Australian government to declare almost a third of its oceans ‘highly protected’ in the next five years
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Murray Watt tells UN conference in France a review of Australia's marine parks will lay the foundation' for increasing ocean protections
The Australian government plans to declare 30% of its ocean highly protected" by 2030, raising expectations from conservationists it will ban fishing and drilling in nearly a third of the country's waters.
The environment minister, Murray Watt, told the UN Ocean Conference in France a review of 44 of Australia's marine parks would lay the foundation" to increase the area of the country's ocean with higher levels of protection.
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