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Abandoned farm land to create green corridor

Source: 7.30 Report
Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:37 AEDT
Expires: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:37 AEDT

In Western Australia, a project called Gondwana Link is buying up abandoned farmland to combine with neighbouring bush and national parks, to create a green corridor more than a thousand kilometres long. It is being billed as the biggest land restoration project in the world, but those behind the plan also hope it can pay its way as a carbon sink to absorb greenhouse gas emissions.

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Tags: climate-change, australia, wa

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