support in parliament for legislation that would define “nature positive” and create an environment protection agency. The 30 by 30 Alliance, a group of conservation, land management and scientific experts, said financing for nature protection and…
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National plan to protect 30% of Australia’s terrestrial areas a positive step, but will fall short without proper funding
11 October 2024 Key conservation groups have welcomed today’s release of the Government’s terrestrial roadmap to meet its target of protecting at least 30% of land by 2030 and are strengthening calls for increased federal funding for nature to now deliver the roadmap. The National Roadmap for protecting and conserving 30 per cent of Australia’s…