Global impoverishment of natural vegetation revealed by dark diversity - and humans are the reason

"Our activities have become a planet-shaping force, from changing the climate through our emissions to farming 44% of all habitable land. As our footprint has expanded, other species have been pushed to extinction."
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https://theconversation.com/invisible-losses-thousands-of-plant-species-are-missing-from-places-they-could-thrive-and-humans-are-the-reason-252378
#biodiversity #loss #destruction #ecosystems #impoverishment #flora #sprawl #roads #infrastructure #graziers #livestock #LoggingImpacts #pollution #DarkDiversity #extinction

"The Pastoralists and Graziers Association WA want to see the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act officially withdrawn. The laws require some WA landowners to check for the presence of cultural heritage before conducting any activities that may compromise such sites. Where a risk exists, landowners may need to seek permits or prepare management plans depending on the type of activity and the extent to which the land will be cleared or disturbed."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-04/wa-government-scrap-aboriginal-cultural-heritage-act-/102692282
#Destruction #JuukanGorge #Landclearing #Pastoralists #Graziers #AboriginalHeritage #law

The Great Barrier #Reef and #farming practices
Investments go “into repairing land catchments, such as revegetation, grazing management of #cattle, and structural works to stabilise gullies and riverbanks. "#Funding needs to go towards tackling the biggest polluting gullies and streambanks, and projects need to have strong measurable #pollution reduction targets to ensure a high level of accountability and transparency”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/remember-that-record-funding-for-the-great-barrier-reef/102252268
#Climate #FossilFuels #Farming #Farmers #Deforestation #Graziers #Cattle #Overgrazing #Gullies #Erosion #Corals #LandBased #Pollution #Runoff #GBR