In this QUICKIE episode of #ConservationCrossroads we learn about the catastrophic land clearing rates in Queensland, Australia. New data has been published revealing the annual land clearing rates for Queensland which have increased by 30% in the past year: http://bit.ly/2ygAeOM.
The land clearing data report we are discussing in this episode can be found here: http://bit.ly/2yg1rB5
Dr April Reside works as a post-doctoral research fellow at the NESP Threatened Species Hub (http://bit.ly/2yi0VCH) at The University of Queensland (http://bit.ly/2yh0lVC). To learn more about April’s research find her here -> http://bit.ly/2ygUAaJ or find April’s recent paper about land clearing in Queensland here -> Reside et al, 2017, Ecological consequences of land clearing and policy reform in Queensland, Pacific Conservation Biology: http://bit.ly/2ygUOOQ. Another recent paper by A/Prof Jonathan Rhodes on the effectiveness of Queensland's vegetation management regulations can be found here -> Rhodes at al 2017, Assessing the effectiveness of regulation to protect threatened forests, Biological Conservation: http://bit.ly/2yfVbcy.
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Media article associated with the spike in land clearing and land clearing more broadly in Australia can be found here:
The Conversation: http://bit.ly/2ygHbPT and http://bit.ly/2yh1MmY
The Guardian: http://bit.ly/2yh6Nfw and http://bit.ly/2yg2j8P
WWF news: http://bit.ly/2yfH5Im
ABC news and World Today: http://ab.co/2yhOkzA and http://ab.co/2ygBP7a
Green Fire Science blog: http://bit.ly/2ygfQx3
ALERT: http://bit.ly/2yhNWkF
4zzz radio: http://bit.ly/2yggH0J
Rural weekly and The Chronical: http://bit.ly/2yhOdnH and http://bit.ly/2yhOB5D
NGO’s you can get into contact with about land-clearing
Qld Conservation Council: http://bit.ly/2yhOGpA
WWF: http://bit.ly/2ygacLF
Wilderness Society: http://bit.ly/2ygHOcl
EDO: https://www.edoqld.org.au/
Music and Editing: GarageBand
Cover Photo: Blake Alexander Simmons
