Across Australia, our threatened native wildlife is being impacted by reckless developments. Logging, mining, dredging and pollution is fragmenting and destroying vital habitat. Even our much-loved Koalas in New South Wales and Queensland are now classified as vulnerable to extinction.
On 16 July, all of Australia's state and federal Environment Ministers and the Threatened Species Commissioner will gather in Melbourne for a Threatened Species Summit.
Minister Hunt has called the summit to ensure that "for the first time ever, threatened species will have an Australian Government policy framework with hard and measurable targets."
It sounds great — a chance to address the big issues facing nature. But what if the big issues aren't even on the agenda?
Minister Hunt talks a lot about reducing the number of feral cats, and that is absolutely important, but unless we stop habitat loss and control global warming, our threatened species don't stand a chance.
Now is the time to speak out. Let's make sure all of Australia's environment ministers take their duty of care to protect life seriously.
Your signature will be hand delivered at the Threatened Species Summit by Australian Conservation Foundation's CEO Kelly O'Shanassy.
Sign now and tell the ministers at the Threatened Species Summit: Our wildlife deserves urgent protection.
Minister Hunt, State and Territory Environment Ministers and Commissioner Andrews:
As this historic summit on Threatened Species convenes, as well as addressing invasive species, we the undersigned urge you to:
- Stop the loss of threatened species habitat from mining, logging and land clearing.
- Protect the “climate refuge” habitat, which threatened species need as our planet heats up.
- Develop a national plan to cut pollution and tackle global warming.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
