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"Climate change is exacerbating pressures on every Australian ecosystem and
Australia now has more foreign plant species than native, according to the
highly anticipated
State of the Environment Report released today.
The report also found the number of listed threatened species rose 8% since
2016 and more extinctions are expected in the next decades.
The document represents thousands of hours of work over two years by more than
30 experts. It’s a sobering read, but there are some bright spots.
Australia has produced a national state of environment report every five years
since 1995. They assess every aspect of Australia’s environment and heritage,
covering rivers, oceans, air, ice, land and urban areas. The last report was
released in 2017.
This report goes further than its predecessors, by describing how our
environment is affecting the health and well-being of Australians. It is also
the first to include Indigenous co-authors.
As chief authors of the report, we present its key findings here. They include
new chapters dedicated to extreme events and Indigenous voices."
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
