Ritchie, Euan, Laurance, Bill, Bradshaw, Corey, Watson, David M., Johnston, Emma, Possingham, Hugh, Lunt, Ian, and McCarthy, Michael (2013) Our national parks must be more than playgrounds or paddocks. The Conversation.

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[Extract] It's make or break time for Australia's national parks. National parks on land and in the ocean are dying a death of a thousand cuts, in the form of bullets, hooks, hotels, logging concessions and grazing licences. It's been an extraordinary last few months, with various governments in eastern states proposing new uses for these critically important areas.

Item ID:	30238
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
Keywords:	conservation, biodiversity, national parks
Date Deposited:	27 May 2014 01:25
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 100%
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