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Explore: Seed Stock & Tree Planting, Insects and Birds and Feral Pest Management, Estuary and fisheries management, Kelp Production and Beef Cattle funding. Climate Monitoring.
Pure Environment
(Pictures@Free Stock) Seed stock and Tree Planting:Building on “Drawdown” capacity.
Seed stock and Tree Planting: Building on “Drawdown” capacity.
(With Several Hundred $$million per annum). Even we fund Seed programs and planting at $150 Million per year for planting and developing further drawdown capacity can restore and manage our natural habitat better for the future.
Greening Urban neighbourhoods with native plants. This possibly can be managed by local councils and State governments to enhance the first “14 feet” in urban nature strips. “Out-your-front-door”! This may be community based with seed and plants funded by the Commonwealth.
Insects and Birds and Feral Pest Management
Bee development program and support. Encouraging further Bee and honey production by Providing funds and encouraging communities to grow bee hives and more honey. The Commonwealth would manage and monitor.
Investment in bird aviaries to re-stock endangered species. Increasing the funding and management of native birds and building up native species for the future.
Feral Animal Management. A comprehensive program funded by the Commonwealth to eradicate feral animal pests. Removal of Brumby protection and extermination program. Only wild horses held by private owners will be allowed or managed by volunteer groups.
A full Koala Reserve program managed by the Commonwealth. Ensuring that there are always managed habitats. Further building of native wildlife corridors.
Commonwealth management of Rivers, ocean, and estuaries
- Estuary program and development of fish stocks. Management of rivers. Habitat repair and re-building of suitable waterways. The ‘Mulloon’ Formula.
- Estuary salination and fisheries repair program. Re-salting of estuarine areas and monitored fish development program. Farming and release of local fingerlings to re-build fish stocks. (Suitable estuaries.) Building more ‘No-Take’ zones to enable better breeding.
- Ocean Clean-up ships. The concept of building some ocean “clean-up” vessels may be practical for plastic removal. Perhaps a UN program can be developed in conjunction with Australia and other countries and the UN.
- Research and management program of Mangrove dieback in the Northern Territory and far north Queensland. Commonwealth management to try to rehabilitate and protect these areas.
Weather and climate research
- Several $100 million will likely be required to take Australia to a high level of climate change monitoring to ensure we have more knowledge in our region. Having research and regular monitoring throughout our atmosphere within our country and region is also essential to monitor how the climate is changing.
- Substantial research is required to understand more of the interaction between the Stratosphere and the Troposphere around Australia. More knowledge of the PWV and measurement of in the Stratosphere is required so as to understand the interaction of the CO2e around the Australian continent and the surrounding atmosphere.
- Regular monitoring around the Australian continent and it’s nearby oceans of CO2e and at different atmospheric levels including Stratosphere as well as the Troposphere.
- CO2e co-ordination computer with live analysis of CO2e in the atmosphere with Global input to measure weather events with satellite links to map world changes and possible events.
Sea Salting, Kelp Production and International Programs
- Sea salting and Halacine Support. The Thermo-Halacine current is the major ocean driving current. Re-salting the ocean will counteract CO2 ocean “sinking”. Recycling of salt waste from mines and other sources and using dispersal into the oceans will lower the Acid ph and increase salinity. This program would be best run as an international program under agreement. This would also require substantial mapping to ensure it targeted suitable areas.
- Kelp farming and fully funding the Cattle industry to reduce Methane emissions with a fully funded Commonwealth program. As Methane has a Greenhouse Warming Potential(GWP-CO2=1) of between 28-36 and lasts 100 years this is important to assist the Cattle industry in transition. It does make sense(at date) to build on the CSIRO program for Asparagopsis currently funded by the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).( At 1/9/20-- $11M)
Image used with permission Robert Rohde.
Army Reserve Environment Cadets
Developing a Defence program linking the environment may also be practical and useful. As an example, the Army Reserve could be expanded to include an Environmental Reserve Corp. This could implement and develop programs and utilise the Defence force as a training ground or entry point. Concepts like the ‘Mulloon’ could be fully developed and expanded to be a national program and build infrastructure projects across the country. In conjunction with National Parks and Wildlife, and using scientific principles to re-build habitat, this may be a new direction of funding for the Commonwealth that can fund young people and build jobs and skills.
The ‘Mulloon’ is a great concept..”complete” in itself! It is all possible with the money and motivation to take it to another level through targeting and mapping it to regions and rivers across Australia. The Morrison government has already funded the Mulloon Farms to further build their natural rehabilitation programs. See https://www.mcnf.com.au/
Some form of this is already being considered in the new economy after Co-Vid19.
https://landcarensw.org.au/media-release-landcare-nsw-keen-to-create-environment-jobs-for-economic-stimulus/