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S2 E35: Muddying the Waters: Deforestation and the Water Pollution Crisis on the Great Barrier Reef
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Did you know Australia has one of the highest deforestation rates in the developed world? About 20% of Queensland's vegetation has been bulldozed since colonisation -- one million hectares in the last three years alone -- mainly for cattle farming. What impact is this having on the Great Barrier Reef, and what can we do to fix it? To find out, this week we're chatting with Dr Maximilian Hirschfeld, Water Quality Campaign Manager at the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
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Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. How Land and Sea are Connected (00:04:26)
3. Where is all the Pollution Coming From? (00:07:26)
4. Australia's Dirty Deforestation Secret (00:12:20)
5. How Extreme Rainfall Events are Supercharging Pollution (00:16:26)
6. Solutions: Farming for our Future (00:20:07)
7. Aquaculture: Sustainable or Not? (00:23:14)
8. Farmers Can't Solve this Alone (00:24:52)
9. 85 Years Behind Schedule: Government Must Step Up on Water Quality (00:29:24)
10. How You Can Take Immediate Action to Reduce Water Pollution (00:36:55)
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