ES Link to buy into Earth Sanctuaries
ES Link has decided to take a 65% stake in fellow ecotourism company, Earth Sanctuaries, delivering a vital injection of cash into the business.

ES Link has decided to take a 65% stake in fellow ecotourism company, Earth Sanctuaries, delivering a vital injection of cash into the business.

Feral pests cause over $720 million worth of damage in Australia each year, according to a report released by the Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre. Foxes are the worst offenders.

Australia ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants late last week, committing to phasing out the use and manufacture of persistent organic pollutants.

A Northern Territory Government mines department investigation has recommended Energy Resources of Australia be prosecuted over uranium levels in drinking water at its Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu. The recommendation is supported by Australian environmental groups.

The Australian Conservation Foundation says the Government’s new South-east Regional Marine Plan does not do enough to protect marine species and habitat.

President Vladimir Putin, has said his country will move quickly to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, following agreement to admit Russia to the World Trade Organisation.

The Australian Government may face trade sanctions if it fails to ratify the Kyoto protocol on climate change, according to the Australia Institute.