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One of the notable issues with marine conservation in Australia is the protection of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef's environmental pressures include water quality from runoff, climate change and mass coral bleaching, cyclic outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish, overfishing, and shipping accidents.
Major environmental issues in Australia include whaling, logging of old growth forest, irrigation and its impact on the Murray River, Darling River and Macquarie Marshes, acid sulfate soils, soil salinity, land clearing, soil erosion, uranium mining, nuclear waste, the creation of marine reserves, [16] air quality in major cities and around ...
Climate change was a key issue in the 2022 federal election, where the Australian Labor Party and teal independents made gains in part due to promoting environmental policies. [ 192 ] Australian conservatives , with the support of strongly climate-skeptical media , have long opposed climate change mitigation and changes to energy policy .
Litter offences are a local government issue to manage with the exception of litter from vehicles reported to EPA Victoria, and illegal dumping which also managed by EPA Victoria. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The responsibility to enforce litter laws is divided between the litter authorities including EPA Victoria, Victoria Police , local governments , VicRoads ...
Other environmental issues within the scope of the movement include forest protection, climate change and opposition to nuclear activities. [4] [5] In Australia, the movement has seen a growth in popularity through prominent Australian environmentalists such as Bob Brown, Peter Garrett, Steve Irwin, Tim Flannery, and David Fleay.
Conservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, [1] with a large portion of species endemic to Australia. Preserving this wealth of biodiversity is important for future generations. 25% of Australia is managed for conservation. [2]
The World Resources Institute estimates that Australia was responsible for 1.1% of all CO 2 emissions between 1850 and 2002. [14] Consolidated historical data measures Australia's total fossil fuels and cement production emissions (excluding LULUCF) at 18.18 billion tons out of the world's 1.65 trillion tons, or 1.10%.
Land clearing is an important environmental issue in Australia. Bans on land clearing have been placed by state governments. [6] This policy largely permitted Australia to abide by its commitments to the Kyoto Protocol.