Great news ! As Paul says, public support will help resist
the lobby groups who will try to reduce the restrictions on
land clearing.
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie also deserves support - and
congratulations for the immediate moratorium on clearance
while the decisions are firmed up. Maybe someone can suggest
a contact point.
You can read some news stories about this at:
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s857045.htm
http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,6446381%255E3102,00.html
There is a media release from Dr Kemp at
http://www.ea.gov.au/minister/env/2003/mr22may203.html
Michael Norris
PS The federal and Queensland governments are also working
on a partly linked issue of agricultural run-off and the
health of the Great Barrier Reef with a draft protection
plan open for comment until July 14. See
http://www.ea.gov.au/minister/env/2003/mr22may303.html
Protection of adjacent wetlands is described in
http://www.ea.gov.au/minister/env/2003/mr13may503.html
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