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#refuges — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. #Aerialphotography not only allows the #landscape #photographer a #perspective that is otherwise reserved for birds. #Dronephotography also provides an impression of #ecological #contexts. For example, my aerial photo from the north of #Berlin clearly shows the natural corridors between agricultural areas, which allows #biodiversity to spread and find #refuges for hibernation.
    ® #StefanFWirth Berlin 2024

    Photo: northern Berlin 2020, new edit 2024, © Stefan F. Wirth

  2. Private landholders control 60% of the Australian continent.
    Many of Australia’s ecosystems are severely degraded.
    Only 22% of Australia’s landmass is currently protected.

    "About 60% of the continent is owned or managed privately – and 70% to 90% of inadequately protected wildlife is found mostly on such land, which includes farms, pastoral leases and mines."

    "Through what legal mechanism can private landholders be engaged in biodiversity conservation? A conservation covenant is a legally binding commitment landholders make to restrict how their property is used."

    "Existing covenants are generally used to protect high-value conservation land where ecosystems are healthy. Rarely are they used on degraded land needing restoration, such as overgrazed paddocks or former mining."
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    theconversation.com/private-la
    #PrivateLandholders #degradation #mining #overgrazing #ConservationCovenant #NaturePositive #30x30 #nature #wildlife #koalas #Refuges #NatureRepair #restoration #conservation #biodiversity #climate