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Including OECMs in Australia’s biodiversity targets could lead to “perverse outcomes”, study says

Published 15:24 on April 12, 2024 / Last updated at 15:24 on April 12, 2024 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), Nature & Biodiversity

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Australia's plan to rely on Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) to meet its biodiversity protection targets could have troubling implications, a paper has said, as the government mulls making these areas eligible for biodiversity crediting.
Australia's plan to rely on Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) to meet its biodiversity protection targets could have troubling implications, a paper has said, as the government mulls making these areas eligible for biodiversity crediting.


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