Gumnuts - Native Trees and Climate Change

Native Trees and Climate Change

2 July 2008 7:30 PM

From the ABC's 'News in Science' web site comes details of research by the University of Queensland's Department of Natural Resources and Water. The research finds that extensive clearing of native trees is making Australian droughts hotter and is an under-recognised factor in climate change.

The researchers point out that "it is too simplistic to attribute climate change purely to greenhouse gases" and that "protection and restoration of Australia's native vegetation needs to be a critical consideration in mitigating climate change."

Further details from the News in Science website.

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