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CSIRO releases climate adaptation strategies to support wildlife conservation amid climate change challenges in Australia
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/20/2025
Climate change is making it harder for already threatened species to survive in Australia. To support conservation efforts, the CSIRO has made hundreds of climate adaptation strategies for wildlife available to the public.
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Near the Great Barrier Reef, a unique conservation solution is being tested, irrigating artificial
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green turtle nests with seawater to combat rising sand temperatures which are causing
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all of the hatchlings to be born female.
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Interventions are becoming more common in this sort of conservation space.
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It's just one of over 400 creative solutions included in a CSIRO project to address climate
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threats to Australian wildlife.
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We think it's something that can inspire hope in terms of these really rapid changes that
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we're seeing in terms of climate impacts.
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The ADAPT Log project includes diverse solutions from artificial shy albatross nests off the
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coast of Tasmania to sprinkler systems installed in trees to protect flying foxes from extreme
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heatwaves in Victoria and fireproof nesting boxes for the endangered greater glider in
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New South Wales.
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This is a way that people can share the stories of what they're doing, what they're testing,
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what they're learning with each other.
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Aiming to save time and money for new conservation projects as the world continues to heat up.
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We just saw records shattered in terms of global temperatures in 2023 and 2024.
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We don't know everything about climate change, there's a lot of uncertainty, so it's a really
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difficult threat to manage.
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The CSIRO says the cost of fully recovering Australia's vulnerable species would be over
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$580 billion per year.
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Paying that cost isn't realistic, but other solutions like direct intervention are becoming
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more common.
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Because things are getting a lot worse in a lot of places and for a lot of species,
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it's really important to be testing these novel and innovative approaches now.
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A platform like this does give me hope.
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Providing a roadmap for an emerging field of conservation.
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