Summary:
- Australia has set aside over 20% of its land area for conservation, but the protected areas are not located where they are needed most to protect the country's unique and endangered species.
- The protected areas are often in remote, rugged regions that are less valuable for agriculture or development, rather than in the more populated and threatened regions that are home to many of Australia's threatened species.
- To truly protect Australia's biodiversity, the government needs to focus on establishing new protected areas in the regions that are home to the most threatened species, even if those areas are more valuable for other uses.