Unveiling the Threatened Species Action Plan: Towards Zero Extinctions on Tuesday, Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said the 224.5 million Australian dollar ($145.9m) plan offers a pathway for threatened species conservation and recovery over the next 10 years.
It prioritises 110 species and 20 places where action is most needed and includes a commitment to prevent any new extinctions of plants and animals.
A landmark government report that was released after months of delay in July, found that the state of Australia’s environment was “poor and deteriorating” and that it had lost more mammal species than any other continent in the world.
The report said many of the worst changes had occurred in the past five years, with 202 animal and plant species declared “threatened” over the period.
Australia also had more introduced foreign plant species than native ones, it said.
In her statement, Plibersek said independent scientists had helped identify the species and places for priority assistance on principles including the risk of extinction, multiple benefits, and uniqueness
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