An interesting read –  Opinion piece ‘Why Landcare is Important in this Election’ by Peter Bridgewater Adjunct Professor in Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity Governance Institute of Applied Ecology and Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis.

‘Debate on environmental issues in the election campaign thus far, if occurring at all, are focused on climate change.  The sternly economic World Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Risks Report noted “Of all risks, it is in relation to the environment that the world is most clearly sleepwalking into catastrophe”. This was the not the first time such a warning had been sounded in an otherwise dry economics report, but previous warnings were low in the list of risks, used more temperate language, and were about climate change. This year, for the first time, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse appear as key crises for the world, alongside and connected with a range of global changes. ‘

‘Few seem to understand that Landcare is not just about “trees and weeds” but is both a mechanism to help mitigate against climate change, and a key weapon in our armoury to adapt to climate change.  There is as much to be achieved through supporting community Landcare actions as through highly technocratic renewable technology.’

https://www.thepolicyspace.com.au/2019/18/281-why-landcare-is-important-in-this-election