Scientists propose urgent $824m mission to document Australia’s undiscovered plants and animals

Economic research commissioned by the Australian Academy of Science argues every dollar spent on recording Australia’s plants and animals could deliver up to $35 in benefits. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images
June 5, 2021
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Australia needs to embark on an urgent mission to formally document more than half a million undiscovered plants and animals before they are lost to science and the planet. The Australian Academy of Science says some $824m will be needed over the next 25 years to complete a mammoth task becoming more urgent as the climate crisis puts more species at risk of extinction.

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