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Join the campaign for bigger, better national parks & nature refuges & land mgt. jobs for people and nature #nonpartisan
Queensland, Australia
Joined August 2017
We warmly welcome @OBEOrganic’s strong public opposition to new oil and gas projects on the Channel Country rivers and floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin. It's long passed time the @AnnastaciaMP Govt protected these pristine rivers from oil and gas. https://t.co/74uNphr2tS
lockthegate.org.au
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes OBE Organic’s strong public opposition to new oil and gas projects on the Channel Country rivers and floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin.
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Pastoralists and conservationists are fed up with the @AnnastaciaMP government's endless excuses and delays on Channel Country protections. Even the LNP are calling it out. Time to get on with the job Premier. Release the RIS and deliver the protections. https://t.co/YiNd7biMR3
theguardian.com
Grazier says oil and gas industry largely self-enforce regulations in the Lake Eyre basin with no consequences for non-compliance
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Bigger than Yosemite: NSW’s new park will push state’s total to 1 million hectares
smh.com.au
Under the blistering sun 250 kilometres north-west of Bourke lies almost 437,4000 hectares which will form the state’s newest national park.
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Protecting the integrity of the Lake Eyre Basin rivers & floodplains Read our position statement here https://t.co/y32TQ0y4V4.
#OBEBeef #OBEOrganic
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Gamba grass threatens people, culture, biodiversity & livelihoods across Nth Australia. Governments still don't prioritise action enough. We CAN tackle it with serious, sustained focused eradication and control programs. But we have to get fair dinkum!
abc.net.au
According to new research, gamba grass will replace the existing ecosystems across about 30 per cent of the park by 2032 if further action isn't taken.
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Australia now has the second largest percentage of area managed for private land conservation in the world Private land conservation critical to meet targets- @HugePossum The new major players in conservation? NGOs thrive while national parks struggle
theconversation.com
Conservation is a government job, right? Not any more. Here’s why the enormous growth in land managed by conservation NGOs is a boon to our environment
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Anti-fracking protestors have marched to 1 William St, where a 10,000 signature strong petition will be presented to the director general of @AnnastaciaMP Premier's department.
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There’s some passionate Queenslanders fighting to protect LEB rivers! @meaghan_scanlon @AnnastaciaMP
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“A single toxic spill on a Channel Country flood plain could have disastrous impacts for the grazing industry and the natural environment,” Western Rivers Alliance co-ordinator Riley Rocco said.
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This is a great story about why our state forests and national parks are so important for our future food and economic security. It's about genetic diversity of the macadamia nut/s. https://t.co/TwV6lZu0MO
queenslandcountrylife.com.au
Fight to protect the wild tree worth $994 million to Australia
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Queensland’s protected land has increased by a further 43,000 hectares @AnnastaciaMP @StevenJMiles
https://t.co/scdDcC4TGx via @couriermail @stephconf
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Read the new #EditorChoice article, published #OpenAccess in #TheRangelandJ 44(3): 'Can #dingoes increase graziers’ profits and help maintain Australia’s rangelands?' by G. Campbell, A. Emmott, D. Pollock and @traill1. https://t.co/K7nd4SRPnA
connectsci.au
Australia’s largest land predator, the dingo, is targeted and killed in many landscapes in Australia, because of the belief that dingoes will attack all li
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"We don't want it because it will only destroy our land" - Dhaarrba Elder Richard Bowen Please watch this amazing video and read the article about the increasing threat of sand mining on Cape York We're backing First Nations calls to protect their Country. #qldpol
It’s touted as the vanguard of the renewables revolution; 200 million tonnes of Cape York silica destined for Chinese-made solar panels with the blessing of traditional owners. But that’s far from the full story. Read here: https://t.co/i6K6Eg7Px3
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About 50,000 ha of tropical dune country is under threat from mineral sand mining on Cape York Internationally significant natural and cultural values found throughout the area @sarahelks reveals breadth of First Nations concern over mining.
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The Lake Eyre Basin and it's globally significant rivers are under threat and overlooked by state and national governments. Time to deliver protection for these rivers and their colossal floodplain wetlands. They are no place for gas fields. https://t.co/wpVgOxqNDA
abc.net.au
The Threatened Species Action Plan neglects almost all of central Australia, advocates say, and could spell disaster for the Lake Eyre Basin and its endangered wildlife.
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Under the Cape tenure program 4.3m ha of land returned to First Nations Includes 2.6m ha of jointly managed national parks Great work @meaghan_scanlon 👏👏👏 ‘New era’: more than 360,000 hectares of Queensland’s Cape York returned to traditional owners
theguardian.com
All national parks in the cape are now in the hands of First Nations people after Wednesday’s ceremony
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BREAKING: More than 362,000 hectares of land on Australia’s Cape York Peninsula has been handed back to the Gudang/ Yadhaykenu, Atambaya and Angkamuthi (Seven Rivers) peoples in a special ceremony between Traditional Owners and the Palaszczuk Government.
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The Apudthama National Park (CYPAL), formerly known as Jardine River Nat Park & adjacent areas handed back to the Gudang/ Yadhaykenu, Atambaya and Angkamuthi (Seven Rivers) peoples today👏👏👏 This is great news.
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Register now to attend the Queensland Indigenous Womens Ranger Network Forum in Brisbane 22nd, 23rd & 24th November 2022. #QIWRN
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