Tag: Biodiversity
Overfishing, Conservation, Sustainability, and Farmed Fish
As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real problem, but it’s not clear that government...
Labor won’t overhaul environment laws until next year. Here are 5 easy wins it could aim for now
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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek this week acknowledged the grave state of Australia’s environment and pledged new laws to go before parliament next year.
But talk is cheap....
A penguin farm in the Australian desert: a thought experiment that reveals the flaws our in environment laws
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Imagine this fictitious scenario. The federal environment minister announces government approval for a large-scale penguin farm near Alice Springs. It will produce 300,000...
Fail: our report card on the government’s handling of Australia’s extinction crisis
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Australia is losing more biodiversity than any other developed nation. Already this year the charismatic and once abundant gang gang cockatoo has been added to...
March flies prowl Australia’s beaches looking for blood – but why?
While relaxing at the coast this summer, you might have noticed a few fellow beach goers failing to socially distance. You might even have...
National parks are not enough – we need landholders to protect threatened species on their property
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Over the last decade, the area protected for nature in Australia has shot up by almost half. Our national reserve system now covers 20% of...