Good to see the state and federal governments working together on something:

Australia to create 'climate corridor'

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Australia-to-create-climate-corridor/2007/07/09/1183833424455.html

Australia will create a wildlife corridor spanning the continent to allow animals and plants to flee the effects of global warming, scientists say.

The 2,800-kilometre climate "spine", approved by state and national governments, will link the country's entire east coast, from the snow-capped Australian alps in the south to the tropical north - the distance from London to Romania.

"A lot of that forest and vegetation spine is already there. But there are still blockages," David Lindenmayer, a professor of conservation biology, told Reuters of the plan.

"The effects of climate change will likely to be less severe in systems that have some resilience and that we haven't gone in and buggered-up."

Great news.

But does it affect the logging or resource industries?

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But does it affect the logging or resource industries

I doubt it DT - otherwise they wouldn't be doing it because you could assume that the conglomerates would have a great influence on our governments.  Although from memory I think there were some developers that weren't too happy.

They will have to block off everything - I can't imagine that huge stretch of land not encroaching on homes and roads.

Fortunately we have the great dividing range going up the east coast. If you want to set aside land for conservation, mountains are the cheapest option, except for maybe desert. While it may look good on a map, it is a questionable conservation strategy. The animals and plants that are most at risk live closer to the coast (in the swamp) and would have trouble using the corridor anyway. There are only a few places where development has gone far inland (maybe the Hunter Valley - I'm not sure of the geography). Most of it is already protected and they probably only need a few narrow conservation strips to join them. There are probably already fairly untouched landscapes joining the official national parks anyway.

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Qld urged to bring in parks entrance fee

http://news.smh.com.au/qld-urged-to-bring-in-parks-entrance-fee/20080306-1xf2.html

The Queensland government must introduce fees for visitors to the state's national parks to raise much-needed funds for conservation or face damaging a vital tourism asset, a new report recommends.

The report, by national industry group Tourism and Transport Forum Australia (TTF Australia), was given to Sustainability Minister Andrew McNamara on Thursday and recommends the introduction of a $10 to $15 entrance fee per visit and annual fees of up to $80.

And eco-sensitive areas should attract higher fees, bringing Queensland into line with other states which charge similar fees, the report said.

It never happened.

A climate corridor? They can control climate that well? ::)

lee wrote on May 25^th, 2023 at 4:38pm:

A climate corridor? They can control climate that well? ::)

Apparently so.
They haven't really succeeded so far though... have they?