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Connectivity Conservation for a Continent Australia’s Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan. Australia: The World’s smallest continent and largest island @ 7.69 MKm 2. A Mega Biodiverse Country with 7-10% of Earth’s species.
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Connectivity Conservation for a Continent Australia’s Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan
Australia: The World’s smallest continent and largest island @ 7.69 MKm2
In 2010, the National Reserve System included 13.43 % of Terrestrial Australia
Australia 2012: A Proposed Continent-wide Response for Connectivity Conservation
Potential future Northern Corridor Tasmania Midlands Corridor 2012 Major Connectivity Corridors
The corridors interconnect protected areas across different landuse types
Funding: Private funding State Government funding Commonwealth Government’s $980 million Biodiversity Fund which included considerable connectivity conservation investments
Potential future Northern Corridor Tasmania Midlands Corridor 2012 Major Connectivity Corridors
Thank You Available at: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/wildlife-corridors/index.html