Australia failing to meet nature protection targets, UN finds
Australia failing to meet nature protection targets, UN finds It has been six years since we’ve had a federal investment program for establishing new national parks. Budget cuts across the board are putting conservation outcomes at risk and management under strain.” 'Global deforestation hotspot': 3m hectares of Australian forest to be lost in 15 years Read more Martin Taylor, a conservation scientists at WWF Australia, said protecting key habitats was the most important measure that countries could take to prevent extinctions. “Despite Australia committing to do that 10 years ago, after a brief burst of investment there is now nearly nothing invested in new protected areas,” he said.