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"It might surprise you to know that not-for-profit conservation organisations
own, manage or influence growing chunks of Australia.
Not-for-profit NGOs such as The Nature Conservancy, Australian Wildlife
Conservancy, Bush Heritage Australia and Trust for Nature contribute to
management of over three million square kilometres, including owning about
50,000 square kilometres.
The land managed or owned by NGOs has grown at a staggering rate in Australia,
which now has the second-largest percentage of land managed privately for
conservation in the world, after the United States.
This growth has come as federal and state funding for protected areas has
stagnated. Many of our national parks, for instance, are overrun with invasive
mammals and weeds, while NGO-owned land tends to be better resourced and
managed.
To have any chance of hitting our international commitment of 30% of land
conserved by 2030, we will have to rely on fast-growing non-government
conservation land alongside Indigenous Protected Areas."
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
