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Bushfire And Ferals A Recipe For Disaster
Bushfire And Ferals A Recipe For Disaster
14 January 2020 – Invasives Species Council – Media Release
Efforts to save Australian wildlife from the impacts of catastrophic bushfires will fail unless the control of foxes, feral cats, horses and deer are a major part of wildlife disaster recovery plans, the Invasive Species Council warned today.
The Invasive Species …
What are Hazard Reduction Burns, Are We Doing Enough Of Them And Could They Have Stopped Australia’s Catastrophic Bushfires?
10 January 2020 – Fire Chiefs And Premiers – ABC News
“As Australia’s eastern states endure the most widespread and intense bushfires we’ve ever seen, experts, politicians and social media pundits are again debating whether the country needs more hazard …
Ecological Audit Needed Following National Disaster
ECOLOGICAL AUDIT NEEDED FOLLOWING NATIONAL DISASTER
Media Release – 8 January 2020 – Australian Labor
“The Morrison Government should convene a meeting of state and territory environment ministers and commence an Australian Natural Asset Audit, amid estimates that up to one billion animals have perished in the nation’s bushfire disaster.”
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“It is critical that as part of the …
Greg Mullins Former NSW Fire Commissioner Talks Tough On Bushfire Response
3 January 2020 – ABC Podcast
Greg Mullins Former NSW Fire Commissioner Talks Tough On Bushfire Response
Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner, Greg Mullins, has long been campaigning to get more resources for firefighters and has strong views on what governmental responses to the current bushfire crisis should be.
As communities across Australia continue to battle …
Why Burning Trees To Make Electricity May Not Be A Good Choice For The Environment
This article outlines the NSW industry proposal to harvest native forest ‘residues’ for use in wood-fired power plants in northern NSW.
“While the Federal Government is under pressure to reduce carbon emissions to tackle climate change, NSW industry groups have been invited to further consider burning forest timber for electricity, also known as biomass.
Biomass has …
A Burning Issue – Forest Fires Make More Fires
A Burning Issue – Forest Fires Make More Fires
7 August 2018 – Ecological Society of Australia
The most comprehensive analysis ever performed of fires in the Australian Alps has revealed that fire has made the forests more likely to burn. Frequent fire increases the risk of fire and of ecosystem collapse in mountain forests, which are highly vulnerable …