Ambitious targets set for environmental program
Source: Australia. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Media Release
"One million additional hectares of native habitat will be protected and farmers will be better supported to continue improving land management under ambitious environmental targets set by the Rudd Government for the $2.25 billion Caring for our Country program.
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Peter Garrett and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke announced the targets, saying it would provide unprecedented transparency for natural resource management funding."