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| Broadscale clearing for agriculture
remains the single greatest threat to Australia’s
biodiversity.
As the pressure to develop increases, there is
a real risk that the Kimberley will suffer the same
fate as southern Australia, with over-clearing,
degradation of the land and water, and pollution.
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One area being targeted for broadscale irrigated agriculture
is the land adjacent to the Ord River near Kununurra.
The Ord River’s catchment spans the NT and WA border,
falling predominantly within the Victoria-Bonaparte bioregion.
It is the traditional land of the Miriuwung and Gajerrong
people.
Get more detailed information
on the
Ord River Irrigation Area
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