Land Clearing

21 May 2003

Landclearing a Threat to the Top End: New National Report

Land Clearing is a major threat to the Top End's environments according to a new report published by the Commonwealth Government: Australian Terrestrial Biodiversity Assessment 2003.

The new report has found that:

"The Northern Territory Government cannot hide from the facts, landclearing is a major threat to the Top End environment," said Mr Henry Boer Northern Woodlands Campaigner.

This new National report shows large scale landclearing in the Northern Territory will cause the same problems affecting Southern Australia, such as salinity and soil erosion. It now will cost over 4.5 billion dollars to fix up regions of Southern Australia most afflicted by land degradation.

"It is up to the Northern Territory Government to stop the large scale landclearing now occurring in the Daly Basin and The Litchfield Shire."

"The Northern Territory Government needs to take its head out of the sand and stop large scale clearing before the problem gets worse and the repair bill becomes too big."

"In the other States of Australia landclearing has caused untold damage on the environment. The Northern Territory Government should learn from these huge mistakes and protect the unique wildlife and the fragile tropical landscape of the Northern Territory."

For more information on Land Clearing contact ECNT:
Phone: 08 8981 1984
Email: ecnt@octa4.net.au

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