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"Australia has the world’s largest network of privately owned conservation
areas that protect a range of rare wildlife, from bilbies to endangered fish.
There are some 6,000 non-government conservation areas across the continent,
which are owned by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups, individuals
and NGOs. They build a more comprehensive protected area network than public
protected areas can achieve alone, ensuring more species have a fighting chance
against the changing climate.
These lands cover more area in Queensland than any other state. But our new
research finds Queensland’s laws fail to protect them from the hidden impacts
of mining on the groundwater sustaining them.
This is because private investments in conservation land aren’t legally
protected in the same way as commercial assets or capital, nor like national
parks. To safeguard these crucial habitats and ecosystems against the threats
of mining, we need legal reform in Queensland and an urgent exploration of
these vulnerabilities across Australia."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
