With less than a year to go, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is in a dreadful mess. These 5 steps are needed to fix it
"The Murray-Darling Basin covers about a seventh of the Australian land mass: most of New South Wales, parts of Queensland, South Australia and Victoria, and all of the Australian Capital Territory. It includes the Murray River and Darling River/Baarka and their tributaries...."

https://theconversation.com/with-less-than-a-year-to-go-the-murray-darling-basin-plan-is-in-a-dreadful-mess-these-5-steps-are-needed-to-fix-it-209328
#freshwater #ecosystems #rivers #wetlands #MassFishKills #biodiversity #NSW #irrigation #extraction #transparency #accountability #trust #environment #MurrayDarling #water

Recent Publication:

**How can management of uncertainty in sustainable diversion limits be advanced in the review of the #MurrayDarling Basin Plan?**

Argument mapping + interviews to understand how uncertainty was managed and what we might need to do in future

https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2023.2211357

#ANUWaterFutures

A giant ‘sand slug’ born from mining and land clearing is slowly choking the Murray River .

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/21/a-giant-sand-slug-born-from-mining-and-land-clearing-is-slowly-choking-the-murray-river
#MurrayDarling #mining LandClearing #River

Done the #MurrayDarling Basin - Now for the N.T.
Turning tropical savannas and unimpacted river networks into cash.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-11/land-cleared-for-cotton-farming-northern-territory/101651092
#biodiversity #extinction

RT @Matt_HerringOz@twitter.com

Please never disregard the potential biodiversity values on farms. Soon, I’ll conduct surveys on my 1000th property and more than 50 have been comparable to this one. Supporting landholders that maintain areas like this should be a national priority, surely. #MurrayDarling

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Matt_HerringOz/status/1612694553273958400

Of all the media I did in the lead up to the national release of #FollowingtheFlow this piece by #AAP journo Steph Gardiner was one of my favourites.

It can be hard to explain just how emotionally charged a #documentary about a #river and #watermanagement can be. Steph did a great job doing just that.

The article was syndicated nationally and it's on the Canberra Times website sans paywall.

If you enjoy the article you can check out the trailer and find out how to watch the film through the link in my bio!

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7860366/hope-springs-eternal-in-river-documentary/

#MacquarieRiver #CentralWest #NSW #MurrayDarling