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Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof

  • Written by Michelle Ward, PhD Student, The University of Queensland
Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proofKoalas are among the threatened native species worst affected by habitat loss.Taronga Zoo

Threatened species habitat larger than the size of Tasmania has been destroyed since Australia’s environment laws were enacted, and 93% of this habitat loss was not referred to the federal government for scrutiny, our new research shows.

The research,...