Australia could ‘green’ its degraded landscapes for just 6% of what we spend on defence

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:46:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/australia-could-green-its-degraded-landscapes-for-just-6-of-what-we-spend-on-defence-168807>

"The health of many Australian ecosystems is in steep decline. Replanting vast
tracts of land with native vegetation will prevent species extinctions and help
abate climate change – but which landscapes should be restored, and how much
would it cost?

Our latest research sought answers to these questions. We devised a feasible
plan to restore 30% of native vegetation cover across almost all degraded
ecosystems on Australia’s marginal farming land.

By spending A$2 billion – about 0.1% of Australia’s gross domestic product –
each year for about 30 years, we could restore 13 million hectares of degraded
land without affecting food production or urban areas.

Such cost-effective solutions must be implemented now if we’re to pull our
landscapes back from the brink. This bold vision would transform the way we
manage our landscapes, help Australia become a net-zero nation and create jobs
in regional communities."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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