Soil erosion, water pollution, waste production and the loss of biodiversity are among multiple pressures degrading New Zealand’s environment.
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Australia cannot get its environmental act together. We don’t even have the information we need to fix environmental problems. But there is a better way.
A fast-growing population – 50% bigger than it was in 1990 – is causing, directly or indirectly, all of Australia’s serious environmental problems. These impacts must be central to decision-making.
This fictitious project approval helps us better understand how environmental governance in Australia has gone badly wrong.
Freshwater data in the latest report on the state of New Zealand’s environment suggest improvements in water quality are possible but many gaps in understanding remain.
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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