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Australia's 'shocking' decline in environment

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Australia is famous for its amazing creatures and plants. However, scientists have reported a "shocking" loss of nature. The government has a depressing report about this. It says there is a decrease in biodiversity. A lot of natural habitat has been lost, and there is more pollution. Climate change is damaging Australia's nature.

Australia makes its report every five years. Each report is worse than the ones before. A nature group said the government is not taking action. It said: "The environment is getting worse and worse." Australia has lost more than 100 species of mammals. The report is like a red alert. It shows how we are damaging nature.

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Australia has many amazing creatures and plants. It's famous for them. However, scientists have reported a "shocking" loss of biodiversity. The government released a depressing report about this. It says there is a decrease in biodiversity, an increase in habitat loss, and more pollution. Australia has had drought, fires and floods recently. These have killed many animals. Climate change is also damaging Australia's ecosystems.

Australia publishes its report every five years. Each report is worse than the one before. A conservation group said the government is not taking action to help. It said: "The environment is getting worse and worse…because we're not taking…action." Australia has lost many mammal species. More than 100 species are now extinct. An environmentalist said the report was "a wake-up call". It shows the damage humans are doing to the world.

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Australia is home to some amazing creatures and plant life. It's famous for them. However, scientists have reported a "shocking" loss of biodiversity. The government released a depressing report about the environment. It reveals a big decrease in biodiversity, an increase in habitat loss, and higher levels of pollution. It says Australia's environment is "poor and deteriorating". Australia has had drought, fires and floods recently. These have killed many animals. They have caused the loss of natural habitat. Climate change is also damaging Australia's ecosystems.

Australia publishes its environment report every five years. Each report is sadder than the one before. An Australian conservation group said the environment is suffering because the government is not taking action. It said: "This is the fourth…report and every time it tells us that the environment is getting worse and worse and worse because we're not taking…action." Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent. More than 100 species are now extinct. An environmentalist said the report was, "a wake-up call to the damage humans are doing to the world around us".

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Australia is home to some of the most amazing creatures and plant life in the world. It is famous for its diversity of species. However, scientists have just reported a "shocking" loss of biodiversity. The government has released its State of the Environment Report. It is depressing reading. The report reveals a serious decline in biodiversity, an increase in habitat loss, and increasing levels of pollution. It concludes that the condition of Australia's environment is "poor and deteriorating". Australia has been hit by drought, fires and floods in the past five years. These have killed many animals and caused the loss of natural habitat. Climate change is also harming Australia's ecosystems.

Australia publishes its State of the Environment Report every five years. Each report has painted a sadder picture. The Australian Conservation Foundation said Australia's natural environment is suffering because the government is not taking action. It said: "There's nothing in this report we don't know. This is the fourth…report and every time it has told us that the environment is getting worse and worse and worse because we're not taking the type of action we need." Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent. More than 100 Australian species are now extinct. An environmentalist said the report was, "a wake-up call to the damage humans are doing to the world around us".

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