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.”

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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.