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Archive for August, 2003

Gunns shareholders in favour of old growth loggingLink to full story

An extraordinary general meeting of Gunns Limited shareholders has seen the sound defeat of a motion proposing the company end its logging in Tasmania’s old growth forests.

Australia helps nearby countries improve access to waterLink to full story

The Australian Government will spend $97 million in 2003 to help improve access to safe drinking water for people in the Asia Pacific region. Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, says the work will help prevent future military conflict.

Victorian mountain resorts plan for climate changeLink to full story

A Victorian Government report recommends increased snowmaking and a focus on year-round tourism as key ways to limit the impact of climate change on mountain resorts.

PM against carbon trading systemLink to full story

Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, favours a technological approach to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions over a carbon trading system.

Smallfrys not the key to Patagonian toothfish solutionLink to full story

The top of the chain of those involved in the illegal fishing of Patagonian toothfish need to be brought to account if the problem is to be solved.

Northern Territory’s Daly River under threatLink to full story

The Northern Territory’s Daly River is under threat from large scale irrigated agriculture and tree clearing, according to the Wilderness Society.

Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan announcedLink to full story

David Kemp, Federal Minister for the Environment and Heritage, has announced the development of a National Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan. The plan will help protect Australia’s landscapes and wildlife against the impacts of global warming.

Call for Murray-Darling rescue plan fundingLink to full story

The Australian Conservation Foundation wants state and federal governments to commit $150 million-a-year for ten years to a rescue plan for the Murray-Darling basin.

Electricity generators the worst pollutersLink to full story

An audit of Australia’s major electricity generators by WWF-Australia has confirmed they are the nation’s most significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.

$16 million for sustainability in regional QueenslandLink to full story

The Federal Government has invested $16 million in environmental and sustainable agricultural work in regional Queensland, through the Natural Heritage Trust.

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