Australia’s blueprint to save animals and plants from extinction is inferior to that of developing nations such as Rwanda and Myanmar, according to scientists who warn the strategy “falls far short” of addressing a crisis in species loss.
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| There are less than 1000 numbats left in the wild. The species is threatened by loss of habitat and feral predators. |
The draft proposal has also prompted questions over why humans, urban areas and industrial landscapes have been included in the official definition of “nature”.
The federal government says the document is still a draft and “not government policy”.
The Department of the Environment and Energy released a draft plan in December titled Australia's Strategy for Nature 2018-2030.
The 17-page document aims to protect biodiversity – which includes plant and animal species, habitats and ecological communities – against threats such as climate change and urban development. Critics derided it as a “global embarrassment”.
Read Nicole Hasham’s story from The Age - “Scientific experts 'extremely concerned' by plan to stop extinctions.”
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