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Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?

"Over the past decade, more than 550 Australian species have been either newly recognised as at risk of extinction or moved a step closer to being erased from the planet."

"Analysis shows 1,964,200 hectares of koala habitat was cleared between 2012 and 2021 – 81% of that in Queensland."

"Australia tops global rankings for mammal extinction – at least 33 species have died out since European invasion and colonisation – and is number two behind Indonesia for loss of biodiversity. The challenge is not only to stop the loss of habitat but to restore the environment in places it has been lost in 250 years of European-driven clearing."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/07/australia-is-in-an-extinction-crisis-why-isnt-it-an-issue-at-this-election
#biodiversity #ecosystems #loss #nature #wildlife #koalas #care #biosphere #laws #deforestation #extractivism #SettlerSociety #destruction #extinction #pollution #sprawl #housing #governance #ExtinctionCrisis #FossilFuels

The Guardian · 1dAustralia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?By Adam Morton

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**Eric Maugendre** @maugendre@mas.to · 1d

Eric Maugendre @maugendre@mas.to

Changing our diets and ways of producing food is crucial to combat climate change and increase human health. A key change is lessening the impact of meat and animal products like eggs and dairy.

Hypothetical simulation of methane emissions if half fewer bovines

The resource weight is a "total derivative": it is only an approximation near the studied area of the (actual and unknown) production function with respect to any argument.

* Halving the number of bovines would avoid around 3 Gtₑ/year being emitted by their digestion.
* The steepest slopes include livestock in Brazil, Argentina, USA, Sudan, Australia.

#FAO #animalProduction #animalWelfare

**Palm Oil Detectives** @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk · 1d

**O=C=O** @tuxom@climatejustice.social · 2d

O=C=O @tuxom@climatejustice.social

Losing forest carbon stocks could put climate goals out of reach

“Delaying action leads to disproportionately higher costs,” explains Michael Windisch, the study’s lead author and PIK guest scientist. “Right now, our climate strategies bet on forests not only remaining intact, but even expanding,” Windisch says. “However, with escalating #wildfires like in #California, and continued #deforestation in the #Amazon, that’s a gamble. #ClimateChange itself puts forests’ immense carbon stores at risk.”

According to the study, postponing action to reduce #emissions and to protect and monitor #forests could jeopardise #climate targets. “We must act immediately to safeguard the carbon stored in forests,” Windisch emphasises. “Otherwise, compensating for potential forest carbon losses through steeper emissions cuts in key emission sectors like #energy, #industry and #transport will become increasingly expensive and possibly unattainable.”

https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/losing-forest-carbon-stocks-could-put-climate-goals-out-of-reach

#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateAction