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"The Queensland government celebrated the creation of new national parks this
year, with Premier David Crisafulli saying it is time to “get serious” and be
“ambitious” in protecting nature.
But this claim doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. Despite decades of conservation
promises, Queensland remains a globally significant hotspot for destroying
forests and native vegetation.
Our new study finds Queensland has lost at least 21% of its original woody
vegetation since European colonisation. One-fifth of that loss has happened
since 2000, even as the area of land being protected in state or national parks
more than doubled.
By 2018, nearly two-thirds of subregions (areas that have similar patterns of
climate, geology, vegetation and wildlife) still had less than 10% of their
woody vegetation protected. Half were considered at “high” or “very high” risk
of further loss.
Despite the creation of new national parks in some areas, bulldozers have kept
working across vast parts of the state. Threatened animals, plants and precious
landscapes are hanging on by a thread."
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
