Victoria’s plans for engineered wetlands on the Murray are environmentally dubious. Here’s a better option

  • Written by: Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
Victoria’s plans for engineered wetlands on the Murray are environmentally dubious. Here’s a better optionJohn Morton/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Governments love the idea of a win-win – even when it doesn’t exist. That’s why Victoria has been spending millions on planning “red gum irrigation ponds” – essentially, engineered wetlands along the River Murray. These wetlands are designed to save some red gum ecosystems, leave many...

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