Climate change, mining, pollution, invasive species and habitat loss are outlined in the five-yearly report that has been released, with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek laying the blame squarely at the foot of the previous government.
"Environmental degradation is now considered a threat to humanity, which could bring about societal collapses with long-lasting and severe consequences," the report said.there were now more non-native plant species in Australia than there were native ones
Professor Johnston said not enough had been done to prevent decline through protected areas nor were environmental laws strongly enforced, so Australia now needed to invest in more-expensive and speculative environmental solutions. Ms Plibersek told the ABC the report was "one of the most important scientific documents released about the Australian environment".
And when solutions were developed, that needed to happen in coordination with Indigenous and local communities.
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