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"Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don’t
know the full extent of the biodiversity crisis. That’s the startling finding
emerging from our first national survey of 4,000 voters.
Biodiversity matters. We rely on nature for healthy food, clean air and water.
Roughly half of the global economy depends on natural systems. But Australia is
losing biodiversity at a cracking pace. Over the past 200 years, a species has
become extinct every second year on average. This includes one in ten of
Australia’s mammal species. Thousands of species that were once common and
widespread are now rare.
Halting and reversing species loss requires the support of the whole community.
So we wanted to find out what Australians think about these issues and the
potential solutions.
We found most of the community strongly supports pro-nature policies, such as
ending logging of native forests and requiring businesses to report their
impacts on nature. We hope the results in our Biodiversity Council report
released today will galvanise support for greater conservation action."
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
