Land clearing and fracking in Australia's Northern Territory threatens the world's largest intact tropical savanna
- Written by: Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Jill Marie Smith, ShutterstockThe Northern Territory government’s plan to turn 100,000 hectares over to large-scale crops such as cotton and its support for onshore gas extraction is threatening the world’s largest intact tropical savanna.
This is a region of immense cultural, environmental and economic value. It is home to the World...