Murray Darling Basin Plan is working scientists say

May 2 2018 - 7:30am
A glossy Ibis coming in to land on the Gwydir Wetlands. Photo: P. Knock.
A glossy Ibis coming in to land on the Gwydir Wetlands. Photo: P. Knock.

Amid the politics, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the Murray-Darling Basin Plan was originally designed primarily to restore the rivers’ environment. While questions have been raised over the plan’s governance, economics, and political commitment by the states, it is important to note that, more than five years after the plan’s adoption, the environmental benefits are slowly but surely being seen.

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