Bean Counters #Conservation
"Australia is a world leader in land clearing and species extinctions. Australia has experienced the greatest biodiversity decline of any country in the past 200 years, driven largely by land clearing for agriculture. Many of Australia’s 2,000 threatened species and communities will become extinct unless their habitat is restored."

What was the 20 Million Trees program?
"The majority of Australia’s threatened plants and animals, or 1,302 species, received no habitat restoration under the program. But if different projects were selected for funding, habitat for about 400 of these species could have been restored.
Nature #Restoration programs are vital to reversing Australia’s #Biodiversity crisis. But if they’re not done right, we risk squandering precious conservation dollars and pushing our unique plants and animals further towards #Extinction."
https://theconversation.com/program-to-plant-20-million-trees-prioritised-cost-saving-over-gains-for-nature-research-finds-205302
#HabitatRestoration #PolicyImplementation #TreePlanting #CostPerTree #Concept